http://boyerverma.com/wordpress By Ken Boyer & Rohit Verma Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:10:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OM Blog: July 7, 2010 By Ken Boyer, Fisher College of Business and Rohit Verma, Cornell University Authors: Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century, 2009, Southwestern Cengage Publishing   Well, it is that time of the year.  Fall is approaching, the leaves are turning colors and it is getting colder.  Ok ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=208 It seems like just a few days ago when analysts, critics, and news-media had given-up on the state of automobile companies in the United States. A quick recovery was definitely not expected. Well … beating the odds and by focusing on the basics that made this company a household ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=204 The benefits of lean production has been documented by many academic articles, case studies and success stories from all sectors of the economy including manufacturing, services and healthcare organizations.  Chapter 12 of our textbook describes lean principles and also discusses several examples and case studies (e.g. Toyota, Zara, Bose Corporation). A ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=199 OM Blog: July 7, 2010 By Ken Boyer, Fisher College of Business and Rohit Verma, Cornell University Authors: Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century, 2009, Southwestern Cengage Publishing The early weeks of July include the famous Tour de France, which Lance Armstrong is trying to win for, what, the millionth ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=195 Ten Most American Cars: Global supply chains are here to stay and expand. CNNMoney.Com recently published a list of ten most American cars. The list contains ranking of cars based on the percentage of parts they used are built in the United States. The list includes five car models with either ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=189 When a guest stays at a hotel, they are, at-the-minimum, promised a clean, safe and comfortable accommodation. In addition, depending on the type of hotel, they may also have the opportunity to relax by the pool, workout in the fitness center, or get some work done at the business center. ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=181 By Ken Boyer, Fisher College of Business and Rohit Verma, Cornell University Authors: Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century, 2009, Southwestern Cengage Publishing Its hard to turn on the TV or access the internet right now without hearing something about the huge oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=177 [caption id="attachment_173" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="Nurse Kellie Meserve works at a wheeled workstation as physical therapist Laurie Hettinga works at a drop-down computer workstation last week at the acute care of the elderly unit in Virgina Mason Medical. The workstations are an element of Virginia Mason's effort to boost efficiency and ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=169 Those days are long gone when an economy class passenger could check-in two pieces of luggage for free when flying a commercial airline in the United States. Almost all major airlines now charge $25 or more for each check-in piece of baggage (for example -- see baggage rules for United ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=159 OM Blog: April 24, 2010 By Ken Boyer, Fisher College of Business and Rohit Verma, Cornell University Authors: Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century, 2009, Southwestern Cengage Publishing   What percentage of the world had ever heard of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland on April 13?  One percent?  I am guessing ... http://boyerverma.com/wordpress/?p=153