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Category Archives: Collaboration
Gas shortages in New York following hurricane Sandy and reasons
An article in the New York Times (November 10,2012) describes the continued shortages of gas in New York. Should the solution be left to the free market (i.e., let prices rise), or should the government step in with odd even … Continue reading
Will passengers bear airline fuel risk for lower upfront fares ?
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (October 8,2012) describes an effort by Allegiant airlines, with ticket prices at $89, to share airplane fuel risk with passengers. The proposal – passengers pay a lower fare upfront and a fuel charge based on actual … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged airline, Collaboration, Consumers, Cost, regulation, Risk, Service, Trends
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Lending plants to get OEMs back on track after the Japanese earthquake
A report published by the Congressional Research Service (“The Motor Vehicle Supply Chain: Effects of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami” by Bill Canis, May 23, 2011) describes an example in which Denso, a Tier 1 supplier to Toyota, decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, disruption, Global, Japan, Supply Chain, Tsunami
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Programmable NFC Tags and supply chain impact
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (July 16,2012) describes programmable tags using NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on physical objects. These tags can be read by NFC readers or smartphones with the read capability. Uses include tags on spice jars that can … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Collaboration, Consumers, Cost, demand, NFC tags, RFID, Supply Chain
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From fashion show to web sales in a day
An article in the New York Times (May 23, 2012) titled “Trying to Click Online” describes sales of Oscar de la Renta fashion items, immediately after the fashion show, in the website TheFancy.com, with five sweaters sold within 24 hours … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Ecommerce, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, technology
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Design, Ecommerce, emb, fashion, Global, imm, Supply Chain
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Samsung and Sony attempt to enforce their prices at retailers
A Wall Street Journal article (May 23, 2012) describes a move by Samsung and Sony to force retailers to sell at manufacturer recommended prices or risk consequences. These might include loss of financing to market new products or restricted supply. … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Ecommerce, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Cost, Margins, pricing, Retail, Risk, Service, Supply Chain, Survival
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Global Twinning with a Belgian plant to improve a US steel mill
An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 21, 2012) describe an approach called twinning, pairing a weaker and stronger plant to share productivity improvement methods, and thus increase productivity. ArcelorMittal paired their Burns Harbor plant in Indiana with a … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged automation, Collaboration, competition, Cost, Efficiency, Global, manufacturing, Trends, twinning
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A New Pentagon lab and better gas mileage for cars
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (May 21, 2012) describes a new Pentagon lab in Warren, Michigan to test alternate fuels, improve energy efficiency of parts amd thus improve tank designs. But the same technologies may assist automakers trying to increase their … Continue reading
Harmonizing trade regulations and supply chain impact
In an article in the Wall Street Journal (May 1,2012) Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, describes steps taken by the US government to harmonize regulations across countries to reduce costs. Examples cited … Continue reading
Wal-Mart, the Environmental Defense Fund and sustainable supply chains
An article in the New York Times (April 14, 2012) describes a partnership between the Environmental Defense Council (EDF) and Wal-Mart, as the retailer attempt to make its supply chain more sustainable. Wal-Mart would like to get to zero waste, … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Design, Margins, Retail, river transport, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable, Trends
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Global Supply Chain Musings 