Tag Archives: Capacity

Marvin Windows and the no layoff decision

Posted on September 25, 2011 by aviyer2010

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 | 1 Comment

Panama Canal Expansion and US Trade and Domestic port Impact

Posted on September 24, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (August 16, 2011) describes the construction in the Panama Canal, scheduled to be completed by 2014, that will permit ships that are 25 % longer and 50 % wider to pass through while relieving the … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Cost, Global, Panama Canal, ships, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Manufacturing Productivity and Small Business Survival

Posted on September 8, 2011 by aviyer2010

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 | Leave a comment

Plans to fix the US Postal System to avoid closure

Posted on September 5, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (Sept 5, 2011) describes the financial crisis at the US Postal Service, which saw volumes decline by 22 % in the alst five years and is estimated to loose another 30 % of volume in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, Design, disruption, Outsourcing, Retail, US Post Office | Leave a comment

Struggling with recovery from the Tsunami – Honda vs the rest

Posted on August 18, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (August 17, 2011) describes differences in the recovery from the tsunami across Nisaan, Toyota and Honda. While Nissan has 54 days of inventory in stock, Toyota has 34 days and Honda 18 days of supply. … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, Design, disruption, Global, Modular, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Expand Capacity or shrink – a decision for Bremen Castings

Posted on August 15, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (August 10, 2011) describes the choice made by Bremen Castings, a foundry in Indiana with $ 47.5 million in sales, that was choosing whether or not to undertake the largest capital project in their history … Continue reading →

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“Piccolo bello” fims in Italy and regulation

Posted on July 30, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (29 July 2011) describes the challenges faced by small Italian firms (“piccolo bello”) which form the backbone of the industry in Padua, Italy. Firms face the need to work with 10 to 20 different government … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Global, Growth, Italy, manufacturing, Outsourcing, regulation, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Dropping rare earth prices in China and supply chain impact

Posted on July 27, 2011 by aviyer2010

The Wall Street Journal (July 6, 2011) reports that rare earth metal prices in China dropped by as much as 7.2 %, a remarkable change from a short few months when China’s cut in exports created worries of global shortages … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged Capacity, China, Cost, Global, Supply Chain, Sustainable, Trends | Leave a comment

Impact of the DOT delay rule on flight cancellations

Posted on June 13, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/13/tarmac.delays.cancellations/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12) describes the impact of the new Department of Transportation rile that penalizes airlines up to $ 27,500 per passenger for ground delays of more than three hours. The result was a drop in such delays … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen’s considers building the Audi in it’s US plant

Posted on May 26, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 25, 2011) states that US production enabled VW to drop prices for the Jetta by $ 8,000 thus enabling it to compete with Honda and Hyundai’s cars in the category. In addition, … Continue reading →

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