Category Archives: Operations Management

US Manufacturing decreases and possible Innovation Impact

Posted on February 14, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (February 12, 2011) describes the drop in employment in US manufacturing – from 11.6 million in 1979 to 8.1 million in 2010, and worries about the consequent impact on innovation.  Some experts suggest that manufacturing … Continue reading →

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Modular Nuclear Reactors and attaining carbon footprint reduction

Posted on February 13, 2011 by aviyer2010

The New York Times (13 February 2011) has an article describing a plan to subsidize design of modular nuclear reactors that can be manufactured in a factory and transported, like modular homes, to replace coal fired power plants at their … Continue reading →

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Dredging the Missisisippi, transport costs and global competitiveness

Posted on February 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 12, 2011) describes the US Army Corps of Engineers claim that they are running short of dredging funds to dredge to the preferred widths and depths.  The impact is that pilots of … Continue reading →

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US Exports and Manufacturing Sector Significance

Posted on February 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article by Floyd Norris (February 12, 2011, B3) describes the composition of US exports in 2010 – with around $ 1 trillion in exports by the manufacturing sector and around $ 0.55 trillion in exports by … Continue reading →

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Michigan’s Unit Labeling Retail Law and Supply Chain Impact

Posted on February 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (February 11,2011) describes a move to repeal the law in Michigan that requires every unit of product (“every jar of baby food, box of Jell-O and bag of spinach”  according to the article) to have … Continue reading →

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“Right to repair” pits independent mechanics against auto manufacturers

Posted on February 10, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (February 10,2011, B6) describes auto manufacturers programming their cars so that when parts are repaired, the software has to be “initialized” – these codes are only available at dealers.  The impact is to require customers … Continue reading →

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Growing India China Trade Flows

Posted on February 10, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the International Herald Tribune (February 9, 2011) describes the growing trade flows between China and India, projected to grow by 62 % by 2015, after growing by a factor of 20 in the last 10 years.  Air … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Procurement opposes mergers

Posted on February 10, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (February 9, 2011) reports that the procurement officials at the Pentagon will oppose mergers of defense suppliers. The belief is that competition has to be maintained to increase the US government’s buying power.  The Pentagon … Continue reading →

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GM’s approach to meeting the 35.5 mpg fleet average

Posted on February 8, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street journal article (February 7,2011) describes a plan by General Motors to offer eAssist – a system consisting of a lithium battery pack and a motor – across all models. This system is expected to increase mpg by … Continue reading →

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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 →

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