Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Los parques logísticos han crecido en número por alrededor del mundo en años recientes, con el apoyo del desarrollo de estas instalaciones por parte de gobiernos y empresas de finca raíz. Sin embargo, no hay un marco estándar...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El sitio web del Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT CTL) ha sido renovado y rediseñado para reflejar el rápido crecimiento y para ofrecer una fuente de información mejorada y más interactiva sobre las actividades de...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Las compras se están volviendo de naturaleza más estratégica, de lo que se desprendería que la alineación de la función con la estrategia corporativa mejorará su desempeño. En la práctica, sin embargo, lograr esta alineación no es tan...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Presentaciones CLI Edgar Blanco "Innovación de la Cadena de Suministro en Mercado Emergentes," Conferencia Anual Líderes, Bogotá, Colombia, Mayo 5 de 2010. MIT CTL Edgar Blanco "Implicaciones de la Huella de Carbono en las Cadenas de Suministro," MIT...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . En CEO Summit organizado por el Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en Logística (LOGyCA-CLI), y que se llevará a cabo en abril, los líderes de compañías compartirán estrategias de negocios con sus pares y recibirán retroalimentación valiosa de expertos...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Las respuestas iniciales a la innovadora encuesta de actitudes hacia la administración del riesgo en la cadena de suministro, ofrecen luces respecto a los tipos de incidentes que están interrumpiendo las cadenas de suministro y con qué frecuencia se...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT Global SCALE Network has launched a major supply chain risk management research project across six world regions. The first phase of the project, a multi-country survey, started in November 2009. The main goal of the 12-minute survey...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. The Latin American Center for Logistics Innovation (CLI) and the Secretariat for Economic Development (SDDE) have agreed to create a special research unit that will focus on increasing logistics excellence in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, and the surrounding...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. In order to stay competitive in more volatile markets, companies have to react quickly to shifts in demand. Many organizations have become nimbler through flexible operations that they reconfigure in response to market changes. Another route to flexibility is...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. The global economic crisis has highlighted the risks associated with supplier failures, but customers can also throw a supply chain into disarray. Buy-side risks, particularly those related to payment problems and obsolete inventory, were discussed at a recent symposium...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. As part of a groundbreaking port resiliency research project, MIT CTL is asking a wide cross-section of port users and stakeholders in the United States about the vulnerabilities of the country’s port system. MIT CTL researchers are working to...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. Calculating the size of an organization’s carbon footprint can be extremely challenging when complex supply chain networks are involved. To simplify the task, many companies use what is called an initial screening — an approximation of the emission levels...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #34. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) has announced a symposium on extending risk management to global supply networks. The “Expanding the Boundaries of Risk Management” symposium will take place December 1–2, 2009, on the MIT campus...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #34. Read all articles in this issue. As the global economic crisis has unfolded, supply chain managers have become more involved in the financial management of businesses. To address this shift, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) is hosting a symposium that will...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #34. Read all articles in this issue. The scale and complexity of climate change issues can seem overwhelming. One way to bring the challenges down to size is to view them through a supply chain lens. This novel approach to climate change could make it easier...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #34. Read all articles in this issue. Supply chain professionals have many sources of logistics information at their disposal, but the growing volume of facts and figures on cargo flows can be difficult to manage. The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI), headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #34. Read all articles in this issue. Companies must keep innovating in order to remain competitive, and an important source of new ideas involves exchanges with suppliers. While identifying and capturing these ideas requires a relationship between the buyer and seller that fosters innovation, many companies...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. An unwillingness to share sensitive commercial information often prevents companies from entering into high-level collaborative relationships with trading partners. Now a consortium of academic institutions — including the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) in Zaragoza, Spain — is developing a...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. The most extensive non-formal education program of its kind in Latin America, the Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (GC-LOG), started in July 2009, and will continue in the United States in 2010. Fifteen students from Mexico...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. Global technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) has become a member of the MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange. HP offers the world’s broadest range of IT products, with revenues in excess of US$120 billion and business operations in more than 170...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. Tara Faulkner has joined MIT CTL as Director of Communications, with full responsibility for all aspects of the center’s communications with corporate and research partners, industry contacts, the media, and the MIT community. Tara comes to the center from...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) will present two keynote sessions at the Annual Global Conference 2009 of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Chicago, September 22, 2009. The early-morning major session will...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. A major logistics hub is taking shape in Latin America. Panama has embarked upon a far-reaching development plan, and is widening its famous canal to keep pace with the growth in international trade. Students from a new logistics program...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #33. Read all articles in this issue. The sheer complexity of an international supply network makes it vulnerable to a wide range of disruption risks. But this weakness can be turned into a competitive advantage if managers know how to marshal the supply chain’s considerable resources...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #32. Read all articles in this issue. When it comes to stimulating economic growth, the key to future expansion can sometimes be found in the past. Earlier this decade, the government of Aragón in northern Spain realized that its economy had become too reliant on a...
