Tag Archives: Sustainable

The Berry Amendment for US Army sourcing and global supply chain impact

Posted on January 15, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (Jan 16,2012) describes the impact of the Berry Amendment, a 1941 amendment requiring self sufficiency of Army supplies. A current plan to have combat clothing made of silk to reduce the impact of IEDs (improvised explosive … Continue reading →

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From China to Cambodia – shifts in the global apparel supply chain

Posted on January 14, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (Jan 16,2012) describes the impact of the rising yuan, environmental rule enforcement and rising wages (18 to 20% annually the past three years) driving manufacturing to locations out of China – such as Cambodia. With weekly … Continue reading →

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EPA Dioxin limit proposal and food supply chain impact

Posted on January 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Jan 4,2012) describes a propsal by the EPA to recommend a 64 picogram limit of dioxin for a 200 lb person. The EPA wants to ensure that prolonged exposure at this limit is … Continue reading →

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Caterpillar’s US plant labor costs vs Canadian costs

Posted on January 10, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Jan 7, 2012) describes Caterpillar’s assertion tha labor costs in its US plants are 50% of the costs in Canada. Given the Canadian plant’s lack of global competitiveness due to labor rule inflexibility, … Continue reading →

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Court Blocks California use of life cycle greenhouse gas estimation for fuel producers

Posted on January 1, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Dec 29, 2011) describes a Federal judge’s decision to block the state of California from computing the life cycle impact of greenhouse gas emissions by furl producers. The plan was to include the … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged carbon footprint, Coordination, Cost, Global, regulation, Supply Chain, Sustainable | Leave a comment

New Chinese rare earth quotas for 2012 and consequences

Posted on December 28, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Dec 28, 2011) describes China’s announcement of separate rare earth metals export quotas for 2012 – light rare earths (used in magnets) will have quotas separate from heavy rare earths (used in high … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged automobiles, Capacity, China, Cost, Environment, manufacturing, Rare Earths, regulation, Sustainable | Leave a comment

The “internet of things” and supply chain impact

Posted on December 23, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (Dec 18, 2011) describes the role of smart sensors and cameras using real time information to impact health care, energy and water conservation and transportation. A GE project uses cameras in hospital rooms … Continue reading →

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Industry Impact of Loss of funds for light bulb efficiency enforcement

Posted on December 23, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Dec 16, 2011) describes loss of funds for enforcement of new light bulb standards, requiring a 25%reduction in energy use for 100 watt bulbs. Thus, while the standards kick in as planned in … Continue reading →

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Balancing Wind, Water energy and salmon interests

Posted on December 10, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Dec 7, 2011) describes the coordinating role played by a Federal power agency, Bonneville Power Administration, that was faced with accepting power from hydroelectric and wind sources during stormy weather. The agency dropped … Continue reading →

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Used US car batteries, EPA regulation and Mexican pollution

Posted on December 10, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (Dec 9, 2011) describes the EPA regulation of lead recycling from the 97 % of batteries recycled, the consequent cost impact of these regulations of $ 20 million in capital investments to comply, … Continue reading →

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