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Author Archives: aviyer2010
Amazon uses trucks to move data to the cloud faster
An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 30, 2016) titled “Amazon Uses Trucks to Drive Data Faster” describes use of a 45 foot shipping container with 100 petabytes of data to move data from a company to the cloud … Continue reading
The Danish “hygge” fashion trend in Britain
An article in the Guardian (November 22, 2016) titled “The hygge conspiracy” describes the marketing of the Danish concept of “hygge”, which implies cosiness, as a fashion trend. Cashmere cardigans, sewing patterns, wallpaper etc are all linked to this concept … Continue reading
Posted in consumer, Global Contexts, labeling, product, Service Operations
Tagged Britain, Denmark, hygge, trend
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Including weather forecasts to improve fashion product profitability
An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 27,2016) titled “The Next Fashion Trend:Weather Forecasting” describes the impact of weather on fashion sales and thus the need for the fashion industry to learn about weather forecasting. It claims that the … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, logistics, Made in USA, mgmt5612018, Supply Chain Issues, technology
Tagged emb2020, forecasting, mgmt5612018, mgmt5612019, Quick Response, Trends, weather
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Voting lines in New York City, machine failures, repair personnel and backup
An article in the New York Times (November 8, 2016) describes the long lines to vote in New York City. The article describes 50 repair personnel allocated to repair machines in 1200 stations, but also stuck in traffic as they … Continue reading
Amazon.com’s 43% increase in shipping costs
An article in the Wall Street Journal (October 28 2016) titled “Amazon’s Shipping Costs Likely to Surge With Holiday Orders” describes a 43% increase in shipping costs in the third quarter of this year as reported by Amazon.com. The article … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, competitiveness, consumer, Cost, Ecommerce, logistics, ordering, truck
Tagged Amazon
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Self Driving Truck Hauls beer 120 miles in Colorado
An article on October 25, 2016 in CNN.com (http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/25/technology/otto-budweiser-self-driving-truck/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool) describes a trip made by an autonomous truck powered by Otto that carried 51, 744 cans of beer 120 miles in Colorado. The trip was planned and the truck was surrounded … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Cost, delivery, disruption, logistics, technology, truck
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Will Sweden’s proposed tax breaks for repair and reuse of products improve outcomes ?
An article in the Guardian (September 19, 2016) titled “Waste not, want not: Sweden to give tax breaks for repairs” describes a plan to cut value added tax for repairs of bicycles, clothes and shoes from 25% to 12 % and … Continue reading
Posted in consumer, Global Contexts, Operations Management, ordering, Service Operations, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged Sweden, taxes
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Will distributed satellite facilities and automation maintain holiday hiring as volumes grow at FedEx and UPS ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (Sept 30, 2016) titled “FedEx, UPS Gear Up for Holiday Season With More Sorting Hubs, Technology” describes moves by FedEx and UPS to create satellite facilities and mobile delivery centers respectively, and increase … Continue reading
Understanding the reasons for GM’s shift of work from Mexico to Canada
An article in the New York Times (September 20, 2016) titled “G.M. Job Shift From Mexico Tests a Trump Premise”, describes a decision by General Motors to shift work from an automobile engine plant in Mexico to Canada and shutting … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, consumer, Global Contexts, Made in USA, manufacturer, Operations Management
Tagged automobiles, Canada, General Motors, Mexico
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Global Supply Chain Musings 