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Toshiba Chip Plant Power Surge and Impact

Posted on January 10, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (Dec 10, 2010) described a 0.07 second power interruption at Toshiba’s Yokkaichi plant. The level of this power interruption was beyond anything planned for, thus causing a shut down of equipment and a potential 20 … Continue reading →

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Outsourcing Accounting to Sri Lanka

Posted on December 6, 2010 by aviyer2010

A recent New York Times article   (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/business/global/30lanka.html) describes the growing outsourcing of accounting services to companies in Sri Lanka.  The country has a large number (over 10,000) certified accountants with over 30,000 now enrolled.  Given the high literacy rate, and … Continue reading →

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Using phone credits to pay

Posted on December 6, 2010 by aviyer2010

Nicholas Kristof in an Op-Ed piece in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/opinion/05kristof.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp) writes about a program by Mercy Corps in Haiti. This NGO will transfer money to people’s phone accounts – the money, in the form of phone talk time, … Continue reading →

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iPad Sales Growth and Global Supply Chain Impact

Posted on October 13, 2010 by aviyer2010

iSuppli (weblink http://www.macrumors.com/2010/07/20/isuppli-boosts-ipad-sales-estimates-through-2012-to-nearly-100-million/) suggests a three year demand for iPads of 100 million units.  Even from the start of the year 2010 through the end, for a product whose category did not exist before its launch, the estimate is close … Continue reading →

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Supplier Diversification and survival

Posted on October 13, 2010 by aviyer2010

A Financial Times article (“Suppliers Shift Gears to Survive”, FT, Oct 5,2010) describes small to medium sized firms struggle for survival. But it brings up an interesting issue – can firms that monitor participants in the supply chain (that they … Continue reading →

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Forever 21 and dual sourcing

Posted on October 10, 2010 by aviyer2010

The Oct 5 edition of the Wall Street Journal described “fast fashion” at Forever 21, a chain started by Korean immigrants in Los Angeles. The store was reported to have revenues of over $ 3 billion in 2010. The company … Continue reading →

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Tod’s – “A Shoemaker that walks”

Posted on October 10, 2010 by aviyer2010

The New York Times (Oct 8,2010) reported on Tod’s an Italian shoemaker that has maintained manufacturing in Italy, and does all of its design and development based on the founding family’s instinct for comfortable design. The company focuses on its … Continue reading →

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