Tag Archives: Suppliers

Target pulls Kindles from its stores in a spat with Amazon

Posted on May 18, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 3,2012) describes a decision by Target to stop selling Amazon’s Kindles in its stores. The article describes worries by Target that “showrooming” – a practice of scanning items in the store to … Continue reading →

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Possible reasons for Microsoft to invest in the Nook – Barnes & Noble’s ereader

Posted on May 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An announcement of Microsoft’s investment in the Nook, Barnes & Noble’s ereader, was described in an article in the New York Times (May 1, 2012). But there are many possible reasons for this investment. Does the use of the Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Rising palladium prices and drivers

Posted on May 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 25, 2012) describes rising prices of palladium, a metal used in gasoline car exhausts. It is the sister metal of platinum, used in diesel car exhausts. Rising sales in the US and … Continue reading →

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McDonalds and their supply chain visibilty strategy

Posted on April 26, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek(April 23, 2012) describes pressures on McDonalds to identify its food supply chain. Chipotle focuses on its meat being obtained from pen free and cage free organic cources and vegetables from farms within 350 miles. Five Guys … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart, the Environmental Defense Fund and sustainable supply chains

Posted on April 15, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 14, 2012) describes a partnership between the Environmental Defense Council (EDF) and Wal-Mart, as the retailer attempt to make its supply chain more sustainable. Wal-Mart would like to get to zero waste, … Continue reading →

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The supply chain for songs

Posted on April 8, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New Yorker (March 26, 2012) describes the role of producers (who generate chord progressions, beats and computerized synths), “top-line” writers (who generate melodies, lyrics and hooks to attract listeners) – who then market to performers to … Continue reading →

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The risk in Apple’s IP protection and litigation strategy

Posted on April 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (April 2, 2012) describes Apple’s jihad against Google, Samsung, Motorola and their Andrioid powered hardware devices. But each specific IP case dredges up prior art – work by other several years ahead of Apple, thus casuing … Continue reading →

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The global supply chain for outsourced services

Posted on March 28, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (March 19,2012) describes new locations for higher level outsourced work – accounting, research, marketing etc. New locations in Argentina, Guatemala, Poland and Brazil, enable these tasks to be performed closer to the customer, despite being more … Continue reading →

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“Pay for response” model for drug payment and consequences

Posted on March 18, 2012 by aviyer2010

An Op-Ed by Sam Waksal in the New York Times (March 7,2012) suggests a pay for response model for drug payments, where the measurable impact of drugs would trigger payments. The author claims that such payment schemes would incent drug … Continue reading →

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How many US jobs did Apple create ?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (March 7,2012) describes a report by Apple claiming go have created 517,000 US jobs. While the number includes jobs created at glass panel and chip manufacturing plants at Corning and Samsung, it also … Continue reading →

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