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Category Archives: Operations Management
Power cuts in China and manufacturing impact
A Wall Street Journal article (18 May 2011) describes electricity rationing in Taizhou, China, which required some factories to halt production one day a week in March, two days a week in April and three days a week in May. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Capacity, China, Cost, Global, Growth, manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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Robots to pick drug dosages
An article in Forbes (May 23, 2011,62-66) describes robotic picking and lifting of drug dosages by Remedi Seniorcare. Conveyor style robots take pills from tubes and create individual patient daily dosage sealed plastic pouches. This saves time for nurses and … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged Cost, Service, Supply Chain
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Royal weddings, product design and manufacturing
An article in the New York Times (May 5,2011) describes how Pippa Middleton’s (Kate’s sister) gown (worn during the British wedding celebration of William and Kate) inspired the company Faviana as well as David’s Bridal to create versions for the … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, fashion, manufacturing, Quick Response, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Trends
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Opening a US plant to make candles
A Wall Street Journal article (May 5, 2011) describes the travails of Chesapeake Bay Candle as they tried to open a plant in the US. Candles face a 108.3 % inport duty and thus only 20 % of their volume … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Cost, Fast Fashion, Global, Growth, manufacturing, regulation, Supply Chain
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Fragmented Trucking in China and Supply Chain Impact
An article in the New York Times (April 29, 2011) describes the fragmented, unregulated trucking industry in China and the consequent cost per mile of $ 2.50 to $ 3.00 per mile vs the US coat of $ 1.75 per … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged China, Cost, manufacturing, Supply Chain, trucking
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Rethinking JIT under supply disruptions and erratic growth
A Wall Street Journal article (April 29, 2011) describes companies like Terex and Al-jon Manufacturing and their increased inventories of raw material and finished goods given supply disruptions and increased sales growth. Whil Just-In-Time inventories enable supply to be maintained synchronized … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Capacity, Cost, Global, Growth, manufacturing, Outsourcing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Automobile OEM custom chips and Japanese supply bottlenecks
An International Herald Tribune article (April 27, 2011) describes the impact of the earthquake caused destruction to chip manufacturer Renesas Electronics with a 40 % market share of automobile microcontrollers. The company was formed by the merger of three chip … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management
Tagged Collaboration, Cost, Design, disruption, Global, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Retailers compete by offering exclusive plants
A Wall Street Journal (April 27, 2011) article describes exclusive plants offered by Lowe’s and Home Depot as they compete for customer spend. For every $ 1 spent on plants, customers are reported to spend an additional $ 3 on … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Loyal Customers, Margins, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Conflict Materials Ban and Electronics Supply Chain Impact
A Wall Street Journal article (April 27,2011) describes the impact of the portion of Dodd-Frank law that requires companies to inform the SEC if any if their sources of tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold are from the conflict regions in … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged conflict materials, Costs, Global, regulation, sourcing, Supply Chain
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Retail paint price increases and titanium dioxide cost link
An article in the Wall Street Journal (23 April 2011) describes a 16 % increase in retail price of paint. The cause is an increased demand for titanium dioxide, a paint ingredient that is also used in toothpaste, paper and … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Commodity, Cost, Global, Growth, Price increases, Supply Chain
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Global Supply Chain Musings 