Tag Archives: consumer

Consumer expectations regarding Ethical Behavior by Companies and associated trust issues

Posted on September 17, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Sustainable Brand newsletter (http://tinyurl.com/companytrust) describes a study by Princeton Survey Research Associates that claims that 96% expect companies to behave ethically, 90% expect a focus on protecting the environment and 76% expect companies to limit their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged consumer, Cost, Environment, ethics, global supply chain, profit, Suppliers, trust | 1 Comment

Implications of the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act 2015” passed by Congress

Posted on September 17, 2015 by aviyer2010

A discussion of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act in (http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2015/jul/23-0) describes the law’s impact on blocking states from passing voluntary GMO labeling laws. A Cornell study by William Lesser had estimated the impact of such labels at $500 … Continue reading →

Posted in Supply Chain Issues | Tagged agriculture, consumer, Cost, feature, Food, GMO, Labeling, safety, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Canada’s Supply Management Policy and TPP

Posted on August 30, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in Business News Network (http://www.bnn.ca/News/2015/6/26/3-things-to-know-about-the-Trans-Pacific-Partnership.aspx) reports on the impact of the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) pact being negotiated between 12 countries on supply management approaches used for milk, cheese and eggs. Under supply management, the Canadian government controls the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged agriculture, Canada, consumer, Cost, Supply Chain, TPP, trade | Leave a comment

Rising demand for organic foods and associated shortages

Posted on April 27, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 3, 2015) titled “Hunger for Organic Foods Stretches the Supply Chain” describes both the rising demand for organically grown products and the cost of transitioning to organics. The interim period has rising … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged agriculture, Capacity, consumer, Coordination, Cost, organic, production | Leave a comment

USPS evolution as ecommerce delivery expectations increase

Posted on March 3, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in EcommerceBytes (March 2, 2015 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y15/m03/i02/s04 ) titled “Online Selling and the future of package delivery”, describes the possible role for the US Postal Service that already serves every postbox every day. It describes use of the US Postal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon, consumer, delivery, Ecommerce, Retailers, transport | Leave a comment

Did better scrubbers increase the demand for dirty coal from Illinois?

Posted on September 16, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (September 15,2014) describers the surging demand for high sulphur Illinois coal coinciding with Clean Air rules that demanded scrubbers in power plants that even the emissions across all coal deposits. With lower costs and located closer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clean Air Act, coal, consumer, Environment, Illinois, scrubbers, sulphur | Leave a comment

Trucking Salmon to the ocean to ensure future fishing

Posted on April 19, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (april 7,2014) titled “In California,salmon hitch a ride to the sea”, describes the low water levels in California rivers this year prevent the young Chinook salmon from finding their way along the rivers to the ocean. … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Operations Management, Sustainability | Tagged California, consumer, Cost, regulation, salmon, sustainability, truck transport, Water | Leave a comment

How should data from smart meters be used to improve the power supply chain ?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Utilities Try to Learn from Smart Meters (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324123004579055070644003780.html) describes the continuous flow of data from smart meters in consumers homes. That data, coupled with sensors in power generating equipment owned by utilities … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged Capacity, consumer, Cost, energy, maintenance, power, real time, sensors, Sustainable | 6 Comments

Selling more books vs maximizing profits – are Amazon’s decisions in sync with author preferences ?

Posted on July 5, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (July 5, 2013) describes discount reductions on books by Amazon as the company’s share of book sales grows to 25% of the market. Several authors and small publishers claim that the lowered discounts … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Amazon, author, books, consumer, Cost, Ecommerce, margin, monopoly, Retail, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Will suspending trade privileges for Bangladesh improve local enforcement of working conditions ?

Posted on June 30, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (June 28, 2013) describes the US administration’s plan to suspend trade privileges for Bangladesh because the country has permitted safety violations and not enforced labor rights, particularly for the apparel manufacturing industry. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Apparel, Bangladesh, competition, consumer, Costs, ethical, global supply chain, Imports, regulation, trade | Leave a comment