-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > News Topics > Business & Economics > Manufacturing News Stories & Tip Sheets: Showing Manufacturing Stories 1 through 10 of 26.  - Show Home Show page: 1 | 2 | 3 | next Master's degree will give students competitive edge in vital career sector Olin Business School announces new degree in supply chain management May 18, 2009 -- The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis will launch a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management specialized program in September 2009. The 12-month, 36-credit-hour program will be multi-disciplinary with a cutting-edge curriculum and active collaboration with industry leaders and the supply chain issues they encounter. Is less more? Businesses hold steady on price, offer smaller quantities to stay profitable June 27, 2008 -- Inflation may be rampant, but not all consumer products are getting more expensive. Instead, they're getting smaller. Three marketing professors from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis comment on why smaller packaging is a good idea — for business. Managing the supply chain How the Gap could have avoided entanglement with child labor Nov. 21, 2007 -- If it is a surprise to Gap Inc. that some of its clothing manufactured in India was made by young children, then the company didn't do a thorough job investigating the pros and cons of international outsourcing, according to Panos Kouvelis, the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. When recalls call Avoid one of business's pitfalls through resiliency Aug. 7, 2007 -- Mattel and Ford are just the latest in a long line of companies to enact a product recall. Whether it's lead paint or tainted dog food, every manufacturer faces the potential that its product needs to be taken off the shelf. How a firm handles its logistics and marketing after and before a recall can make or break a company's success in the long run. Private equity may be best bet for Jaguar & Land Rover Expert available to discuss offers Ford receives for the car companies July 19, 2007 -- A private equity acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover might be the best thing to happen to the companies, according to a professor at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. "The public-equity firms will clean house," said Anne Marie Knott, associate professor of strategy. "They will find the areas of poor performance and turn them around." Making R&D more cost effective New framework for developing and supporting products could improve profitability as much as 30 percent March 5, 2007 -- Download In dating — as in business — you don't want to be looking for a date when you're desperate; you want to find one before you become desperate. Business professors at Washington University in St. Louis have found that how firms manage their research and development (R&D) pipelines could mean the difference between always having products in the works and searching desperately for new goods. More... Why China is a threat to American companies Low price doesn't always mean low quality, but it could mean a challenge to high-end products June 8, 2006 -- Low quality threatens the high end. What company wouldn't attribute its profits to the quality product it produces? The answer might be: the company that competes on price. According to research from Washington University in St. Louis, producers of lower quality products actually have better prospects for gaining market share and improving their bottom line. The findings indicate the Chinese manufacturers could easily gain an edge over American producers. More... A world of promise Chemist explores ways to make hydrogen a viable fuel Nov. 2, 2005 -- Storing hydrogen is problematic. A WUSTL chemist and his colleagues are exploring different approaches to help make hydrogen fuel more practical. A chemist at Washington University in St. Louis hopes to find the right stuff to put the element hydrogen in a sticky situation. Lev Gelb is exploring several different ways to store hydrogen and prepares theoretical models of molecules that could enable storage and transport of hydrogen gas. One process would involve materials that hydrogen would stick to. Politics of Piracy War on intellectual property theft in China best fought at local level, suggests new book Sept. 6, 2005 -- Download Spurred by concerns over China's booming economy, the Bush administation plans to crank-up pressure on Chinese authorities to curtail the rampant theft of intellectual property — the black market in pirated films, software and equipment that costs American companies billions in lost sales. While anti-piracy rhetoric plays well in Washington, a new book on the "Politics of Piracy" in China suggests that external diplomatic pressure will have little effect on China's ability to enforce international norms on copyrights, trademarks and patents. "The key to gaining enforcement of those laws lies at the local level," says the book's author, WUSTL China specialist Andrew Mertha. Olin School of Business at forefront of building models to help businesses coordinate decisions Globalization forces companies to align financial and operational departments, WUSTL professor says July 5, 2005 -- In the global economy, running a business is especially risky when finance and operations are ignorant of the other's business. The risk factors go beyond the usual challenges of matching supply and demand to include unanticipated commodity price shocks, volatile exchange rates, and unexpected supply disruptions as a result of forces beyond our controls, such as physical disasters and terrorist attacks. Rather than let companies discover the perils the hard way, Professor Panos Kouvelis of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis is spearheading efforts in academia to create models of how finance and operations can work together to achieve maximum success. Showing Manufacturing Stories 1 through 10 of 26.  - Show Home Show page: 1 | 2 | 3 | next			Related Information Media Assistance: Melody Walker Director of News & Information for the Olin Business School melody_walker@wustl.edu (314) 935-5202 Contact Information • Panos Kouvelis, Ph.D. Director of The Boeing Center for Technology, Information, and Manufacturing and Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management kouvelis@olin.wustl.edu (314) 935-4604 Related Groups: Schools: • Olin Business School Departments: • Economics Programs: • Boeing Center for Technology, Information and Manufacturing • Center for Experiential Learning • Center for the Application of Information Technology • Center of Technology Management • Danforth Plant Science Center • Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies - View All Groups Related Topics: • Accounting / Finance • Business & Economics • Economics • Entrepreneurship • International Business • Management • Marketing • Organizational Strategy • Science & Technology • Workplace / Labor Issues - View All Topics Revised: Monday, Oct. 27, 2008   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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