On Demand books

Would you buy one this way?  Isn/’t Kindle ahead?

The book industry is changing rapidly, and operations are at the heart of the changes. One of you could do a talk on this and the operating assumptions.

More on printing books at the bookstore « The Operations Room

Can we lure manufacturing jobs back from abroad?

Here’s an example why it’s possible. You need to pay attention to something besides labor  costs.  Good supply chain design practice may convince you ; that and a decision tree that incorporates the right choices and risks!

(Video) Bringing Production Jobs Back ‘Home’ | Manufacturing Business Technology

A post at the nexus of our discussions

Here’s a most interesting scenario. It is at the heart of our OSM studies. The triple bottom line– measuring everything– capacity management questions, leel vs chase startegies  (read to the end of the post!!).  What should Amazon do? It’s not a decision tree.

Your Amazon.com order has shipped – from a sweatshop?! « The Operations Room