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Tesla Makes its Own Chips during Supply Shortage

Tesla can shrug off the chip shortage. The company makes its own chips, and they are better!

Much has been said about the chip shortage plaguing US manufacturers and its effect on car prices. However, this crisis has enabled Tesla to showcase its innovativeness and resilience to supply chain disruptions. As early as 2016, the company started developing a chip with a superior design. It is now reaping the benefits of its foresight and investments.

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By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2021-09-29T18:48:36+00:00October 7, 2021|Tags: bottleneck, carbon footprint, competitivness, insourcing, product design, shortage, sourcing|

Surging Productivity: A Potential Silver Lining to the Pandemic

The quick adoption of new technologies during the pandemic has boosted productivity.

This boost could trigger economic growth and benefit everyone for several years as government investment in infrastructure provides further impetus to accelerate the pace of innovation in the workplace. The pandemic had already forced companies to do more with less; the changes in work methods and processes are here to stay. A surge in productivity could alleviate concerns about inflation and ensure a higher standard of living in the […]

By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2021-09-08T15:42:49+00:00September 9, 2021|Tags: automation, competitivness, productivity, robots|

Could Coronavirus Deal a Fatal Blow to the U.S. Postal Service?

The U.S. Postal Service’s financial health may be too fragile to fight the coronavirus.

The volume of first-class mail, the agency’s main source of revenue, has been declining for years, and the coronavirus has accelerated the downward trend. At a time when people are increasingly ordering online, one might think that the surge in package deliveries would offset these losses. Unfortunately, debt obligations tied to pre-funding retiree benefits 75 years into the future have made it impossible for the USPS to […]

By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2020-05-05T21:07:46+00:00May 8, 2020|Tags: competitivness, delivery, logistics, transportation|

Wendy’s and DoorDash

Article Title: Wendy’s will deliver your next Baconator through DoorDash

Author of Article: Mallory Locklear

Date of article: December 1, 2017

Source URL: https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/01/wendys-deliver-baconator-doordash/

Wendy’s has partnered with DoorDash to deliver food to customers’ homes, taking advantage of the trend for restaurants to add delivery to their offerings.

By partnering with DoorDash, Wendy is better able to compete with other fast food restaurants like Taco Bell, KFC, and McDonald’s as more and more fast food customers prefer having food delivered to their […]

By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2018-01-08T06:24:24+00:00December 28, 2017|Tags: competitivness, delivery, service design, sourcing|