Category Archives: emb2019

MicroHospitals and fast service by St Vincent in Indiana

Posted on November 2, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in IndyStar (https://www.indystar.com/) describes a micro-hospital by St Vincent in Noblesville, Indiana. These micro-hospitals are around 60,000 sq ft, cost $12 million, have seven emergency rooms including one for trauma, four in patient rooms and eight overnight beds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, congestion, consumer, emb2019, hospital, imm2018, logistics, Service Operations, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Capacity, emb2019, imm2018, leadtime, microhospitals, utilization | 38 Comments

Ecommerce custom furniture by MaidenHome

Posted on November 2, 2017 by aviyer2010

An ecommerce company (https://www.maidenhome.com) offers customizable furniture, free delivery within six weeks, lifetime warranty, 30 day money back guarantee and prices around $2000 for furniture that would otherwise cost $6000. They claim that working directly with craftsmen in North Carolina … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, emb2019, imm2018, logistics, Made in USA, manufacturer, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Uncategorized | Tagged Ecommerce, emb2019, furniture, imm2018, MaidenHome, Supply Chain | 32 Comments

Not enough new iPhones, strategy or supply chain challenge?

Posted on September 18, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Why There Are Never Enough New iPhones” (September 18, 2017) describes the new iPhones launched in September 2017 as being available only in November, with possible delivery delays. The introduction if many … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, consumer, emb2019, imm2018, Innovation, logistics, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Apple, emb2019, imm2018, imm2019, iPhone, Supply Chain | 94 Comments

Logistics for Houston residents – should evacuate, or stay, have been the strategy ?

Posted on August 27, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/houston-evacuation-hurricane-harvey/index.html) describes the decision made by the Mayor of Houston to request that the 6.5 million residents stay in their houses during Hurricane Harvey’s touchdown, rather than evacuate, and be potentially stuck on roads due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, congestion, emb2019, imm2018, Liability, logistics, Supply Chain Issues, transport | Tagged Assistance, Capacity, Coordination, emb2019, Evacuation, Hurricane harvey, imm2018, imm2019 | 50 Comments

Choosing queues to minimize wait time

Posted on September 17, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (September 7,2016) titled “How to pick the Fastest Line at the Supermarket” describes how choosing a line with one person with 100 items may be faster than a line with four people with … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, emb2019, imm2018, Operations Management, productivity, retailers, Service Operations, Uncategorized | Tagged archictecture, Capacity, Consumers, Cost, emb2019, imm2018, queues | 24 Comments

The productivity benefit of tiny wireless in TSA queues

Posted on September 17, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 16, 2016) titled “How Tiny Wireless Tech Makes Workers More Productive” describes use of wireless tracking in a test in Atlanta to speed up security screening by Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Passengers place … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer, emb2019, imm2018, productivity, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Consumers, Coordination, Efficiency, emb2019, imm2018, Service | 22 Comments

The impact of California’s rules for a “Made in USA” label

Posted on October 1, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (October 1, 2014) titled “‘Made in USA” Spurs Lawsuits” describes the California Law that even one rivet in a product with such a label that is not made in the USA constitutes false … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Capacity, consumer, Cost, emb2019, Global Contexts, imm2018, labeling, Liability, Made in USA, product, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged California, emb2019, imm2018, Made in USA, product, production, regulation | 18 Comments

The impact of a US bill requiring 75% of US food aid to be shipped on American vessels

Posted on April 29, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 24, 2014) titled “Provision could limit US Food Aid” describes a Coast Guard spending bill that requires “75% of US food aid to be shipped on US owned vessels”. The impact is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost, emb2019, Global Contexts, imm2018, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, emb2019, Food, Global, imm2018, lead time, regulation, ships, Supply Chain, transport, USAID, vessels | 13 Comments

“Anticipatory Shipping” ideas from Amazon

Posted on January 24, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the CBS News website (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-files-patent-for-anticipatory-shipping/) titled “Amazon files patent for anticipatory shipping” provides an outline of the idea. The key is that goods would be shipped out before the customer places the order so that the deliveries … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecommerce, emb2019, imm2018, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Amazon, Consumers, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, Efficiency, emb2019, imm2018, imm2019, Margins, Service, shipping, Supply Chain | 38 Comments

China to Stockpile Rare Earth Metals, should the US do so too ?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (February 7,2011) describes plans by the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources to build reserves of rare earth metals in order to protect their industries, impact pollution and manage the supply and demand relationship for … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, emb2019, Global Contexts, imm2018, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, emb2019, Global, imm2018, Inventory, Rare Earths, Supply Chain, Survival, Sustainable | 11 Comments