Category Archives: Supply Chain Issues

Did Boeing favor “Speed over Quality” ?

Posted on March 28, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (March 28, 2024) titled “”‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed over Quality” describes examples of monthly production rates of the 737 Max increased from 42 in 2017 to 52 in 2018, suppliers pushed … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, Cost, delivery, logistics, manufacturer, supplier, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged competition, Cost, Quality, Reliability, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

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

Manufacturers thinking holistically about opening in the New Normal

Posted on August 19, 2020 by aviyer2010

A report published by Purdue’s DCMME (https://tinyurl.com/y5579emz) describes an approach to leverage smart technology to enable manufacturers to operate as they open after the pandemic. The report describes process adjustments to prevent infection spread and rethinking the economics of technology … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, manufacturer, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged infections, mgmt5612020, pandemic, technology | 48 Comments

Building resilience in supply chains

Posted on August 19, 2020 by aviyer2010

A news report (https://tinyurl.com/y55ypho3) described six ways that supply chains can build in resilience to deal with the pandemic during the early days when suppliers in China were impacted. These include adjusting shipment modes, using alternate designs, building up inventory, … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, China, Coordination, disruption, logistics, product, ship, supplier, Supply Chain Issues, Uncategorized | Tagged Dual Sourcing, internet, mgmt5612020, pandemic, resilience | 68 Comments

The logistics of organ transplants – supply but inefficient distribution

Posted on December 6, 2019 by aviyer2010

An essay in the Wall Street Journal by David Weill titled ‘Supply Isn’t the problem with Organ Transplants” (December 6, 2019), describes the increased supply of organs in the US but an inefficient distribution of the organs to patients who … Continue reading →

Posted in Coordination, delivery, hospital, logistics, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, transport | Tagged Coordination, demand, hospitals, logistics, mgmt5612021, organs, patients, supply | 55 Comments

Target claims a 90% handling cost reduction for same day shipping options

Posted on November 21, 2019 by aviyer2010

An article in CNBC.com titled “Target CEO says cost of handling online orders drops 90% when shoppers use same-day options” claims that shipment from stores enables retail efficiency and decreases cost by 40% associated with from a distribution center. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, Cost, Ecommerce, emb2021, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged curbside pickup, Ecommerce, emb2021, same day delivery, store pick-up, Target | 21 Comments

IoT success requires an ecosystem

Posted on November 15, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the Harvard Business Review (August 7, 2017) titled “Success with the Internet of Things (Iot) Requires chasing more than the cool factor”, claims that inter-connectivity and a partner ecosystem is a precursor to leveraging the benefit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, IoT, Supply Chain Issues, technology | Tagged Collaboration, connectivity, ecosystem, emb2020, IoT | 38 Comments

Managing the supply chain when facing “Matcha Madness”

Posted on September 2, 2018 by aviyer2010

A video posted in the Atlantic (though made by AT&T to showcase its digital capabilities and available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=129&v=u_lUD3WHz1s) describes the rush to use matcha as a food ingredient fro beverages, cupcakes and more. With harvests at select periods, volatile … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, consumer, Cost, delivery, manufacturer, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Demand Surge, digital tools, matcha, volatility | Leave a comment

Exporting hurricane damaged “total loss” cars

Posted on April 6, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 5, 2018) titled “Hurricane-Damaged Cars Moving Again as U.S. Exports”, describes the disposition of over 600,000 cars declared a “total loss” i.e., whose repair cost would exceed their replacement cost. These cars … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, delivery, logistics, manufacturer, ship, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Leave a comment