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Category Archives: Operations Management
Japanese Tiers 2 and 3 supplier impact of the tsunami
A Wall Street Journal story (March 26, 2011) describes production shortages at Renesas Electronics, a divison of NEC, and a supplier of chips to intermediates like Hitachi , Bosch and Siemens, who in turn create auto components to control engines, … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, Dual Sourcing, Global, Inventory, Japan, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Tsunami
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Cargo Ships and containers impact of Japan earthquake and tsunami
A New York Times article (March 26, 2011) describes decisions made by cargo ships, ship owners of leased ships and container owners to avoid routes and ports that might result in exposure to radioactivity. Ships that test positive for radioactive … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cargo, Consumers, Containers, Cost, Global, Supply Chain
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Airflow Sensor shortage from Japanese supplier and auto OEM impact
A Wall Street Journal article (March 24, 2011) describes the supply chain impact of part shortages from a Japanese company, Hitachi Automotive, that has a 60 % world market share of mass airflow sensors that measure airflow to car engines. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Cost, Dual Sourcing, exports, Global, supply, Sustainable
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Auto Supply Chain Parts Shortages and OEM Impacts
A Wall Street Journal article (March 22, 2011) describes parts shortages across the auto supply chain for chips, sensors, forged parts etc. In some cases, past auto demand order drops have resulted in supplier capacity being diverted (for chips) from … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, Demand Surge, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Efficient Bagging and Supervalu competitiveness
A Wall Street Journal article (March 22, 2011) describes rules at Supervalu to increase bagging efficiency and thus decrease the more than 1.5 billion plastic and paper bags used across stores. The articles reports that a projected 5 % savings … Continue reading
Wal-Mart Assortment, gas prices and one stop shopping
A Wall Street Journal article (March 21, 2011) describes adjustments to Wal-Mart’s strategies to increase the number of shoppers who do one-stop shopping at the store. Wal-Mart’s US chief, William Simon, claims that as gas prices increase, shoppers will be … Continue reading
Japan Tsunami and Supply Chain Resilience
A New York Times article (March 19, 2011) descibes management of the global supply chain impact of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake and likens it to triage in a hospital. Apple is quoted as having buffer inventory to compensate for … Continue reading
Recyclebank and consumer incentives to recycle
A Wall Street Journal article (March 17, 2011) describes the operation of Recyclebank. The company serves as an interface between consumers and their municipalities by weighing garbage and providing points that can be redeemed by consumers (around $ 150 per … Continue reading
Japanese Tsunami and Supply Chain Disruptions
A New York Times article (March 17, 2011) describes the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and its consequent impact on electricity supply, ports, manufacturing plants and the global supply chain. It describes Texas Instruments as claiming that one of its Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Cost, Demand Surge, Global, Growth, manufacturing, Suppliers, Survival, Sustainable
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New Rare earth supply chain
An article in the International Herald Tribune (March 8, 2011) describes a new rare earth supply chain. The ore is mined in Australia and concentrated (2/3 of the dirt removed) before it is put in sealed bags inside steel containers … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, manufacturing, Outsourcing, Rare Earths, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Global Supply Chain Musings 