Tag Archives: regulation

Nature’s closed loop supply chain at the Palmyra Atoll

Posted on May 19, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 19, 2012) describes a closed loop supply chain fosterd by nature. Birs, in this case red-footed boobies, nest high on the trees and feed on fish and squid. Their waste, guano, is … Continue reading →

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Figuring out if Chinese solar panel manufacturers are dumping in the US

Posted on May 18, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 16, 2012) describes possible countries whose cost structure could be used to estimate costs in China. In the past, costs in India i.e., labor, material, rent, electricity have been used as a … Continue reading →

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Will Exxon Mobil be less competitive by being more transparent ?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (May 14, 2012) describes efforts by ExxonMobil, among others, to eliminate a 1305 requirement under the Dodd Frank bill requiring timely disclosure of payments to countries when oil is extracted by US corporations. Such data would … Continue reading →

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Apple’s global supply chain flow choices and tax impact

Posted on May 3, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 2,2012) describes choices made by Apple in the organization of its product flows to avoid taxes. Apple’s distibutors in Germany are called “commissionaires” and do not take possession of inventory. Thus German … Continue reading →

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Harmonizing trade regulations and supply chain impact

Posted on May 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

In an article in the Wall Street Journal (May 1,2012) Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, describes steps taken by the US government to harmonize regulations across countries to reduce costs. Examples cited … Continue reading →

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The “Swissness” of watches made in Switzerland

Posted on April 28, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 28, 2012) describes plans to change the current “Swiss-made” labeling requiring 50 % of the value of movement to be made in Switzerland, with new 80% requirement. Swiass watches account for 3 … Continue reading →

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An alternate plan to rescue the US Postal Service

Posted on April 26, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 17,2012) provides an alternative to the current plan to shut post offices and decase delivery days. The Pistal workers union suggests increasing stamp prices, providing delivery services for pharmaceutical delivery etc as … Continue reading →

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The potential impact of capping patient co-pay on drug prices

Posted on April 15, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 12,2012) describes efforts to cap the patient co-pay amounts to shield them from he high cost of specialty drugs – that account for 1% of the units sold but 17 % of … Continue reading →

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Did Apple’s agency model for ebooks enable collusion ?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 12, 2012) describes a Justice department lawsuit accusing Apple and five publishers of e-books price fixing. Given declining e-book prices, five large publishers agreed to an “agency model” of pricing whereby Apple … Continue reading →

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Improving the competitiveness of Portugal’s ports

Posted on April 7, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Economist (March 24,2012) describes the drop in prices per container from $1000 to $300 from Asia to Europe as ship capacities increased to 14,000 containers. Portugal’s deep ports can accommodate these ships but are uncompetitive for … Continue reading →

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