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Tag Archives: Capability
The benefit of a public private response during an emergency
A BloombergBusinessweek article (Sept 5, 2011) describes how private businesses provided faster and cheaper response compared to the government. Local restaurants provided meals at half the $ 8 price per meal of FEMA rations. Emergencies in Louisiana now routinely involve … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Capacity, Emergency, Outsourcing, Response, Service, Speed, Supply Chain
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Lost cost diagnosis and Supply Chain Impact
An article in the New York Times (Sept 27, 2011) describes efforts in a lab to use small postage size paper bits to diagnose mold and bacteria. One impact of a low cost test for mold is diagnosis of aflatoxin, … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Cost, detection, Global, Supply Chain, Survival
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Marvin Windows and the no layoff decision
An article in the New York Times (Sept 24, 2011) describes the”no layoff” strategy used by privately held Marvin Windows of Warroad, MN. To reduce costs, employees saw cuts in perks like tuition reimbursement, overtime, salary cuts of 5 % … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Capability, Capacity, competition, Cost, manufacturing, no-layoffs
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Innovative use of wool as an oil spill solution
An article in the Economist (Sept 3, 2011) describes a businessman in a wool fabric producing region of Italy who have experimented with the use of wool to soak up oil from oil spills. Their tests show that coarse wool … Continue reading
Manufacturing Productivity and Small Business Survival
A New York Times article (Sept 7, 2011) describes the labor productivity increase for a small manufacturer with labor costs holding at $ 337 per hour from 2005 to 2010 but the number of employees dropping from 20 to 40 … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Capacity, competition, Cost, Efficiency, Global, manufacturing
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Plan to tighten Clean Air Rules abandoned
A New York Times article (Sept 2, 2011) desctibes a plan to abandon improving air quality rules to reduce smog causing chemicals, thus moving to a relaxed standard set in 2008. Worries about the impact of this new legislation on … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Capability, Cost, Global, Quality, Supply Chain, Survival, Sustainable, Trends
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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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Apple and supply chain capability
An article in CNN Money by David Goldman (http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/22/technology/apple_supply_chain/index.htm?hpt=T2) describes how Apple exercises its supply chain power. The author claims that since Apple has five main products (iPad, iPhone,iPod,Mac, AppleTv) and 15 variations total , and that these designs have … Continue reading
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Tagged Capability, Capacity, Cost, Global, Growth, Supply Chain
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US Companies ramp up to fill Japanese supplier delivery issues
An article in BloombergBusinessweek (April 11-17, 2011, page 18) describes the impact of the Japanese tsunami and consequent supply disruptions. US suppliers such as Microchip Technology claim to be ready to ramp up production to meet demand, with a preference … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Capacity, Cost, disruption, Global, Growth, manufacturing, Supply Chain
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Grocery Co-ops of small stores competing with Supermarkets
The Economist (January 29, 2011, pg 64) describes how a collection of small stores are uniting as a co-op to develop customer loyalty cards, negotiate with branded manufacturers and offer electronic discounts to preferred customers. The article comments on the … Continue reading
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