Tag Archives: Capacity

Furniture retailer TOV adapting their global supply chain

Posted on November 11, 2026 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 10, 2026) titled “An American Furniture Maker Tried to Bring Jobs Back Home. It Didn’t”, describes the decisions made by the owners of furniture retailer TOV. The company sells furniture priced between … Continue reading →

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Alternate routing options for Saudi Arabian oil

Posted on August 26, 2026 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (August 26, 2026) titled “Under Threat, Saudi Arabia Reroutes Oil Exports Yet Again”, describes a couple of different routes for Saudi Arabian oil since the closure of the Straits of Hormuz. The initial … Continue reading →

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Data Centers and their manufacturing impact

Posted on August 15, 2026 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 15, 2026) titled “Big Manufacturers find new demand in Equipping AI Data Centers”, describes the impact on Caterpillar, Eaton and Ford Motor company. Caterpillar’s electric generators and turbine engines, Cummins generators for … Continue reading →

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Arctic Routes for ships and their impact

Posted on August 15, 2026 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 15, 2026) titled “China is Opening the First Regular Cargo Route through the Arctic”, describes the planned voyage of a Chinese ship, Dubai Tower, from Ningbo, China, to Felixstowe, U.K, through the … Continue reading →

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AI Use trends across businesses – who is using it, and how are they improving productivity ?

Posted on August 20, 2024 by aviyer2010

Analysis of a survey of over 1.2 million firms (NBER # 32319) in a paper titled “Tracking Firm use of AI in Real Time” suggests that the fraction of firms reporting use of AI grew from 3.2% to a projected … Continue reading →

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Should early cash access, with voluntary tips as the cost, be treated as a loan?

Posted on August 13, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article published by the Associated Press (July 28, 2024) titled “US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans”, states that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau wants the Truth in Lending act to apply … Continue reading →

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Boeing division, to independent supplier, back to Boeing, the story of Spirit Aerosystems

Posted on August 13, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (July 2, 2024) titled “Boeing Calls Time on the Great American Outsourcing” describes the reintegration of supplier Sport Aerosystems back into Boeing as a failed attempt at outsourcing. When Spirit split from Boeing, … Continue reading →

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Treating patient’s at home: good idea or potential liability?

Posted on August 13, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 13, 2024) titled “Hospital’s New Push: Treat Patients in Their Homes”, describes the over 23,000 Medicare treated at home through April this year. The rules require the patients to be less than … Continue reading →

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Did Large Grocers use their size to get better delivery volumes during the Pandemic ?

Posted on March 26, 2024 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (March 21, 2024) titled ‘FTC Finds Large Grocers Used Size to Stock Shelves During the Pandemic” describes claims that large grocery retailers demanded stricter delivery requirements and levied fines on suppliers who did … 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 →

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