Tag Archives: disruption

Drug Shortages in the US – other issues

Posted on September 13, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Economist (Sept 3, 2011, pg 29) describes the increase in drug shortages from 58 drugs in 2004 to 211 in 2010 and 198 by Sept 2011.  Most of these drugs are generics whose prices are set … Continue reading →

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Are Samsung’s Galaxy Tablet Sales real ?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN Money (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/09/04/samsung-on-the-run/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29) describes a statement by a manager at Lenovo that suggests that Samsung’s purported 1 million Galaxy Tablet units shipped to retailers generated just 20,000 units of sales. Did Samsung stuff the channel to gain reputation … Continue reading →

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Plans to fix the US Postal System to avoid closure

Posted on September 5, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (Sept 5, 2011) describes the financial crisis at the US Postal Service, which saw volumes decline by 22 % in the alst five years and is estimated to loose another 30 % of volume in the … Continue reading →

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Struggling with recovery from the Tsunami – Honda vs the rest

Posted on August 18, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (August 17, 2011) describes differences in the recovery from the tsunami across Nisaan, Toyota and Honda. While Nissan has 54 days of inventory in stock, Toyota has 34 days and Honda 18 days of supply.  … Continue reading →

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Global Trade, earthworms and potatoes

Posted on August 6, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Saturday essay by Charles Mann (Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2011) provides a fascinating story of the impact of stowaways as a party of global trade. He describes how earthworms made their way as part of the English dirt … Continue reading →

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US Auto supply chain recovery from tsunami related glitches and growth impact

Posted on July 28, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (July 27, 2011) links the impact of the tsunami, and part shortages, on US auto production (a drop of 5.9 %) and thus dampened growth of the US economy in the second quarter 2011 (1.9 … Continue reading →

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Vertical Integration, Global Supply Chains and reliable power in India

Posted on July 27, 2011 by aviyer2010

The New York Times (July 27, 2011) describes a vertically integrated global supply chain built by the Adani Group – with coal mined in their mines in Indonesia, South Korean manufactured ships transporting it 4,000 miles to their port in … Continue reading →

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Impact of the DOT delay rule on flight cancellations

Posted on June 13, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/13/tarmac.delays.cancellations/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12) describes the impact of the new Department of Transportation rile that penalizes airlines up to $ 27,500 per passenger for ground delays of more than three hours.  The result was a drop in such delays … Continue reading →

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Automobile OEM custom chips and Japanese supply bottlenecks

Posted on April 28, 2011 by aviyer2010

An International Herald Tribune article (April 27, 2011) describes the impact of the earthquake caused destruction to chip manufacturer Renesas Electronics with a 40 % market share of automobile microcontrollers.  The company was formed by the merger of three chip … Continue reading →

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US Companies ramp up to fill Japanese supplier delivery issues

Posted on April 15, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in BloombergBusinessweek (April 11-17, 2011, page 18) describes the impact of the Japanese tsunami and consequent supply disruptions. US suppliers such as Microchip Technology claim to be ready to ramp up production to meet demand, with a preference … Continue reading →

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