Tag Archives: transport

Malaysia, the Malacca Straits, Slavery and TPP

Posted on August 30, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in the Huffington Post (May 26, 2015) titled “Why the US is Desperate to OK Slavery in Malaysia”, describes the logistical importance of the Strait of Malacca located between Malaysia and Indonesia and through which 60% of global … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, ethical, Malacca, Malaysia, oil, Slavery, TPP, trade, Trafficking, transport, US | Leave a comment

USPS evolution as ecommerce delivery expectations increase

Posted on March 3, 2015 by aviyer2010

An article in EcommerceBytes (March 2, 2015 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y15/m03/i02/s04 ) titled “Online Selling and the future of package delivery”, describes the possible role for the US Postal Service that already serves every postbox every day. It describes use of the US Postal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amazon, consumer, delivery, Ecommerce, Retailers, transport | Leave a comment

Should more livers be transported to save sicker patients?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (september 15,2014) describes a pln to increase the zones over which livers would be allocated to assign livers to sicker patients needing liver transplants. The estimate is that it will save 554 lives over five years … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged donors, liver, regions, transplant, transport | Leave a comment

Is Amazon vulnerable because it does not control last mile delivery ?

Posted on August 4, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in WIRED magazine (May 8, 2014) titled “Amazon Should Make the Postal Service Its Own Personal Courier” describes Amazon’s service vulnerability because it does not control outbound transportation from distribution centers, unlike WalMart. The UPS delivery slippage last … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecommerce, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, Ecommerce, Supply Chain, transport | 9 Comments

Amazon’s 1 cent shipping in France

Posted on July 15, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Slate (July 11, 2014), titled “France Banned Free Shipping. So Amazon made it cost 1 cent”, describes Amazon.com’s response to a new French law that bans free shipping and permits only bricks and mortar bookstores to offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged bookstores, Consumers, Cost, Ecommerce, France, Margins, prices, regulation, Supply Chain, transport | Leave a comment

Surging prices for railcars as demand runs up against supply shortages

Posted on May 30, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (May 30,2014) titled “Driller’s Pain is Railcar Owner’s Gain”, describes 33% price increases for tank cars, 50% increases for cars hauling sand and 40% increases for grain hoppers. These price increases reflect the … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Cost, Demand Surge, Growth, railcar, regulation, Risk, Supply Chain, transport | Leave a comment

Will drone ships become a reality anytime soon ?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by aviyer2010

A report in Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/rolls-royce-drone-ships-challenge-375-billion-industry-freight.html) on February 25, 2014, titled “Rolls Royce Drone Ships Challenge $375 Billion Industry”, suggests that drone ships controlled by land based captains can disrupt existing maritime shipping. By eliminating crew quarters and associated services, ships … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Cost, drone ships, human error, regulations, Risk, Supply Chain, transport, unions | Leave a comment

Can Walmart get store customers to deliver online orders ?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article published by Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/us-retail-walmart-delivery-idUSBRE92R03820130328) titled “Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver packages to online buyers”, describes an idea where store customers could sign up to deliver orders to customers in their route in return for a discount on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecommerce, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Cost, crowdsourced, delivery, Ecommerce, instore customers, Retail, Risk, Supply Chain, transport, WalMart | 1 Comment

Solar Roadways hopes to charge cars as they run on roads

Posted on May 14, 2014 by aviyer2010

A company called Solar Roadways (http://www.solarroadways.com/intro.shtml) claims to have a prototype installation of solar panels embedded in roads that can charge cars as they drive. Given that vast road network that can be harnessed with embedded solar panels, the company … Continue reading →

Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged Capacity, Cost, Design, Infrastructure, solar roadways, Supply Chain, Sustainable, transport | Leave a comment

The impact of a US bill requiring 75% of US food aid to be shipped on American vessels

Posted on April 29, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 24, 2014) titled “Provision could limit US Food Aid” describes a Coast Guard spending bill that requires “75% of US food aid to be shipped on US owned vessels”. The impact is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost, emb2019, Global Contexts, imm2018, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, emb2019, Food, Global, imm2018, lead time, regulation, ships, Supply Chain, transport, USAID, vessels | 13 Comments