Tag Archives: Design

GM, Peugeot Alliance

Posted on March 6, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Feb 29,2012) describes a decision by General Motors to invest in 7% of Peugeot, creating an alliance. The associated $125 billion spend of the two companies is expected to deliver synergies in the … Continue reading →

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iPad Accessory makers and race to be ready for the new version

Posted on March 6, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in USA Today (March 6, 2012) describes a race by accessory makers to be ready with products for the new iPad 3, debuting on March 7. The market for iPad and iPhone accessories is estimated to be $ … Continue reading →

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Regulating copper in brake pads at the state level

Posted on February 6, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Feb 3, 2012) describes a proposal that requires that automobile brake pads decrease the copper content to less than 5 % by 2021 in Washington and less than 0.5 % by 2025 in California. … Continue reading →

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Economies of scale vs risk in concentrating hard drive production in Thailand

Posted on January 27, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Jan 20, 2012) describes the quandry faced by hard drive manufacturers in Thailand whose plants were deluged during the floods. Slow recovery of manufacturing raises the benefit of concentration of this industry (40-45 … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, Design, floods, Global, manufacturing, Risk, Supply Chain, Thailand | 1 Comment

Design for repairability for cell phones

Posted on January 25, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Sustainable Brands (http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/articles/sprint-pushes-phone-makers-design-reparability?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=brandsweekly&utm_campaign=january25) describes a push by Sprint to produce environmental standards for design of cell phones, in partnerhsip with Underwriters Labs (UL). The goal is to develop modular designs so that only the specific broken part … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged certirfication, Design, manufacturing, Modular, Service, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable | 1 Comment

The Berry Amendment for US Army sourcing and global supply chain impact

Posted on January 15, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (Jan 16,2012) describes the impact of the Berry Amendment, a 1941 amendment requiring self sufficiency of Army supplies. A current plan to have combat clothing made of silk to reduce the impact of IEDs (improvised explosive … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Design, Global, Imports, regulation, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable | 1 Comment

iPad 3 rumors, product transition and possible supply chain impact

Posted on December 30, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article by Louis Bedigian (Dec 29, 2011 http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/11/12/2231119/ipad-3s-most-significant-upgrade-will-be) describes rumors regarding a new iPad 3 and possible design choices. Will the new iPad 3 replace the older iPad 2 – as suggested by the Apple supply chain’s participants noticing … Continue reading →

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Boeing production rampup and the role of supply chain examiners

Posted on December 30, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Dec 30, 2011) describes Boeing’s backlog of 3,500 airplanes, worth $ 270 billion, and the need to rampup production by 60 % in the next three years to maintain delivery commitments. Competition from … Continue reading →

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Business Class seat comfort based airline competition and supply chain impact

Posted on December 23, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (Dec 19,2011) describes airline competition to attract business class passengers, who pay 3 to 10 times the economy fare, are 15 % of the seats but 50% of the flight revenue.Business class seats, with new features, … Continue reading →

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Reducing design elements to improve supply chain performance at Lego

Posted on December 23, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (Dec 19,2011) describes Lego’s decision to outsource themeparks, sell the entertainment division and decrease the number of design elements available to designers from 12,900 to 7,000. The company describes each new element as creating both mold … Continue reading →

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