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Tag Archives: Risk
Battery manufacturing capacity rampup and short and long term impact
An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes the US government’s $ 1.26 billion investment in battery capacity, and demands for rapid ramp up and hiring to create 6400 jobs. The slow growth rate implied only 2000 … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged China, competition, Consumers, Cost, Global, government, manufacturing, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Pipeline flow direction in Canada to accomodate tar sands output growth
A article in the Economist (May 26, 2012) describes the increased oil production from the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, estimated to gow to 72 % of Canada’s output by 2020 (from 58 % now). But getting that oil, which … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Capacity, China, Cost, Environment, Growth, Infrastructure, pipeline, regulation, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Should GMO food be labeled ?
An artcile in the New York Times (May 25, 2012) describes an unlawful effort to put stickers identifying food conatining GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) – now prevalent in most corn or soyabeans grown in the US. Proponents of GMO foods … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, GMO, Labeling, regulation, Retail, Risk, Sustainable, Trends
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Samsung and Sony attempt to enforce their prices at retailers
A Wall Street Journal article (May 23, 2012) describes a move by Samsung and Sony to force retailers to sell at manufacturer recommended prices or risk consequences. These might include loss of financing to market new products or restricted supply. … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Ecommerce, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Cost, Margins, pricing, Retail, Risk, Service, Supply Chain, Survival
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Should oil field truckers have special rules even if they cause accidents ?
An article in New York Times (May 14, 2012) described exemptions for oil field truckers that lets them take 24 hours off for 60 hours of work over seven consecutive days vs 34 hours for commercial truckers. This exemption was … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, fracking, Growth, Low Margins, oil truckers, regulation, Risk, Supply Chain, transport
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Uniqlo’s strategy for low priced apparel
An article in the New York Times (May 22, 2012) describes the Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo’s low price strategy for T-shirts ($ 9.90) and cashmere sweaters ($ 79.90). The company claims that it does not follow fashion fads but, instead, … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, competition, Cost, Design, fashion, Global, manufacturing, Margins, Retail, Risk, Uniqlo
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Lost opportunity for Pakistan’s textile mills ?
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (April 30,2012) describes Pakistan’s textile industry as one of the world’s largest,employing 20% of the country’s labor and $14 billion in exports. But in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad, that produces 50% of the output, power … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, Capacity, China, competition, Cost, disruption, Global, Infrastructure, manufacturing, Risk, Supply Chain, Survival
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Bangladesh – an emerging apparel manufacturer ?
An article in the New York Times (April 23,2012) describes the doubling of apparel exports from Bangladesh, compared to four years ago. Li & Fung, a manufacturer of apparel increased its procurement to over $1 billion in 2011, a 41% … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged competition, Cost, Global, Infrastructure, manufacturing, Outsourcing, Risk, Supply Chain
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Service constraints abroad and market access impact
An article in the New York Times (April 10,2012) describes restrictions on flight paths for UPS in China, and the consequent service disruption due to bad weather. The lack of route flexibility thus impacts service guarantees offered by UPS. Given … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged China, competition, Cost, Legal, Risk, river transport, Service, Supply Chain
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Is fiber optic cable capacity too much ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 3, 2012) suggests that fiber optic capacity expansion is too optimistic, pointing to 3% utilization of cable in big cities and new laser technology that expanded capacity in the past. But capacity … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, competition, Cost, Demand Surge, Global, Growth, regulation, Risk, Supply Chain, Survival, Trends
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Global Supply Chain Musings 