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Tag Archives: competition
Oversupply of steel pipe in the supply chain ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 1, 2012) describes a plant expansion by Timken in Ohio and a new plant in Texas to be opened by Tianjan Pipe, both focused on steel production for pipe used by the … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, competition, Cost, energy, Global, Imports, Inventory, steel pipe, Supply Chain, Trends
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Harmonizing trade regulations and supply chain impact
In an article in the Wall Street Journal (May 1,2012) Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, describes steps taken by the US government to harmonize regulations across countries to reduce costs. Examples cited … Continue reading
The “Swissness” of watches made in Switzerland
An article in the New York Times (April 28, 2012) describes plans to change the current “Swiss-made” labeling requiring 50 % of the value of movement to be made in Switzerland, with new 80% requirement. Swiass watches account for 3 … Continue reading
McDonalds and their supply chain visibilty strategy
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek(April 23, 2012) describes pressures on McDonalds to identify its food supply chain. Chipotle focuses on its meat being obtained from pen free and cage free organic cources and vegetables from farms within 350 miles. Five Guys … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable, Trends
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An alternate plan to rescue the US Postal Service
An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 17,2012) provides an alternative to the current plan to shut post offices and decase delivery days. The Pistal workers union suggests increasing stamp prices, providing delivery services for pharmaceutical delivery etc as … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Capacity, competition, Consumers, Cost, regulation, Supply Chain, Survival
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Bangladesh – an emerging apparel manufacturer ?
An article in the New York Times (April 23,2012) describes the doubling of apparel exports from Bangladesh, compared to four years ago. Li & Fung, a manufacturer of apparel increased its procurement to over $1 billion in 2011, a 41% … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, Cost, Global, Infrastructure, manufacturing, Outsourcing, Risk, Supply Chain
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Coal supply issues, power supply and supply chain impact in India
An article in the New York Times (April 19,2012) describes coal supply difficulties in India due to price controls on power, rising prices of Indonesian coal and lack of incentives to use natural gas. The impact – erratic power supplies … Continue reading
Toys “R” Us retailing challenges – competitor impact
An article in the New York Times (April 7,2012) describes competitors to Toys”R” Us, and the resulting sales challenges. Target and Wal-Mart have slashed toy prices, with Wal-Mart allowing layaway. Amazon.com continues to be aggressive in the toys category while … Continue reading
Posted in Ecommerce, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, competition, Cost, Ecommerce, private label, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Service constraints abroad and market access impact
An article in the New York Times (April 10,2012) describes restrictions on flight paths for UPS in China, and the consequent service disruption due to bad weather. The lack of route flexibility thus impacts service guarantees offered by UPS. Given … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged China, competition, Cost, Legal, Risk, river transport, Service, Supply Chain
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Did Apple’s agency model for ebooks enable collusion ?
An article in the New York Times (April 12, 2012) describes a Justice department lawsuit accusing Apple and five publishers of e-books price fixing. Given declining e-book prices, five large publishers agreed to an “agency model” of pricing whereby Apple … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Ecommerce, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Consumers, disruption, Ecommerce, Legal, regulation, Supply Chain, Survival
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