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Tag Archives: Legal
Should “digital instructions for physical products” be protected by US copyright laws
An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 12, 2015″ titled “Digital Patent cases Faces Skeptics”, describes a current appeals court hearing involving ClearCorrect, a company that used digital data from Pakistan to manufacture custom orthodontic devices, thus violating the … Continue reading
Foxconn’s plans for a US manufacturing location
An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Foxconn Weighs Plan for US Plant” (January 27,2014) describes a statement by Foxconn’s chairman that the company would invest in capital intensive manufacturing in the US. He claims that the company plans … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, Efficiency, Global, Growth, Legal, manufacturing, Service, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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Should Lumber Liquidators be responsible for its Chinese supplier’s wood sources
An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Lumber Liquidators’ Offices Raided) (Sept 28, 2013 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303342104579101042712448428.html) describes a Federal government raid on Lumber Liquidators’ offices to find evidence of use of Mongolian oak and Korean pine logged illegally in Russia. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged China, Consumers, Cost, Global, Imports, Legal, lumber, Russia, Siberian tiger, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Should Tesla be permitted to sell cars direct to consumer ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2013) describes the electric car company Tesla’s attempt to sell direct to consumer from its own stores. The company can do so in states such as New York, New jersey, Massachusetts, … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, cars, Consumers, Cost, dealerships, Legal, Margins, Retail, Supply Chain
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Should Europe ban the “beaching” of old ships flying the European flag?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 13,2013) describes a move to ban the beaching of old ships (flying European flags), a method used in India and Bangladesh to recycle old ships. Instead, recycling will require use of dry … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged beaching, Capacity, Consumers, Cost, Global, Legal, recycling, regulation, ships, Supply Chain, Survival, Sustainable
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Should patent length vary by industry to spur innovation ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 24,2013) describes a proposal to vary patent protection length by industry, rather than the US standard of 17 years. It reports the chairman of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, as suggesting 3 years as … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, iinovation, Legal, Margins, patent length, Supply Chain
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Federal labeling standards for GMO foods ?
An article in the New York Times (January 31,2013) describes a move by food manufacturers and retailers like Wal-Mart to urge the FDA to propose labeling standards for food. Their reason, proposed state level labeling initiatives by 20 states. In … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Cost, demand, Environment, exports, Global, Legal, regulation, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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The 340B discount drug program and supply chain leakage
An article in the New York Times (February 12, 2013) describes problems with the 340B drug program that requires pharmaceutical companies to provide 20 to 50 % discount to hospitals treating low income and uninsured patients and accounts for about … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumers, Cost, healthcare, leakage, Legal, pharmaceutical, Retail, Risk, Supply Chain
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Manufacturer’s efforts to prevent use of their drugs for lethal injections
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (February 11,2013) describes efforts by European manufacturers to prevent use of their drugs for lethal injections in US prisons (to enforce the death penalty). Because capital punishment is illegal across Europe, European governments, such as Italy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cost, exports, Global, Legal, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, regulation, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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The overturning of E.P.A.’s mandate for biofuel use and associated questions
An article in the New York Times (January 26, 2013) describes the overturning of a mandate by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding use of “liquids made from woody crops and wastes in car a truck fuels”. But the lack … Continue reading
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Tagged Capacity, Cost, Environment, Legal, regulation, Risk, Sustainable
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Global Supply Chain Musings 