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Tag Archives: competition
France’s inconsistent rules regarding retail store operating hours
An article in the Financial Times titled “France retailers battle restrictive opening hours (November 4,2013) describes rules that permit garden centers, furniture and food stores to be open until 1 pm on Sundays but does not permit do-it-yourself and department … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Service Operations
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, France, regulation, Retail, Retailers, Trends
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The EU regulation harmonization and the story of lawnmower decibel limits
An article in the Financial Times titled “Why Europe needs cross-border lawnmower regulations” (October 16, 2013) describes a law setting the maximum noise level generated by lawn mowers. The limits were in response to German laws demanding lower decibel levels … Continue reading
The Nike vs New Balance disagreement regarding import tariffs for Shoes made in Vietnam
An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Nike, new balance highlight thorny issues in trade talks” (October 7, 2013), describes the disagreement between Nike and New balance regarding the 10% US tariff on shoes made in Vietnam. The tariff … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management
Tagged Capacity, competition, Consumers, Cost, manufacturing, shoes, Suppliers, Supply Chain, tariffs, Vietnam
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Understanding and fixing the 244% inflation for onion prices in India
An article in the Financial Express titled “Dousing the vegetable fire” (October 11, 2013) describes the 244% price rise between between August 2012 and 2013. The authors highlight that 50% of the onion production in India is in two states … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, competition, Consumers, Cost, Global, Inventory, onions, prices, regulation, Retail, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Can Instacart’s no inventory solution to grocery delivery work ?
An article in AllThingsD (http://allthingsd.com/20130917/with-webvans-implosion-as-cautionary-tale-instacart-slowly-begins-to-expand-starting-with-chicago/) describes a grocery delivery in San Francisco and Chicago offered by Instacart (https://www.instacart.com/faq), with no warehouses but with delivery from existing grocery retail stores. The company charges $3.99 for orders exceeding $35 with delivery in … Continue reading
Posted in mgmt5612018, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, Efficiency, grocery, mgmt5612018, Retail, Service, Supply Chain
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Will consumers pay a premium for ethical transparent supply chains ?
An article in CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/26/living/aj-zady-ethical-fashion/index.html?hpt=hp_c3) describes two companies, Small Trades and Zady.com, who focus on providing all details of their supply chain – from the factory location to the employee sewing the apparel. The hope is that fashion conscious consumers … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, competition, Consumers, Cost, ethical, manufacturing, Margins, Outsourcing, Risk, Supply Chain, transparency
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A deeper Jacksonville port to accommodate larger ships through the Panama Canal
An article in the New York Times (July 27, 2013) describes a move to increase the depth of the Jacksonville port from 40 to 47 inches, through dredging, to accommodate the larger ships that will be passing through the Panama … Continue reading
On to the next legal round regarding Apple’s role in ebook pricing
An article in the New York Times (July 10,2013) describes the judge’s ruling that Apple coordinated with competing publishers to increase ebook prices. Apple is said to have offered publishers an agency pricing scheme by which it would be paid … Continue reading
Posted in Ecommerce, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged agency pricing, Amazon, Apple, collusion, competition, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, Ecommerce, Efficiency, prices, publishers, Suppliers
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Competition and monitoring challenges of apparel manufacturing in Cambodia
An article in the Wall Street Journal (July 6, 2013) describes the evolution of the role of “Better Factories Cambodia” and its monitoring of working conditions in Cambodia’s apparel factories. Though initially focused on public release of its reports, the … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Apparel, Cambodia, competition, Cost, Global, humane, manufacturing, Outsourcing, regulation, Supply Chain
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Will any of the two proposed rail options or the new proposed canal option compete with the Panama Canal ?
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (July 1,2013) described a proposed Chinese-led plan to build a $40 billion canal in Nicaragua, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But two other rail options have been proposed too. A $10 billion Taiwanese proposal to … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, China, competition, Cost, Global, Guatemala, Honduras, interoceanic, Nicaragua, Panama Canal, rail, ship, Supply Chain, Taiwan, transport
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