Supply Chain By the Numbers: July 23, 2007

Supply Chain by the Numbers

-July 23, 2007

The Numbers Worth Knowing this Week in Supply Chain and Logistics

This Week: U.S. Port Efficiency Falls Short; Warranty Extension Could Create a Pain in the Wallet for Microsoft; Booming Investment in China in 2007: Good for the Economy/Bad for Quality; Large Company DIO Up in 2006



200
The number of container moves per hour leading Asian ports and Dubai can achieve. Well above U.S. efficiency.

$1.5 billion

The top end of the range Microsoft gave financial analysts last week of what it will cost the company to extend the warranties on its Xbox game console, which has been plagued by quality issues.


25.9%
The year over year increase in Q2 for investment in factories and infrastructure in 2007 in China – raising official concerns there that poor projects are being developed, while demonstrating the incredible growth in the Chinese economy.




31.2
The average level of Days Inventory Outstanding for large companies in 2006, up 2.1% from 2005, according to the annual CFO magazine study.