Category Archives: Strategy

Walmart’s drive for more trucking

Posted on June 8, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Plenty of opportunity left in the supply chain.  Economies of scale.

Is there a limit to this direction of improvement?

Walmart’s drive for more trucking « The Operations Room.

Leave a comment

Posted in Logistics, Production Operations, Quantitative Methods, Strategy, Supply Chains

Making sticks

Posted on May 24, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Another great post from the Operations Room.  Why, o logistics and supply chain students, would this company be pulling out of China?
Maybe you should study Canuck, not Chinese.

Making sticks « The Operations Room

Leave a comment

Posted in Logistics, Strategy, Supply Chains

Who really wants a lot of variety in products?

Posted on May 12, 2010 by | Leave a comment

An interesting article. are intermediate players in the supply chain driving product creation rather than the final customer?  is there evidence for this in other industries? Cars?

And what coust does this increased variety add to the supply chain.

Maybe it is a case of the scarce resource being able to drive up the price.

Swedish fashion & Japanese Kit Kats « The Operations Room.

Leave a comment

Posted in Logistics, Microeconomics, Production Operations, Strategy, Supply Chains