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Tag Archives: Suppliers
Cocoa risks – high prices, the EU deforestation initiative, cocoa substitutes
An article in foodnavigator.com titled “Six startups rethinking cocoa for alt choc innovation” describes the combined impact of cocoa bean prices exceeding 10,000 euro per metric ton and the new European Deforestation Regulation starting December 2024 as driving substitutes for cocoa. Celleste … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Global, regulation, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Boeing division, to independent supplier, back to Boeing, the story of Spirit Aerosystems
An article in the Wall Street Journal (July 2, 2024) titled “Boeing Calls Time on the Great American Outsourcing” describes the reintegration of supplier Sport Aerosystems back into Boeing as a failed attempt at outsourcing. When Spirit split from Boeing, … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Coordination, Cost, logistics, Made in USA, manufacturer, Operations Management, productivity, supplier
Tagged Capacity, competition, Cost, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Treating patient’s at home: good idea or potential liability?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 13, 2024) titled “Hospital’s New Push: Treat Patients in Their Homes”, describes the over 23,000 Medicare treated at home through April this year. The rules require the patients to be less than … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, consumer, Coordination, Cost, Liability, logistics
Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Global freight charges surge in response to supply chain demand and supply disruptions
An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 24, 2024) titled “Ocean Shipping Prices are Pushing Towards Pandemic-Era Highs” describes the doubling of freight from Asia to the East coast of the US. It suggests that the Houthi rebel ship … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Capacity, China, congestion, logistics, Made in USA, ordering, Prices, ship, supplier, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Cost, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Supply Bottlenecks at Catrike, an adult tricycle manufacturer
An article in the New York Times titled “What an Adult Tricycle says about the world’s bottleneck problems” (August 23, 2021) describes the 500 adult bikes, and $ 2 million in inventory, waiting for a $30 derailleurs from a Taiwanese … Continue reading
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Tagged bottleneck, Capacity, lead time, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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How will blockchains impact supply chains ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Toyota Unit Joins R3 Blockchain group” (June 23, 2016) describes Toyota’s plan for use of blockchain, an online distributed ledger technology, for non-monetary transactions. The article claims that blockchains can track auto … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, consumer, Cost, disruption, emb2021, Global Contexts, logistics, manufacturer, Supply Chain Issues, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged blockchain, competition, Cost, emb2021, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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The rising role of Supply Chain Finance
An article in the Harvard Business Review by Rogers et al (“The Rise of FinTech in Supply Chains, June 22, 2016) describes the increased role of payments processing across a supply chain. They describe the flexibility for suppliers to access … Continue reading
Posted in competitiveness, Cost, delivery, ordering, Prices, Supply Chain Issues, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Capacity, Cost, financing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Will negative interest rates cause suppliers to demand later payments?
An article in the New York Times (February 12, 2016) titled “Negative 0.5 % interest rates: Why people are paying to save”, asks if suppliers, in a shift from the past, prevent buyers from paying up front. The logic is … Continue reading
Posted in competitiveness, Cost, delivery, emb2021, logistics, manufacturer, ordering
Tagged emb, emb2021, imm, Inventory, lead time, negative interest, payment, Suppliers
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Consumer expectations regarding Ethical Behavior by Companies and associated trust issues
An article in the Sustainable Brand newsletter (http://tinyurl.com/companytrust) describes a study by Princeton Survey Research Associates that claims that 96% expect companies to behave ethically, 90% expect a focus on protecting the environment and 76% expect companies to limit their … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer, Cost, Environment, ethics, global supply chain, profit, Suppliers, trust
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Will the SupplierPay program boost small business sales ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (July 11, 2014) titled “Apple, Coca-Cola Among Firms Signed on to White House Plan for Small Suppliers”, describes a voluntary plan announced at the White House under which small suppliers would be paid … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Coordination, Cost, financing, payment terms, Quickpay, Risk, SupplierPay, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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Global Supply Chain Musings 