Category Archives: Cost

Tesla acquiring trucking capacity to complete deliveries by December 31

Posted on November 15, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the TechCrunch site titled “Tesla acquires trucking companies to squeeze in more deliveries before Dec. 31” describes the federal electric vehicle tax credit of $7,500 that winds down by Dec 31st, and is available only to customers … Continue reading →

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Should the lower shipping prices from China to the US end ?

Posted on October 21, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (October 17, 2018) titled “No More Mail Privilege for China as U.S. to end deep discounts in packages” describes the classification of China as a “tier 3” country while the U.S. is a … Continue reading →

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Walmart’s new technology intensive warehouse that is 40% more efficient

Posted on October 21, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in finance.yahoo.com titled “Walmart’s grocery warehouse worker of the future will have a STEM background” discussed the new warehouse in Shafter, California that will use automation to get eggs, diary and frozen goods to warehouse employees pick rather … Continue reading →

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Preventing child labor use for cobalt mining

Posted on October 21, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in Fortune (September 1, 2018) titled “Blood, Sweat and Batteries” describes artisanal mining by over 10,000 children using hand tools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the source of 67% of the world supply of cobalt. With … Continue reading →

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Is V-commerce by Fanatics the future of retail?

Posted on October 21, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in Fortune (September 1, 2018) titled “Licensed to Thrill”, describes the company Fanatics that has exclusive rights to sell professional basketball and football clothing. The company describes V-commerce as a combination of manufacturing, logistics and technology capacity. Fanatics … Continue reading →

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Going Digital in the construction industry to reap $1.6 trillion in potential savings

Posted on October 11, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in Fortune (October 2018) titled “Building with Bits and Bytes” reports that the construction industry is replacing paper with digital drawings, enabling collaboration with architects and reducing the 33 percent reported waste, totaling $1.6 trillion. The construction industry’s … Continue reading →

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Reducing complexity and returning to profitability at PSA’s Opel division

Posted on October 11, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in BloombergBusinessweek (August 29, 2018) titled “The Stunning One-Year turnaround of GM’s German castoff” describes a focus on reducing part variety. The article describes reduction of the 57 possible infotainment systems for the Corsa hatchback to 10. It … Continue reading →

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Managing the supply chain when facing “Matcha Madness”

Posted on September 2, 2018 by aviyer2010

A video posted in the Atlantic (though made by AT&T to showcase its digital capabilities and available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=129&v=u_lUD3WHz1s) describes the rush to use matcha as a food ingredient fro beverages, cupcakes and more. With harvests at select periods, volatile … Continue reading →

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Exporting hurricane damaged “total loss” cars

Posted on April 6, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 5, 2018) titled “Hurricane-Damaged Cars Moving Again as U.S. Exports”, describes the disposition of over 600,000 cars declared a “total loss” i.e., whose repair cost would exceed their replacement cost. These cars … Continue reading →

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GE’s program to speed up US Imports through US ports

Posted on March 9, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (March 6, 2018) titled ” GE Units Expands program to speed up U.S. imports through supply chains”, describes GE Transportation’s work with the port of Long Beach in California to speed up imports … Continue reading →

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