Tag Archives: Supply Chain

Impact of faulty US government data on pecan prices

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (April 5,2012) describes an overstatement of US pecan exports to Hong Kong and China in 2010 and 2011, which was corrected recently. The impact of higher exports was perceived impending shortages and thus … Continue reading →

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Programmable NFC Tags and supply chain impact

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (July 16,2012) describes programmable tags using NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on physical objects. These tags can be read by NFC readers or smartphones with the read capability. Uses include tags on spice jars that can … Continue reading →

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The interaction between the Renewable Fuel Standard, drought and hunger

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Opinion section of the Wall Street Journal (August 11, 2012) describes the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS, which requires use of 13 billion gallons of ethanol based fuel this year and 36 billion gallons by 2022) and … Continue reading →

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Boeing’s delivery delays, airline order cancellations and profit impact

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 24, 2012) describes a decision by Quantas Airlines to cancel orders for 35 Dreamliner airplanes. Delivery delays meant that the promised 20% fuel efficiency and 30 % lower maintenance costs did not … Continue reading →

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Boeing plans to ramp up production rates

Posted on September 2, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 30,2012) describes plans by Boeing to add another production line in Washington, in addition to one in North Carolina, thus increasing production rate to 10 Dreamliners across locations per month from the … Continue reading →

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Boeing’s 66th Dreamliner aircraft first to go to preflight from assembly

Posted on June 9, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 8, 2012) describes a milestone reached by the 66th Dreamliner aircraft – the first to reach normalized production i.e., go from assembly to preflight testing. That milestone was reached by the Airbus … Continue reading →

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Barnes & Noble claims elimination of agency pricing will increase prices

Posted on June 9, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (June 8, 2012) describes the Justice department’s settlement with publishers to eliminate “agency pricing” which was claimed to enable collusion among publishers for ebook prices. Under agency pricing, five publishers were allowed by … Continue reading →

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India’s large grain stockpiles, yet 21% undernourished

Posted on June 9, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (June 8, 2012), describes the 71 million tons of grain stockpiles in India, the world’s second largest invenory. But distribution to its poor citizens through ration shops is inefficient and corrupt, leaving 21% … Continue reading →

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Nokia’s smartphone component costs vs Apple’s iphone component costs

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes an estimate by iSuppli that components for the Nokia Lumia 900 cost $ 209 while those for the 16GB iPhone cost $ 190. But the Lumia sells for $ … Continue reading →

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Amazon requesting some of its sales tax back from California cities

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 31, 2012) describes a request by Amazon, which recently agreed to collect sales taxes for purchases soon, to get back some of the sales tax as an incentive. The company claims that … Continue reading →

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