Omnichannel is not only for retail. It is now here in auto industry, as Ford moves to “assemble to order” model.
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On the heels of Didi going public, China’s Cyberspace Administration came down hard and suspended the registration of new users from the company. What’s going on? As Springfield’s lyrics go, “There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.” I begin the series of posts looking at the regulation of Tech in China.
Leave a CommentTaking a look at Lordstown Motors’ fiasco, SPACs, Operations Scaling, and the continuing saga of manufacturing in the Midwest.
Leave a CommentLast-mile delivery problems are hard. Vaccine hesitancy is real but is often used as a crutch to hide the real lack of costly effort necessary to literally reach the doorstep of every person willing to be vaccinated. Lotteries and Prizes are great to kickstart the drive, but we need specific, costly, non-scalable efforts to achieve our goals of full recovery.
Leave a CommentI write about TSMC, the new (old) company that everyone is talking about: their origin story and why they matter now more than ever for supply chains and global security. I describe how learning moves upstream from cost to capability. Finally, auto supply chains and the ambitions of in-sourcing in the United States.
Leave a CommentMusk moves out of California, on the way to Mars colony. What does it mean for the Tesla plant in California? Not much. I argue that building operational capacity and expertise is hard, and the scaling at the CA plant continues to be one of Tesla’s continuing achievements.
Leave a CommentNew York Times reported yesterday that MoviePass finally agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission that it deceived customers and made their service difficult to use. Quelle Surprise! A quick look at MoviePass, passwords, and movie-watching pre-covid.
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