Strategic Capacity Planning

Peloton Manufacturing Cycles to the U.S.

Peloton has selected Troy Township, Ohio, as the location for its first factory in the U.S. to build bikes and high-end treadmill machines.

The factory will have one million square feet of manufacturing, office, and amenities space. More than 2,000 jobs will be added to the area. When the new factory is up and running by 2023, Peloton will become less dependent on its third-party manufacturers in Asia to produce home fitness equipment to meet surging local demand in the U.S..

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2021-10-14T21:31:29+00:00October 14, 2021|Tags: capacity planning, facility location, insourcing, location, outsourcing|

Flight Attendants Rebel Against the Unfriendly Skies

Reports of passengers’ bad behavior on commercial flights have been all over the news.

This behavior has taken its toll on flight attendants. Already stressed by a myriad of challenges in the workplace, they have had to endure insults, aggressive behavior, and threats from passengers. The pandemic has upended their workload and schedules and made uncertainty a permanent work stressor, but their well-being is critical to the quality of air travel.

Video Spotlight: Reports of Unruly Passengers are […]

By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2021-09-08T15:54:53+00:00September 16, 2021|Tags: aggregate planning, forecasting, service quality, work force scheduling|

Lyft Divests Autonomous Driving Unit

To save operating expenses in areas beyond its core ride-sharing business, Lyft has agreed to sell its autonomous-driving unit to Toyota.

The divestment will allow Lyft to partner with Toyota to develop vehicles for its autonomous ride-hailing networks. The partnership will further the companies’ mission to advance mobility technologies on a global scale.

Video Spotlight:

Toyota to buy Lyft self-driving unit for $550 million (Apr 27, 2021, Reuters)

This post is based on the Industry Week article,

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2021-06-15T23:04:24+00:00June 16, 2021|Tags: constraint management, service processes, strategic capacity planning, supply chain partnership|

Ford Ion Park: Vertical Integration for Batteries

Ford is launching a new battery development center called Ford Ion Park in Southeast Michigan. The center’s purpose is to conduct research on building battery cells for electric cars that are long lasting, quick to charge, and sustainable for the environment.

By preparing to make the batteries in-house, Ford will be less dependent on overseas suppliers and stay competitive with other car makers such as Tesla, Volkswagen, and General Motors.

Video Spotlight:

Ford Electric Car Battery Manufacturing (Apr […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2021-06-15T22:17:27+00:00June 15, 2021|Tags: bottleneck, capacity strategies, insourcing, outsourcing, vertical integration|