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May 2023
First Principles Thinking: Tesla Unboxing the Assembly Line
A few weeks ago, I visited the Tesla plant in Fremont —the original NUMMI plant which was Tesla’s first production line. But actually, the plant that’s…
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Doing Justice to Immigration Queues
A few weeks ago, the NY Times published an article on the significant delays of asylum cases due to the “severe shortage of immigration judges.” The…
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Poke-No-More: Leveraging Poka-Yoke for Quality Healthcare
This week, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) introduced new guidelines suggesting that women start regular mammograms every two years at…
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The Most Evergreen Forecast: Your Flight will be Delayed
Last week, a report from Congressional investigations revealed that the surge in flight cancellations during the pandemic recovery period was primarily…
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From DVDs to Streaming: Netflix’s Less Enduring Moat
Netflix's announcement that they are shutting down their DVD-by-mail service marks the end of an era. The decision, while quite natural at this point…
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April 2023
Scaling the DTC Jungle: Walmart’s Amazon Envy and the Bonobos-sized Misadventure
Last week, Walmart announced their decision to divest from the fashionable men’s clothing label Bonobos, selling it to WHP Global and Express Inc. for…
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Outsmarting Algorithms (and Firms): Anticipatory Behavior in the Labor Market
Earlier this week, the LA Times had an interesting article on the discriminatory nature of the gig economy’s algorithmic pricing model. Meaning…
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FedEx and the End of Focus
Every so often, I stumble upon a news tidbit that shakes the very core of my existence as an Operations professor, thus compelling me to pen an article…
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Scaling the Bitter Bean: How Blank Street Brews Success with a Dash of Mediocrity and a Shot of Frosty Service
Blank Street Coffee, a new and fast-growing coffee chain, recently completed a $20 million funding round (following the $67 million raised in 2021) with…
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March 2023
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