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Tag Archives: Global
Rare Earths Supply Challenges
A New York Times article (February 19,2011, B5) summarizes a report published by the American Physical Society (http://aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=236337) on energy critical materials mainly rare earths (tellurium, gallium. indium, germanium, lithium). They highlight a few issues (a) these rare earths are … Continue reading
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Tagged Capacity, Dual Sourcing, Global, Trends
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Operational Hedging vs Currency Hedging
An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 19, 2011) describes the move towards operational hedging – by shifting production across a global network of plants rather than pay for currency hedging. The article lists Nissan, Autoliv (seatbelt and airbag … Continue reading
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Tagged Capacity, Global, Outsourcing, Supply Chain
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Grocery Co-ops of small stores competing with Supermarkets
The Economist (January 29, 2011, pg 64) describes how a collection of small stores are uniting as a co-op to develop customer loyalty cards, negotiate with branded manufacturers and offer electronic discounts to preferred customers. The article comments on the … Continue reading
Adjusting Runway designs to new material cost realities
A Wall Street Journal article (February 17, 2011, D1) describes changes in runway designs to accommodate the rising prices of cotton, silk etc. One designer describes changes in material (leather to crinkled satin), length of the dress, number of bows … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged fashion, Global, Growth, manufacturing, Sustainable, Trends
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Differential inspection of generic manufacturing facilities
An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 16, 2011, B1-3) describes the fact that FDA inspection of US pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities is usually once every two years but foreign plants are inspected less frequently, with 64 % of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Capacity, Cost, Demand Surge, Global, manufacturing, Supply Chain
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Political Risk and Global Supply Chain Impact
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
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged exports, Global, Growth, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Global Supply Chain Impact
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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Commodity price increases, margin impact and choices
A Wall Street Journal article (14 February 2011) describes the impact of commodity price increases have driven down average operating margins – by $ 500 million for Kraft and $ 1 billion for Proctor & Gamble. The focus on productivity … Continue reading
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Tagged Global, Growth, Margins, Outsourcing, Supply Chain
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Modular Nuclear Reactors and attaining carbon footprint reduction
The New York Times (13 February 2011) has an article describing a plan to subsidize design of modular nuclear reactors that can be manufactured in a factory and transported, like modular homes, to replace coal fired power plants at their … Continue reading
Dredging the Missisisippi, transport costs and global competitiveness
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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Tagged Costs, exports, Global, Infrastructure, river transport, Supply Chain
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Global Supply Chain Musings 