Tag Archives: Coordination

The Mad Max Economy and supply chains

Posted on November 11, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (November 11,2012) describes the Mad Max Economy that focuses on the impact of bad events such as Hurricane Sandy – when generators,kerosene heaters, radios, batteries, candles and industrial fans see demands soar. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Coordination, hurricane, Inventory, manufacturing, Max Max Economy, Retail, Risk, Service, Supply Chain, Sustainable | Leave a comment

The retail supply chain impact of Hurricane Sandy

Posted on November 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (November 4, 2012) describes the impact of hurricane Sandy on the retail supply chain, action taken by companies and the possible consequences. With fuel supply shortages, FedEx started using fuel tankers to supply … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecommerce, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Consumers, Coordination, Demand Surge, disruption, Dual Sourcing, Infrastructure, Inventory, manufacturing, Margins, Retail, Risk, Supply Chain, Water | Leave a comment

Gas shortages in New York following hurricane Sandy and reasons

Posted on November 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (November 10,2012) describes the continued shortages of gas in New York. Should the solution be left to the free market (i.e., let prices rise), or should the government step in with odd even … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, gas shortage, New York, regulation, Risk, Service, Suppliers, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Will shifting patients to retail clinics for minor treatments improve service and lower costs

Posted on October 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (October 10, 2012) describes the rise of retail clinics in Manhattan, with costs of care 30-40% below doctor’s offices and 80% lower than emergency care. The result of many retail locations is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, healthcare, Retail, Service, Trends | Leave a comment

Can data transparency reduce medical errors and increase coordination of care?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article by Dr Marty Makary in Newsweek (September 24, 2012) describes medical error rates at 25%, with 100,000 people dying due to preventable errors. But he suggests that data transparency, such as the publication of heart surgery data by … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Consumers, Coordination, Cost, data, healthcare, Quality, Service, Supply Chain, transparency | Leave a comment

Content Claim Standards by the Textile Exchange and benefits

Posted on September 17, 2012 by aviyer2010

A recent announcement by the Textile Exchange of their Content Claim Standards (CCS http://textileexchange.org/sites/default/files/te_pdfs/integrity/Content%20Claim%20Standard_v1.0.pdf) suggests a scheme to verify chain of custody across the textile supply chain. The goal is to verify claims regarding specific content e.g., organic cotton, recycled … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged claims, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, Global, regulation, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Should The Japanese and European governments assist automakers with demand growth ?

Posted on September 15, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (September 15, 2012) describes a request by the CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, to the Japanese government to intervene to make the yen exchange rate more favorable to local production and encourage alternate … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged Capacity, competition, Coordination, Environment, Global, Growth, manufacturing, regulation, Sustainable | 1 Comment

A global pharma supply chain as Walgreens and Alliance Boots combine forces

Posted on September 14, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Forbes (September 24,2012) describes a merger between Walgreens in the US and Alliance Boots in Europe to create a global supply chain serving “170,000 pharmacies, doctors and health clinics” globally. Analysts claim that providing a supply of … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capability, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, counterfeit, Global, Growth, Margins, pharma, regulation, Retail, Suppliers, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

The potential supply chain impact of eliminating agency pricing for ebooks

Posted on September 11, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (September 8,2012) describes a settlement by a set of publishers and the department of justice and elimination of the scheme whereby publishers set retail prices and paid a percent of retail price go … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged competition, Consumers, Coordination, Costs, ebooks, prices, Retail, Service, Suppliers, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Health care waste in the US estimated at $750 billion

Posted on September 11, 2012 by aviyer2010

A report released by the Institute for Medicine in September 2012, titled “Best Health Care at lower Cost:The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America” , suggests that the US health care system had 30% of wasted expense or … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Collaboration, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, healthcare, Quality, Service, Supply Chain | Leave a comment