Tag Archives for just in time
$2.60 to Save the World
According to this Cornell professor says implementing a $300/ton carbon tax would cost gas prices to go up $2.60 per gallon. Lucky for us the crashing economy will reach that target (and then sum) much, much quicker than any legislation … Continue reading
Idea: Car Dealership Business Model
As we continue watching JIT systems crash (a function of credit intensity) we’re also going to see other credit intensive systems start to deteriorate and enter decline periods. Currently, Chrysler is paving the way forward for car dealerships by abruptly … Continue reading
Visualizing Just-In-Time Systems
I’m a firm advocate that Occam’s ultimate razor for complex international phenomena is depiction in comic strips. Thanks to Adrian, we have a couple depicting just-in-time supply chains in a declining system: -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
How Climate Change Can Take Down Infrastructure
Chatham House has an interesting short new paper on why extended just-in-time supply chains aren’t sustainable in the long run. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Global Arteries Are Constricting
MAJOR shipping companies are beginning to cut capacity and consolidate services to cope with slowing demand and sinking freight rates. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.