Tag Archives: Inventory

Drug Shortages and Senate Response

Posted on February 2, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (1 February 2011) cites 178 drugs in short supply in 2010, requiring hospitals to scramble to find alternate drugs, new sources of supply etc.  These alternative treatments that ncrease costs or require approvals of untested … Continue reading →

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Choosing Inventories when Economy Recovery is Uneven

Posted on January 27, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (January 27, 2011, B6) describes the challenges associated with choosing the right level of inventory given uncertainty in the US economic recovery. The article claims that Kimberly Clark managers cut production in the fourth quarter … Continue reading →

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Apple’s Global Supply Chain Changes

Posted on January 24, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (January 24, 2011, B1) describes changes to Apple’s global supply chain orchestrated by the COO, Tim Cook.  It claims that when Apple owned plants in California, Ireland and Singapore, the supply chain had 90 days … Continue reading →

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US Factory Output, Capacity Utilization Increases

Posted on January 17, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (January 15,2011) reports that US factory output rose 0.8 % in December (from November).  Capacity utilization was reported to increase to 76 % from 75.4 % in November and business inventories increased 0.2 … Continue reading →

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