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Managing Sewage Demand and Holiday Demand
When it rains it pours – that is, sewage overflows into streams, rivers and lakes and then into our beaches and drinking water (yuck!). (NY Times 11/22/09) For example, cases of serious diarr… more →
Matching Supply with Demand
Managing Sewage Demand and Holiday Demand
mswd wrote 2 days ago: When it rains it pours – that is, sewage overflows into streams, rivers and lakes and then int … more →
Buy now! Limited supplies!
mswd wrote 1 week ago: Related to my post yesterday, the NY Times today has an article on retailers intentionally keeping s … more →
4Q is time for what's hot and unavailable
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mswd wrote 1 week ago: Every 4th quarter there are stories about what is hot and hard to find. This year, it is the e-reade … more →
H1N1 Production and Forecasts
mswd wrote 2 weeks ago: The following table provides a summary of the H1N1 vaccine forecasts and actual availability: Date F … more →
Volatility in autos - and the demise of brand loyalty
mswd wrote 1 month ago: Any casual observer to the auto industry can sense that brand loyalty has been declining. But the fo … more →
It isn't your father's PC industry anymore
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mswd wrote 1 month ago: My first PC was an IBM PC with an Intel 8088 microprocessor, two floppy disk drives and a whopping 6 … more →
Production smoothing on a grand scale
mswd wrote 10 months ago: It was just reported that the US GDP fell at an annual rate of 3.8% in the fourth quarter of 2008 bu … more →
Is JIT dragging us down?
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mswd wrote 11 months ago: We all know these are tough economic times, but do we know why the economy is struggling so mightily … more →
Aldi's operational simplicity
mswd wrote 1 year ago: Aldi, the German founded grocery chain, is a fascinating retail concept. Like the wholesale club s … more →
Honda's Flexible Plants Provide Edge
mswd wrote 1 year ago: This has been a tough year for most auto makes : so far this year sales are down 24% at Chrysler, 1 … more →
Dell likely to shrink its network of factories
mswd wrote 1 year ago: For years, Dell has been show-cased for its operational excellence. Because of its make-to-order pro … more →
Improving a process - US Airways' on-time performance
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mswd wrote 1 year ago: Believe it or not, US Airways is now a lot better with on-time performance, even better than all of … more →
How local will we become? - fuel costs and international sourcing
mswd wrote 1 year ago: The cost of oil seems to be influencing everthing these days. A recent report by CIBC World Markets … more →
Allocation and production when demand is hot
mswd wrote 1 year ago: Although most of the news in the U.S. auto industry is bad, Honda is selling more of its small car … more →
Make or buy? It is still a question
mswd wrote 1 year ago: Sharp plans a $9b investment in a new manufacturing plant to make LCDs and solar panels. Apple does … more →
Steve & Barry's - don't invest quite yet
mswd wrote 1 year ago: One of our first posts was based on a May 1, 2008 article on Steve & Barry’s, the cheap-ch … more →
Steve & Barry's Cheap-Chic
mswd wrote 1 year ago: If you don’t know Steve & Barry’s, you should – they sell fashionable celebrity-branded clothes … more →
