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Tag Archives: Consumers
Adjusting Apparel features to balance margins with appeal
An article in BloombergBusinessweek (May 30, 2011 page 18) describes efforts by designers to balance the needs of designers, who want clothes to be appealing, with manufacturers who want to produce them and maintain margins. This tug-of-war has become even … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Collaboration, Consumers, Design, Fast Fashion, Global, Retail, Supply Chain
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China’s electricity rates and global supply chain impact
An article in the International Herald Tribune (25 May 2011) describes the fact that China’s central government has forced lower electricity prices to maintain export competitiveness. But utilities have responded with lower production, thus increasing production costs for factories. A … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged China, coal, Consumers, Costs, electricity, manufacturing, Sustainable, Trends
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Toyota’s quality focus and slow response ?
A recent report, written by respected outsiders, but commissioned by Toyota, claims that the attributes of stability and predictability, that create quality products, may be to blame for the slow response to customer complaints regarding brake pads or sudden unintended … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Growth, Quality, Supply Chain, Toyota
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Royal weddings, product design and manufacturing
An article in the New York Times (May 5,2011) describes how Pippa Middleton’s (Kate’s sister) gown (worn during the British wedding celebration of William and Kate) inspired the company Faviana as well as David’s Bridal to create versions for the … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, fashion, manufacturing, Quick Response, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Trends
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Apparel retailers masking price increases
A New York Times article (23 April 2011) describes attempts by retailers to carefully choose price increases by type of apparel in an effort to manage the impact of cost increases. Some of the strategies listed include changing from 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Apparel, Consumers, Cost, Margins, Retailers, Suppliers
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Rail Capacity shortages cause auto shipment delays
A Wall Street Journal article (April 13, 2011) describes the impact rail shipment delays on car manufacturer inventories. During the recession, railroads decreased their rail cars and cut their staff. The sudden expansion of car shipments has created a surge … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Growth, manufacturing, river transport, Supply Chain
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Hospital Penalties for preventable patient infections ?
A New York Times article (April 13,2011) describes a study doe by the VA hospital to screen patients for MRSA, require use gloves and gowns and hand washing by care providers. The study reported a 62 % drop in infections … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, hospitals, infections, Service, Supply Chain
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The Food vs Fuel tradeoff,biofuel regulation and global impact
An article in the New York Times (April 7,2011) describes the impact of rules regarding biofuel use (36 billion gallons by 2022 in the US, similar goals in China, India, Indonesia and Thailand). The article focuses on cassava, a root … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumers, Global, Supply Chain, Sustainable, Trends
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FDA and large vs small scale drug manufacturing oversight
A New York Times article (April 4, 2011) describes the impact of decisions by the FDA not to regulate “compounding pharmacies” that make versions of drugs not commonly available (for example liquid forms of tablet medications). The expectation is that … Continue reading
Managing food prices by Adjusting package sizes
A New York Times article (March 29, 2011) describes package size adjustment as an approach to maintain prices at the grocery store. Examples cited include whole wheat pasta packs with 13.25 ounces instead of the usual 16 ounces, baby wipes … Continue reading
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