Tag Archives: Global

Does fast fashion enhance poor garment manufacturer working conditions in Bangladesh ?

Posted on September 16, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New Yorker by James Surowicki (May 20,2013) quotes MIT political scientist Richard Locke as suggesting that fast fashion, with short cycle times, high variety and demands for quick turnaround, force garment manufacturers to demand poor working … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Apparel, Bangladesh, Capacity, Cost, fashion, fast, Global, manufacturing, Margins, Outsourcing, Supply Chain | 16 Comments

Will shuffling aluminum ingots between warehouses increase commodity prices ?

Posted on July 21, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (July 21, 2013) claims that commodity traders, who have purchased large stocks of aluminum ingots, but are required to ship out from warehouses at a rate of 3,000 tons. But these traders are … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, Global, Inventory, Risk, Suppliers, warehouse | 1 Comment

Inconsistent responses across governments to the Dreamliner beacon fire

Posted on July 20, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (July 20, 2013) describes inconsistencies between the British aerospace authority’s proposal to request that beacon batteries be disabled vs the US FAA’s plan to inspect these batteries vs the Japanese authorities plans to … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged beacon, Britain, Design, Dreamliner, FAA, Global, inconsitency, manufacturer, regulation, Supply Chain, US | Leave a comment

Will the US govt proposal to the Bangladesh govt improve garment factory conditions

Posted on July 20, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (July 20, 2013) describes a proposal by the US govt to Bangladesh for the country to regain its suspended trade privileges with the US. The plan includes creation of a public database of … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Bangladesh, exports, garments, Global, manufacturing, regulation, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain, US | Leave a comment

The US alliance vs the European accord’s plans for Bangladesh garment factories

Posted on July 18, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (July 14,2013) describes plans by an alliance of the US retailers to offer shared inspection reports of over 500 factories in Bangladesh, loans from a pool of $100 million to factory owners to … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Apparel, Bangladesh, Capacity, Collaboration, Cost, Europe, Global, inspection, manufacturing, Retailers, Suppliers, Supply Chain, US | 24 Comments

The Thai mountain of rice inventory and global supply chain worries

Posted on July 18, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the Financial Times (July 18, 2013) describes the impact of the 50% price premium offered by the Thai government to rice farmers that last few years, leading to a drop in Thai rice exports and a surge … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Consumers, Cost, Farmers, Global, Imports, India, Inventory, rice, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Thailand, Vietnam | Leave a comment

Competition and monitoring challenges of apparel manufacturing in Cambodia

Posted on July 6, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (July 6, 2013) describes the evolution of the role of “Better Factories Cambodia” and its monitoring of working conditions in Cambodia’s apparel factories. Though initially focused on public release of its reports, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Apparel, Cambodia, competition, Cost, Global, humane, manufacturing, Outsourcing, regulation, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

The impact of WTO’s ruling to eliminate COOL in US food products

Posted on July 5, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the url (http://info.usa-c.com/2013/05/06/wto-may-23rd-and-cool/) reports on a World Trade Organization ruling requiring US food products to stop the Country of origin labeling (COOL) on food products after May 23, 2013. The WTO ruled that COOL labels are barriers … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Consumers, Cost, Country of origin label (COOL), Food, Global, Labeling, regulation, WTO | Leave a comment

The global supply chain that clothes US consumers

Posted on July 4, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (July 1,2013) displays data from the Office of Textiles and Apparel at the US Department of Commerce to show exporting countries that clothe US consumers. The participants range from China (exporting $553 million pairs of cotton … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Cost, Global, Outsourcing, regulation, Retail, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain | Leave a comment

Will any of the two proposed rail options or the new proposed canal option compete with the Panama Canal ?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (July 1,2013) described a proposed Chinese-led plan to build a $40 billion canal in Nicaragua, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But two other rail options have been proposed too. A $10 billion Taiwanese proposal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, China, competition, Cost, Global, Guatemala, Honduras, interoceanic, Nicaragua, Panama Canal, rail, ship, Supply Chain, Taiwan, transport | Leave a comment