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Auto Supply Chain Parts Shortages and OEM Impacts

Posted on March 24, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (March 22, 2011) describes parts shortages across the auto supply chain for chips, sensors, forged parts etc. In some cases, past auto demand order drops have resulted in supplier capacity being diverted (for chips) from … Continue reading →

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Efficient Bagging and Supervalu competitiveness

Posted on March 24, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (March 22, 2011) describes rules at Supervalu to increase bagging efficiency and thus decrease the more than 1.5 billion plastic and paper bags used across stores. The articles reports that a projected 5 % savings … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Assortment, gas prices and one stop shopping

Posted on March 21, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (March 21, 2011) describes adjustments to Wal-Mart’s strategies to increase the number of shoppers who do one-stop shopping at the store. Wal-Mart’s US chief, William Simon, claims that as gas prices increase, shoppers will be … Continue reading →

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Japan Tsunami and Supply Chain Resilience

Posted on March 21, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (March 19, 2011) descibes management of the global supply chain impact of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake and likens it to triage in a hospital.  Apple is quoted as having buffer inventory to compensate for … Continue reading →

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Recyclebank and consumer incentives to recycle

Posted on March 19, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (March 17, 2011) describes the operation of Recyclebank. The company serves as an interface between consumers and their municipalities by weighing garbage and providing points that can be redeemed by consumers (around $ 150 per … Continue reading →

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Japanese Tsunami and Supply Chain Disruptions

Posted on March 17, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (March 17, 2011) describes the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and its consequent impact on electricity supply, ports, manufacturing plants and the global supply chain.  It describes Texas Instruments as claiming that one of its Japanese … Continue reading →

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New Rare earth supply chain

Posted on March 9, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the International Herald Tribune (March 8, 2011) describes a new rare earth supply chain.  The ore is mined in Australia and concentrated (2/3 of the dirt removed) before it is put in sealed bags inside steel containers … Continue reading →

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Rebound or Backfire Effects of Energy Efficiency Mandates across the supply chain

Posted on March 8, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (March 8, 2011) describes the impact of energy efficiency mandates across products. Front loading washers, a response to energy efficient washer mandates, are observed to result in dirtier clothes and perhaps, as a consequence multiple … Continue reading →

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Electronic Component Suppliers for the iPad but OEMs too

Posted on March 4, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street journal article (March 4, 2011) describes an interesting global supply chain issue for electronic component suppliers like Toshiba, Samsung and LG Display (they supply memory chips or screens). These companies supply components used by Apple for their … Continue reading →

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Eliminating the ban on Mexican trucks crossing the US border

Posted on March 4, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (March 4, 2011) describes the announcement of the end of the 20 year ban  on Mexican truckers driving across the US border (the ban was a violation of the Nafta agreement). That ban has resulted … Continue reading →

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