Author Archives: aviyer2010

About aviyer2010

Dean and H. William Lichtenberger Chair in Management at the School of Management, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Global freight charges surge in response to supply chain demand and supply disruptions

Posted on June 24, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 24, 2024) titled “Ocean Shipping Prices are Pushing Towards Pandemic-Era Highs” describes the doubling of freight from Asia to the East coast of the US. It suggests that the Houthi rebel ship … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Capacity, China, congestion, logistics, Made in USA, ordering, Prices, ship, supplier, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Climate change and its impact on olives, coffee and grapes

Posted on June 10, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 10, 2024) titled “Climate Change is Coming for the Finer Things in Life” describes heavy rains causing mildew that has destroyed grapes in Italy, hot weather and drought impacting olive groves and … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Cost, disruption, Global Contexts, logistics, productivity, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability, technology | Tagged climate, competition, Consumers, Cost, Food, grapes, Supply Chain, sustainability, Sustainable, travel, weather, wine | Leave a comment

Will customers pay more for ethical sourcing of chocolate bars ?

Posted on June 6, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal on June 3, 2024 titled “A U.K. Grocery Store Committed to Paying Farmers More for Cocoa” (https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-u-k-grocery-committed-to-paying-farmers-more-for-cocoa-chocolate-bar-sales-skyrocketed-9977794b) describes a price increase for chocolate bars at Waitrose from 2 pounds to 2.20 pounds, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, competitiveness, Coordination, Cost, Global Contexts, labeling, logistics, Prices, Sustainability | Leave a comment

Did Boeing favor “Speed over Quality” ?

Posted on March 28, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (March 28, 2024) titled “”‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed over Quality” describes examples of monthly production rates of the 737 Max increased from 42 in 2017 to 52 in 2018, suppliers pushed … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, Cost, delivery, logistics, manufacturer, supplier, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged competition, Cost, Quality, Reliability, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Did Large Grocers use their size to get better delivery volumes during the Pandemic ?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (March 21, 2024) titled ‘FTC Finds Large Grocers Used Size to Stock Shelves During the Pandemic” describes claims that large grocery retailers demanded stricter delivery requirements and levied fines on suppliers who did … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, Cost, logistics, Operations Management, retailers, supplier | Tagged Capacity, Covid, FTC, grocery, logistics | Leave a comment

Dynamic Pricing in restaurants and Impact

Posted on March 11, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal on March 10, 2024, titled ” Surge Pricing is coming to More Menus near you”, describes dynamic pricing at restaurants to reflect demand increases, estimated to increase revenues between 4 and 6%. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, consumer, Cost, Operations Management, Prices, Service Operations, Uncategorized | Tagged dynamic, prices, restaurants | Leave a comment

The Logistics Impact of disruptions in the Suez and Panama canals

Posted on March 11, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal, March 10 2024, titled “Two Canals, Two Big Problems – One Global Shipping Mess” describes the logistics impact of low water levels in the Panama Canal and the Houthi rebel attacks on ships … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, congestion, Cost, logistics, Uncategorized | Tagged air, canals, logistics, sea | Leave a comment

Are apparel brands responsible for minimum wage levels in Bangladesh?

Posted on November 6, 2023 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 6, 2023) titled “The Workers who make your clothes want higher pay. Who should pay up?” describes the demand by workers in Bangladesh for higher wages, $205 per month, as against the … Continue reading →

Posted in competitiveness, Cost, fairness, manufacturer | Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, manufacturing, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

White house suggestions to reduce supply chain congestion

Posted on February 24, 2022 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 24, 2022), titled “White House Lays Out Broad Changes to Address Supply-Chain Shortfalls” , describes several initiatives short, medium and long term,to deal with global container flows. In the short run, eliminating … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Coordination, Prices, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Capital Investment, Containers, overtime, ports, ships, trucking | Leave a comment

Organic Cotton certification fraud

Posted on February 24, 2022 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times ( February 13, 2022) titled “That Organic Cotton T-Shirt May Not Be as Organic as You Think”, describes the certification challenges for organic cotton in India. Despite commanding $ 25 to $ 46 … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, competitiveness, consumer, labeling, product | Tagged agriculture, Apparel, certification, Collaboration, organic, prices, yield | 1 Comment