Entries tagged as supply chain quality

Toyota recalls 8 million vehicles worldwide

What happened to the famous Toyota’s commitment to quality? Is Ford closing in on the second place? The drama of the recall developed farther than anyone expected. Certainly this does not look like a carefully managed nuisance anymore. And headlines like “Auto sales up - but not for Toyota” and “Ford, GM outsell recall-wracked Toyota"  did not show for a loooong time. So what went so wrong?
Comments: 0; Published: February 03, 2010; Permalink

Freedom of energy choice

If you are an entrepreneur or you just like to read about technology you probably read a book “Crossing the chasm” by Geoffrey Moore. For me it was a real eye opener and helped me understand the way people adapt to new technologies. In many cases such technologies are very disruptive to the existing paradigms, which is why it typically takes a lot to cross from initial early adopters to the mainstream use. In one of its latest issues of 2009 Business Week wrote about technology innovators and Bloom Energy stood up for me.

Comments: 0; Published: January 18, 2010; Permalink

Time to Look in the Mirror

Who’s to blame if your supply chain falters?

As an operations management professor, I am always asking my graduate students a lot about their own companies and sometimes I am disappointed with the answers I get. 

Comments: 0; Published: October 14, 2009; Permalink