Category Archives: Production Operations

How many bucks does it take to change a light bulb?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by | Leave a comment

LED bulbs justified on lower maintenance. I remember the first CFL bulbs, which were reputed to have longer lifetimes, but in fact broke more often. You could not unscrew them without breaking them after they first heated up and got brittle.  I hope LED bulbs are not like that.

Light bulb economics « The Operations Room

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Cardboard pallets – Ikea’s sustainability effort

Posted on December 1, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting innovation which may be more sustainable. Cardboard pallets.

Are they more sustainable than the wooden ones now often used in shipping?

Ikea as supply-chain innovators « The Operations Room

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Just like Benihana — see what the chef is cooking

Posted on November 30, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Seems like heavy manufacturing is starting to learn lessons from the service industries like restaurants. When we see how what we eat is prepared, we are likely to think more of the restaurant. 

Factory of the Future: VW’s innovative “Transparent Factory” in Dresden, Germany « The Operations Room

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