Category Archives: Production Operations

Panama Canal Expansion: Questions mount as time draws near – Article from Logistics Management

Posted on March 6, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Patrick Burnson has nicely summarized some issues surrounding the future of  container traffic from the Far East.

Panama Canal Expansion: Questions mount as time draws near – Article from Logistics Management.

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Posted in Production Operations, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains

Innovative Companies 2014: Breaking Through Is Hard to Do

Posted on October 29, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Boston Consulting Group publishes their list of the top innovative companies. the article indicates innovation is starting to take a back seat to cost cutting, and automotive companies are the biggest cutters.  But innovation is hard to come by.

bcg.perspectives – The Most Innovative Companies 2014: Breaking Through Is Hard to Do.

I am surprised there are so few cutting edge companies. Perhaps they stipulated a certain size to begin with.  It’s harder to look innovative in a very large company.  But I see that Tesla is there.

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Posted in Advanced Computing, Leadership, Logistics, Production Operations, Strategy

Only 5 Percent More Costly Than China

Posted on April 29, 2014 by | 2 comments

And if we consider reliability for US customers, perhaps US manufacturing is now ahead.  It’s time to look at the implications for supply chains both domestic and international.

US Manufacturing Only 5 Percent More Costly Than China, Strengthens Case for Reshoring – Supply Chain 24/7.

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