Tag Archives: Suppliers

FDA responsible for generic drug shortages ?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in Forbes (http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2011/06/24/drug-shortages-the-new-death-panel/) describes strong FDA enforcement of Good Manufacturing practices with zero tolerances for generic manufacturers. Any violation causes shut down of a production line, with alternate suppliers requiring lengthy permissions to ramp up to compensate. In … Continue reading →

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College apparel and provider sourcing strategies

Posted on September 24, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (Sept 23, 2011) describes frustration expressed by student groups at Ohio State and University of Southern California because contracts for manufacturing their school apparel was granted to a unit of the Dallas Cowboys that has … Continue reading →

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Are Samsung’s Galaxy Tablet Sales real ?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN Money (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/09/04/samsung-on-the-run/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortunebrainstormtech+%28Fortune+Brainstorm+Tech%29) describes a statement by a manager at Lenovo that suggests that Samsung’s purported 1 million Galaxy Tablet units shipped to retailers generated just 20,000 units of sales. Did Samsung stuff the channel to gain reputation … Continue reading →

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The logic of producing more HP Touchpads at a loss

Posted on September 3, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in CNN Money (August 31, 2011)  describes a possible reason HP would produce Touchpads and sell them at a loss (for $ 99, from a list price of $ 499) even though the division is being shut down.  … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs, Apple’s product demand and Asian supplier network impact

Posted on August 27, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 26, 2011) describes the potential impact of Steve Jobs resignation as CEO of Apple on the company’s possible new products and demand. Given that many of Apple’s suppliers are in Asia and … Continue reading →

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Incompatible plug-in for electric car battery charging

Posted on August 27, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (August 26, 2011) describes the incompatible standards for fast charging 480 volt chargers that can charge a Nissan Leaf in half an hour. The issue is that standards for these fast chargers are not set, … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace’s Dirty Laundry report and Puma’s Commitment

Posted on August 18, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Greenpeace report ‘Dirty Laundry” (http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/reports/Dirty-Laundry/) describes results from water samples from the Yangtze and the Pearl river deltas. Their analysis suggests significant levels of chemical contamination that are potentially hazardous and can impact fish populations too.  The report urges … Continue reading →

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Heavy Equipment monitoring and Energy Savings

Posted on June 1, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 1, 2011) describes the use of electronic monitoring of heavy equipment (bulldozers, dump trucks etc) to decrease costs.  One contractor claims that his excavators were idling 48 % of the time in … Continue reading →

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Publishing vaccine prices paid across the UN system and impact

Posted on May 31, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (May 27,2011) describes a decision by the United Nations Children’s Fund to list prices paid for vaccines on its website. The goal is to permit price transparency and thus, perhaps, to lower prices … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Tsunami and global supply chain resilience

Posted on May 31, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the International Herald Tribune (May 30, 2011) describes the resilience of companies like STM Microelectronics, that has managed to maintain their global supply chain smoother than expected. A survey of supply chain managers analyzed by the Gartner … Continue reading →

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