Category Archives: Prices

New technology to use the entire cocoa fruit – who will it benefit ?

Posted on August 27, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the BBC news site (August 27, 2024) titled “Have Swiss scientists made a chocolate breakthrough?” describes new technology developed at the Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich that claims to use the rest of the coca fruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Cost, delivery, Prices, productivity, supplier, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability, technology | Tagged chocolate, Consumers, Global, Supply Chain, Sustainable | Leave a comment

Global freight charges surge in response to supply chain demand and supply disruptions

Posted on June 24, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 24, 2024) titled “Ocean Shipping Prices are Pushing Towards Pandemic-Era Highs” describes the doubling of freight from Asia to the East coast of the US. It suggests that the Houthi rebel ship … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Capacity, China, congestion, logistics, Made in USA, ordering, Prices, ship, supplier, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Will customers pay more for ethical sourcing of chocolate bars ?

Posted on June 6, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal on June 3, 2024 titled “A U.K. Grocery Store Committed to Paying Farmers More for Cocoa” (https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-u-k-grocery-committed-to-paying-farmers-more-for-cocoa-chocolate-bar-sales-skyrocketed-9977794b) describes a price increase for chocolate bars at Waitrose from 2 pounds to 2.20 pounds, with … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Pricing in restaurants and Impact

Posted on March 11, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal on March 10, 2024, titled ” Surge Pricing is coming to More Menus near you”, describes dynamic pricing at restaurants to reflect demand increases, estimated to increase revenues between 4 and 6%. The … Continue reading →

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White house suggestions to reduce supply chain congestion

Posted on February 24, 2022 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 24, 2022), titled “White House Lays Out Broad Changes to Address Supply-Chain Shortfalls” , describes several initiatives short, medium and long term,to deal with global container flows. In the short run, eliminating … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Coordination, Prices, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Capital Investment, Containers, overtime, ports, ships, trucking | Leave a comment

Managing small firm supply chain pressures

Posted on February 22, 2022 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (February 22, 2022) titled “Worried About Inflation and Supply Constraints? Try Being a Small Business”, describes the longer supply lead times, how higher prices and higher demand, yet lower bank credit access. The article claims … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, delivery, disruption, manufacturer, Operations Management, Prices, Supply Chain Issues, technology | Tagged delays, lead time, price, Supply Chain, wages, working capital | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in consumer, Cost, delivery, Global Contexts, logistics, manufacturer, Prices | Tagged China, packages, subsidy, tier 3 | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Africa, Capacity, cobalt, consumer, Cost, Global Contexts, mining, Prices | Tagged child labor, cobalt, DRC, mining, responsibility | Leave a comment

Fingerlings – the miniature monkey toy best seller during the 2017 Holiday season

Posted on December 24, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in BBC.COM (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42374523) describes the Fingerling – an animatronic toy made by a Hong Kong based Canadian company, WowWee. The article describes the early launch in the UK and Canada, and an internet buzz on social media that … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, delivery, manufacturer, mgmt5612018, Operations Management, ordering, Prices, Supply Chain Issues, transport | Tagged air, Fingerling, imm2019, mgmt5612018, price, trend | 65 Comments

Will distributed satellite facilities and automation maintain holiday hiring as volumes grow at FedEx and UPS ?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Sept 30, 2016) titled “FedEx, UPS Gear Up for Holiday Season With More Sorting Hubs, Technology” describes moves by FedEx and UPS to create satellite facilities and mobile delivery centers respectively, and increase … Continue reading →

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