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Tag Archives: Suppliers
How widespread is counterfeit food ?
An article in the New York Times (June 26,2013) describes counterfeit foods such as vegetable oil in chocolate bars, peanuts in almond powder, water in olive oil, liquor marketed as tequila, engine oil in olive oil, nonbranded vodka sold as … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, counterfeit, Food, Global, manufacturing, regulation, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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The impact of short cell phone life cycles in Japan
An article in the New York Times (June 26,2013) describes the example of Sony’s Xperia Z smartphone whose life cycle started on February 9 but ended one month later after selling 1 million units. The dominance of cell phone carriers … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, cellphones, competition, Consumers, Cost, Design, Global, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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US egg price rise (by 42%) and global supply chain impact
An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 14, 2013) describes a 42% rise in US egg prices and explores possible reasons. One key reason is the avian influenza in Mexico that has created a dramatic demand increase in US … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Cost, Demand Surge, eggs, exports, Global, Mexico, price increase, Retail, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Trends
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How are US paintbrush makers globally competitive ?
An article in the New York Times (June 18,2013) describes the competitiveness of over 139 broom, brush and mop manufacturers in the US undeterred by competition from CHina. One company, Kirschner, survives by making no changes in its manufacturing and … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged brush, China, competition, Consumers, Cost, Design, manufacturing, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain, US
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Oxfam assists Unilever to assess worker conditions at Vietnamese supplier locations
An article in the Financial Times (June 11,2013) describes the use of Oxfam’s personnel by Unilever to audit its suppliers in Vietnam to assess worker management practices. Oxfam focuses on worker wages, working hours and the extent of contract labor … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Collaboration, Consumers, Cost, ethical, Oxfam, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Unilever, Vietnam
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Tracking medicines to prevent counterfeits in the US
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (June 3,2013) describes a plan to install a digital ID on tablet bottles to track them as they move through the supply chain. Individual companies would have to be registered in the Federal licenses and subject … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Design, manufacturing, Risk, sensors, Suppliers, Supply Chain, tracking
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Palm oil using manufacturer constraints impact Indonesia’s forests
An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (June 3,2013) describes sourcing restrictions for palm oil by Nestle, Unilever and Cargill which bans palm oil grown in virgin rain forest land. The impact is a move by the Indonesian government to ban virgin rain … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged Consumers, Cost, Environment, Global, Indonesia, palm oil, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable
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Are European manufacturers globally competitive in making premium components or products ?
An article in the Financial Times (May 29, 2013) describes a collection of Italian manufacturers – Luxottica for eyewear, Sogefi for premium auto parts and Guala Closures for premium bottle caps that prevent counterfeiting. They compete globally to make premium … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capability, competition, Cost, Design, Efficiency, exports, Global, Italy, manufacturing, Suppliers, Supply Chain
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US forests to fuel European power plants – a green supply chain ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 28, 2013) describes exports of US forest generated pellets to replace coal in European power plants as Europe cuts down on fossil fuel use and tries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability
Tagged coal, Coordination, Cost, Environment, Europe, exports, Global, power plants, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Sustainable, USA, wood pellets
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The economics of the $6.75 shirt in Bangladesh
In an article in the Wall Street Journal (May 16, 2013), a manufacturer, Rubana Haq, describes the producer margins in a $6.75 shirt he manufactures. He claims that it costs $4.75 to buy the cotton cloth and $1 for the … Continue reading
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