Tag Archives: Collaboration

Adhoc social networks to assist during hurricane Sandy in NJ and lessons learned

Posted on November 24, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article published in the CNN.com website (http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/20/us/new-jersey-sandy-social-media/index.html?hpt=hp_c1) describes the use of facebook and street signs to create volunteer groups to assist people impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Providing food, cleaning supplies, clothing etc and helping clean out flood affected rooms … Continue reading →

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Will shifting designs from ODMs to OEMs improve PC industry competitiveness ?

Posted on November 23, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 16,2012) describes slumping PC demand and a decision by OEMs such as HP and Acer to assume control of their product design details. In the past, ODMs (Original Design manufacturers) such as … Continue reading →

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Will passengers bear airline fuel risk for lower upfront fares ?

Posted on October 8, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (October 8,2012) describes an effort by Allegiant airlines, with ticket prices at $89, to share airplane fuel risk with passengers. The proposal – passengers pay a lower fare upfront and a fuel charge based on actual … Continue reading →

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Health care waste in the US estimated at $750 billion

Posted on September 11, 2012 by aviyer2010

A report released by the Institute for Medicine in September 2012, titled “Best Health Care at lower Cost:The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America” , suggests that the US health care system had 30% of wasted expense or … Continue reading →

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Lending plants to get OEMs back on track after the Japanese earthquake

Posted on September 3, 2012 by aviyer2010

A report published by the Congressional Research Service (“The Motor Vehicle Supply Chain: Effects of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami” by Bill Canis, May 23, 2011) describes an example in which Denso, a Tier 1 supplier to Toyota, decided to … Continue reading →

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Programmable NFC Tags and supply chain impact

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (July 16,2012) describes programmable tags using NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on physical objects. These tags can be read by NFC readers or smartphones with the read capability. Uses include tags on spice jars that can … Continue reading →

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Global Twinning with a Belgian plant to improve a US steel mill

Posted on May 22, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 21, 2012) describe an approach called twinning, pairing a weaker and stronger plant to share productivity improvement methods, and thus increase productivity. ArcelorMittal paired their Burns Harbor plant in Indiana with a … Continue reading →

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Pepsico’s “water positive” schemes and Jugaad Innovation

Posted on April 8, 2012 by aviyer2010

In a book titled “Jugaad Innovation”, Radjou, Prabhu and Ahuja write about Pepsico’s water positive supply chain in India i.e., the company saves more water than it uses. The secret – enabling “direct seeding” rice planting, thus saving 70% of … Continue reading →

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The supply chain for songs

Posted on April 8, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New Yorker (March 26, 2012) describes the role of producers (who generate chord progressions, beats and computerized synths), “top-line” writers (who generate melodies, lyrics and hooks to attract listeners) – who then market to performers to … Continue reading →

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The reuse vs recycling decision at Starbucks

Posted on April 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Sustainable Brands (http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/articles/starbucks-increases-recycling-backs-away-reusable-mugs?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=businessweekly&utm_campaign=april2) describes a decision by Starbucks to shift from reuseable to recylclable cups. Reuseable mugs were related to a 5 % increase in water usage in 2011, after and 17 % drop from 2008 to … Continue reading →

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