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Airflow Sensor shortage from Japanese supplier and auto OEM impact

Posted on March 25, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (March 24, 2011) describes the supply chain impact of part shortages from a Japanese company, Hitachi Automotive, that has a 60 % world market share of mass airflow sensors that measure airflow to car engines. … Continue reading →

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Energy, Jobs, Salmon, the river and the Environment

Posted on February 20, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (February 20, 2011) describes a tussle between energy and job creation and the river routes of the salmon along the Columbia river.  Companies in Montana want to bring coal by rail line to … Continue reading →

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Political Risk and Global Supply Chain Impact

Posted on February 16, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Economist (Schumpeter, February 12, 2011, pg 75) describes the impact of political risk on the supply chain. It starts with the abrupt impact of the changes in Egypt on the company that controlled 67 % of … Continue reading →

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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Global Supply Chain Impact

Posted on February 15, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the International Herald Tribune (14 February 2011) describes the TPP – which involves the Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (and possibly Japan).  The article describes the possible impact of such a pact … Continue reading →

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Dredging the Missisisippi, transport costs and global competitiveness

Posted on February 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 12, 2011) describes the US Army Corps of Engineers claim that they are running short of dredging funds to dredge to the preferred widths and depths.  The impact is that pilots of … Continue reading →

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US Exports and Manufacturing Sector Significance

Posted on February 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article by Floyd Norris (February 12, 2011, B3) describes the composition of US exports in 2010 – with around $ 1 trillion in exports by the manufacturing sector and around $ 0.55 trillion in exports by … Continue reading →

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