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Tag Archives: Trends
Amazon’s The Drop and associated supply chains
Amazon’s website “The Drop” describes its process as consisting of collections that are available for 30 hours, are designed by influencers and inspired by street trends. Their limited availability reflects supply constraints based on fabric availability. But the limited availability … Continue reading
Including weather forecasts to improve fashion product profitability
An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 27,2016) titled “The Next Fashion Trend:Weather Forecasting” describes the impact of weather on fashion sales and thus the need for the fashion industry to learn about weather forecasting. It claims that the … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, consumer, Cost, logistics, Made in USA, mgmt5612018, Supply Chain Issues, technology
Tagged emb2020, forecasting, mgmt5612018, mgmt5612019, Quick Response, Trends, weather
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Will a van and delivery robots combination be competitive as a logistics solution?
An article in CNN money titled “This Mercedes Benz van will carry a fleet of delivery robots” (http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/07/technology/starship-robot-mercedes-benz/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool) describes a Mercedes van and a fleet of robots from Starship technologies that will combine the speed of travel of the van … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, competitiveness, consumer, Cost, delivery, truck
Tagged competition, disruption, drones, Efficiency, last mile, Mercedes, robots, Trends, van
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France’s inconsistent rules regarding retail store operating hours
An article in the Financial Times titled “France retailers battle restrictive opening hours (November 4,2013) describes rules that permit garden centers, furniture and food stores to be open until 1 pm on Sundays but does not permit do-it-yourself and department … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Service Operations
Tagged competition, Consumers, Cost, France, regulation, Retail, Retailers, Trends
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The improving competitiveness of US toilet manufacturing
An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “America’s Toilet Turnaround”(September 25, 2013) (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303983904579093463623447196.html) describes plans to add capacity to the Mansfield Plumbing Products plant in Perrysvlle, Ohio and Toto Ltd’s plans to increase its capacity in the Morrow, Georgia … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Cost, domestic, Growth, manufacturing, Supply Chain, toilets, Trends
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Retail Analytics to mitigate fashion risk
An article in the Wall Street Journal, on September 8, 2013, titled “Fashion Industry Meets Big Data” (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323595004579062793245498838.html?mod=itp&cb=logged0.7893976105842739) describes the increasing use of analytics in the fashion industry to forecast trends. These forecasts provide estimates of demand by color, fabric … Continue reading
Posted in Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Apparel, Consumers, Cost, Design, domestic, Efficiency, forecasting, manufacturing, Retail, Risk, Trends
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US egg price rise (by 42%) and global supply chain impact
An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 14, 2013) describes a 42% rise in US egg prices and explores possible reasons. One key reason is the avian influenza in Mexico that has created a dramatic demand increase in US … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, Cost, Demand Surge, eggs, exports, Global, Mexico, price increase, Retail, Risk, Suppliers, Supply Chain, Trends
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Will Tesla’s new 90 second battery swap increase electric car demand ?
A report in PCmag.com (June 21, 2013 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420802,00.asp) describes a demonstration of a 90 second battery swap by Tesla, thus offering consumers the choice of waiting and getting free battery charging or paying close to the price of tank of … Continue reading
Is manufacturing shifting away from China due to wage increases ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (January 17,2013) describes shifts in manufacturing out of China to compensate for the 20% wage increase compared to 2005, as well as an attempt by the government to shift to more value added … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, China, Cost, disruption, Global, manufacturing, Supply Chain, Trends
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How should the excess steel capacity problem be solved ?
An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 28, 2012) describes the glut in steel capacity -an estimated 1.8 billion tons, compared to demand which is 1.5 billion tons. The reason, fragmented capacity with the top five companies comprising 18.2 … Continue reading
Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues
Tagged Capacity, China, competition, Consumers, Coordination, Cost, Design, Global, manufacturing, Supply Chain, Survival, Trends
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Global Supply Chain Musings 