Tag Archives: Coordination

Identifying demand for ugly produce not accepted by retailers

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in the Atlantic titled “The Murky Ethics of the Ugly-produce business” (January 25, 2019) describes platforms such as Misfits Market and Imperfect Produce that delivers to customers who both are ready to accept the misshapen fruit, care about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coordination, grocery, mgmt5612021, platforms | 61 Comments

Recycling coffee cups – why is it difficult ?

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in the site HuffPost titled “Why can’t coffee cups be recycled” describes the challenges associated with coffee cups that have a polyethylene lining that is difficult to recycle. In addition, lined coffee cups if mixed with other cups … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coffee cup, contamination, Coordination, lining, mgmt5612021, recycling | 57 Comments

The logistics of organ transplants – supply but inefficient distribution

Posted on December 6, 2019 by aviyer2010

An essay in the Wall Street Journal by David Weill titled ‘Supply Isn’t the problem with Organ Transplants” (December 6, 2019), describes the increased supply of organs in the US but an inefficient distribution of the organs to patients who … Continue reading →

Posted in Coordination, delivery, hospital, logistics, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, transport | Tagged Coordination, demand, hospitals, logistics, mgmt5612021, organs, patients, supply | 55 Comments

Logistics for Houston residents – should evacuate, or stay, have been the strategy ?

Posted on August 27, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/houston-evacuation-hurricane-harvey/index.html) describes the decision made by the Mayor of Houston to request that the 6.5 million residents stay in their houses during Hurricane Harvey’s touchdown, rather than evacuate, and be potentially stuck on roads due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, congestion, emb2019, imm2018, Liability, logistics, Supply Chain Issues, transport | Tagged Assistance, Capacity, Coordination, emb2019, Evacuation, Hurricane harvey, imm2018, imm2019 | 50 Comments

Construction site drones and 15% material savings

Posted on September 30, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in Fortune magazine (September 15, 2016) titled “A Drone for every Job Site”, claims that 15% of materials delivered to construction sires end up in landfills because schedules are not synchronized or purchasing issues. Thus, with $1.13 trillion … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost, delivery, logistics, Operations Management, technology | Tagged Coordination, drones, mgmt5612019, mgmt5612020 | 99 Comments

The productivity benefit of tiny wireless in TSA queues

Posted on September 17, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 16, 2016) titled “How Tiny Wireless Tech Makes Workers More Productive” describes use of wireless tracking in a test in Atlanta to speed up security screening by Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Passengers place … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer, emb2019, imm2018, productivity, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Consumers, Coordination, Efficiency, emb2019, imm2018, Service | 22 Comments

Will rethinking operations improve hospital outcomes?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (February 2, 2016) titled “Hospitals Focus on Doing No Harm”, describes the dramatic impact of operational changes on outcomes, with an eye to reducing the 75,000 preventable deaths nationwide. Orlando Health reports reducing … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, consumer, Cost, emb2021, hospital, imm2019, logistics, Service Operations, Uncategorized | Tagged blood clots, Coordination, emb, emb2021, health care, hospitals, imm, imm2019, operations, outcomes, process | 58 Comments

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

“The Zara Gap” article

Posted on April 27, 2015 by aviyer2010

In an article in the “Sourcing Journal” (April 24 2015) John Thorbeck describes research with Warren Hausman on the persistent gap in the performance between Zara and other apparel retailers. Their results suggest a profit increase of 28% through adoption … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apparel, Collaboration, Consumers, Coordination, Costs, customer, Design, mgmt5612020, Zara | 111 Comments

Will Roadie provide an alternative cost effective delivery model ?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Technology Bubble? Ask Waffle House” (February 24, 2015, http://www.wsj.com/articles/technology-bubble-ask-waffle-house-1424754062?cb=logged0.0031108735129237175) describes an alliance between Roadie (a technology startup) and Waffle House (a 24 hour restaurant). Under the agreement, Waffle House’s 1750 stores will … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, delivery, Ecommerce, Operations Management, retailers | Tagged Capacity, Collaboration, Coordination, Cost, Design, Margins, Risk, Service | Leave a comment