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Robert S. Consalvo wrote a new post on the site MIS2101 – Spring 2015 9 years, 7 months ago
Today’s global supply chains are at risk. Companies are aware of this, but seem uninterested […]
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Robert S. Consalvo commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I agree that more companies will begin using RFID tagging systems. We have a system in one of our facilities that tags customers goods stored on pallets and no matter where they are located in the property, a computer automatically can pull the location information for that customer.
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Robert S. Consalvo commented on the post, Outsourcing Big Brother: How The FBI and CIA Use Private Contractors To Monitor Social Media, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
For years (really since 9/11) the government has been running surveillance on Americans without judicial oversight. It is amazing that this goes on without comment in the mainstream media. The article is interesting becasue it addresses social media monitoring which isn’t new, but is becoming more and more prevalent.
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Robert S. Consalvo commented on the post, GM Uses GIS to Increase Sales, on the site 9 years, 9 months ago
I think using this data is borderline invasion of privacy. On one hand, they know a lot of information about me, but on the other, doesn’t most other companies I do business with know the same things about me. GM basically just put it on a map. As far as other benefits, absolutely there are other uses for this technology. I run s storage…[Read more]
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Robert S. Consalvo commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site 9 years, 9 months ago
As I mentioned last week in class, I value convenience. It is so simple to be sitting in my office or on the couch and log onto Macy’s and order a new pair of shoes or Amazon and have the protein bars I like shipped, etc. That being said, I’ve had similar experiences clothes shopping online where I needed to return items that didn’t fit or…[Read more]
Companies sometimes know that an improved supply chain can lead to better (safer) products but choose not to investigate because they are afraid that finding mistakes could force them to spend money now rather than later. They also don’t want the bad publicity that goes along with finding failures in the supply chain, which I don’t really understand because the publicity that comes along with the injuries and deaths of consumers because of faulty cars is much worse and takes much more time, money, and effort to fix.
The article mentioned aligning SCM with risk management and I believe that is a great way to prevent weaknesses in the first place. By mapping out your entire supply network and creating back-up plans for failures in any part of the chain, operations will never be discontinued. If GM had done this successfully, they could have been able to quickly fix/alter their ignition switch before anyone ever got hurt. Instead, they were too risky and waited for the last possible second to take action.
Great article! Safety has been an issue with companies since corporations began mass production of services and/or products. Safety is only addressed when it affects the financial security of a company. With the intertwining of supply chains and risk management, companies have to look at how to reduce the safety risk prior to distribution of products since customer satisfaction plays a big part in profits and customer feedback can be detrimental to the success of a product and/or service.
It seems that a company would want to fix the problem in the short-term for a long-term sustainability. Problems such as the General Motors case can cause long-term trust and brand reputation loss for years. This would lead to a loss in sales and long-term profitability. Discovering these issues in the supply chain would be paramount.