What changes the number of jobs offshored?

Posted on June 3, 2011 by | Leave a comment

As China’s Workers Get a Raise, Companies Fret: Anticipated impact on Offshoring « The Operations Room

This is a very interesting analysis of why jobs in manufacturing might move back here, or at least out of China.

Those of you who are into the nuts and bolts modeling will want to read the following Management Science article.

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/vanmieghem/htm/pubs/2010_Allon_Van%20Mieghem_Global%20Dual%20Sourcing_Mgt%20Science.pdf

 

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Operations and Strategy

Posted on May 31, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Mergers are hard– and operations is where the savings are.

It doesn’t matter how you slice it: the operational details of the Delta- Northwest merger « The Operations Room

 

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New technology in restaurants

Posted on May 25, 2011 by | Leave a comment

You young folks are so much smarter than I. Clever applications of technology to mundane situations.

Maybe I’d hide the tablets from 3 to 5 in the afternoon when the seniors show up for their 10% off special.

A table tablet « The Operations Room

 

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