Tag Archives: Survival

Neiman Marcus Assortment changes and potential impact

Posted on February 16, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (15 February 2011) describes the past strategy at Neiman Marcus and changes to respond to the 30 % sales drop in December 2008.   The article describes that 50 % of its sales were generated … Continue reading →

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US Manufacturing decreases and possible Innovation Impact

Posted on February 14, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (February 12, 2011) describes the drop in employment in US manufacturing – from 11.6 million in 1979 to 8.1 million in 2010, and worries about the consequent impact on innovation.  Some experts suggest that manufacturing … Continue reading →

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China to Stockpile Rare Earth Metals, should the US do so too ?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (February 7,2011) describes plans by the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources to build reserves of rare earth metals in order to protect their industries, impact pollution and manage the supply and demand relationship for … Continue reading →

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Rare Earths Sourcing in Japan

Posted on January 13, 2011 by aviyer2010

Businessweek (Jan 10, 2011, page 9) has an article discussing the supply of rare earth metals (neodymium, dysprosium etc).  China supplies 97 % of the world’s demand for rare earth metals – but cut exports by 72 % in 2010 … Continue reading →

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Recycled Paper Availability and Supplier Partnerships

Posted on January 12, 2011 by aviyer2010

A Wall Street Journal article (Page B5, January 10, 2011) focuses on the collaboration with suppliers of recycled paper that paper company SCA – which uses the fiber to make recycled paper for napkins, toilet paper etc.  By investing in … Continue reading →

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Using phone credits to pay

Posted on December 6, 2010 by aviyer2010

Nicholas Kristof in an Op-Ed piece in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/opinion/05kristof.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp) writes about a program by Mercy Corps in Haiti. This NGO will transfer money to people’s phone accounts – the money, in the form of phone talk time, … Continue reading →

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Supplier Diversification and survival

Posted on October 13, 2010 by aviyer2010

A Financial Times article (“Suppliers Shift Gears to Survive”, FT, Oct 5,2010) describes small to medium sized firms struggle for survival. But it brings up an interesting issue – can firms that monitor participants in the supply chain (that they … Continue reading →

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