Tag Archives: Supply Chain

The rising role of Supply Chain Finance

Posted on June 24, 2016 by aviyer2010

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 | Leave a comment

The productivity benefits from Amazon ‘s Kiva robots

Posted on June 20, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in Quartz (http://qz.com/709541/amazon-is-just-beginning-to-use-robots-in-its-warehouses-and-theyre-already-making-a-huge-difference/) claims that the “click to ship” time at Amazon has decreased from 60-75 minutes with human operators to 15 minutes using Kiva robots. In addition, with robots, warehouse inventory can increase by 50%, thus decreasing … Continue reading →

Posted in competitiveness, consumer, Cost, Ecommerce, logistics, Operations Management, productivity, Service Operations, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon.com, Capacity, competition, Consumers, mgmt5612019, mgmt5612020, Supply Chain | 161 Comments

Shopping cart robots at Walmart ?

Posted on June 20, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the website geek.com (http://www.geek.com/news/walmart-is-turning-its-shopping-carts-into-robots-that-follow-you-1658786/) describes a partnership between Walmart and Five element Robotics to assist Walmart shoppers using a personal robot. The goal is to have the robot gather things in the shopper’s shopping list and freeing … Continue reading →

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Are droids better than drones for last mile delivery ?

Posted on April 21, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the Chicago Tribune (April 19, 2016) titled “Droids, not drones, are the future of e-commerce deliveries”, describes plans by Starship Technologies to develp mobile delivery robots to do home deliveries. The company claims that its robots weigh … Continue reading →

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Implications of the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act 2015” passed by Congress

Posted on September 17, 2015 by aviyer2010

A discussion of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act in (http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2015/jul/23-0) describes the law’s impact on blocking states from passing voluntary GMO labeling laws. A Cornell study by William Lesser had estimated the impact of such labels at $500 … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Supply Management Policy and TPP

Posted on August 30, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in Business News Network (http://www.bnn.ca/News/2015/6/26/3-things-to-know-about-the-Trans-Pacific-Partnership.aspx) reports on the impact of the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) pact being negotiated between 12 countries on supply management approaches used for milk, cheese and eggs. Under supply management, the Canadian government controls the … Continue reading →

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Brick and mortar stores using ecommerce tricks

Posted on August 12, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 12, 2015) titled “Web retailers Teach In-store Tricks” describes Macy’s display of one item each of swimsuits, with shoppers using an app to get their size to try on. Freeing up the … Continue reading →

Posted in competitiveness, consumer, Cost, product, retailers, Service Operations | Tagged Cost, Ecommerce, Inventory, lead time, Retail, Risk, Service, Supply Chain, Web retailers | 5 Comments

Should “digital instructions for physical products” be protected by US copyright laws

Posted on August 12, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (August 12, 2015″ titled “Digital Patent cases Faces Skeptics”, describes a current appeals court hearing involving ClearCorrect, a company that used digital data from Pakistan to manufacture custom orthodontic devices, thus violating the … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, intellectual property, Liability, manufacturer, mgmt5612019, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Global, Imports, Legal, mgmt5612019, Supply Chain | 62 Comments

Auto Demand and supply mismatch worries impact platinum prices

Posted on October 1, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (September 29, 2014) titled “Platinum Skids on Car-Demand Worries” describes the recent price drop for platinum and traces the volatility of prices of the metal recently. A strike in a South African mine … Continue reading →

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The Ebola premium added to cocoa prices ?

Posted on September 21, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2014) titled “Cocoa Prices Surge on Ebola Fears” describes concerns about the cocoa growing regions in West Africa, including Ghana and the Ivory Coast who grow 60% of the world’s supply, … Continue reading →

Posted in Capacity, Cost, disruption, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged chocolate, cocoa, disruption, Ebola, prices, Products, Supply Chain | 16 Comments