Tag Archives: Infrastructure

Rice Husk Power Supply Chain in India

Posted on January 17, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in The New York Times (“A Light in India”, January 10,2011) describes a sustainable supply chain for electric power in the state of Bihar, India.  A short summary of the article – “In the past, over 1.8 billion … Continue reading →

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Russian Control of 50 % of US uranium in nuclear supply chain

Posted on January 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

A finanical Times article (Page 15, Dec 6, 2010) describes the takeover of Uranium One of Canada by ARMZ – a Russian state owned company and now owns two mines in Wyoming.  The impact is loss of control by the … Continue reading →

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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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India Supply Chain Costs of 12 % of GDP

Posted on October 23, 2010 by aviyer2010

A recent report (http://www.moneylife.in/article/4/8786.html) summarizes the CII report on “Global Competitiveness of Retail Strategies”. It lists India’s supply chain inefficiencies as costing the country over $ 65 billion each year and supply chain costs of 12-13 % as compared to … Continue reading →

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