Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48 How can freight transportation add value to modern supply chains when globally – and especially in Asia – the function tends to be only loosely linked to shippers’ supply chain strategies? In Asia, companies are often divided into multiple business units, with each unit operating...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48 A study conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), shows how Ocean Spray Cranberries gained a 20% reduction in greenhouse gases on top of 40% savings in transportation costs by making smart process...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Los fabricantes de automóviles forman parte de lo que suele denominarse un sector maduro, a pesar de que está experimentando un gran cambio en términos de productos y liderazgo en los mercados, tecnología y distribución geográfica de la producción...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 Auto manufacturing is commonly described as a “mature” industry, yet it is undergoing dramatic change in terms of product and market leadership, technology, and the geography of production. Asia is at the center of these changes. In response, the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Las mega-ciudades (ciudades con una población de, al menos, 10 millones de personas) están creciendo tanto en tamaño como en número, y se espera que representen alrededor del 20% del PIB mundial en una década; sin embargo, la creación...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Cadena de suministro Frontiers n.º 45, presentaciones 2012 MIT CTL Chris Caplice «Long-Range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project», Transportation@MIT, serie de charlas, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, EE.UU., 10 de abril. «Future Freight Flows: Using Scenario...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 Megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – are growing both in size and number, and are expected to account for about 20% of world GDP within a decade. But building the supply chains needed to serve these metropolises is...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “Long-Range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project,” Transportation@MIT series of talks, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, April 10. “Future Freight Flows: Using Scenario Planning to Assist in Long-Term Planning,” 2012 AASHTO Spring Meeting, Traverse City, MI, USA, May...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Como principales proveedores de talento para la cadena de valor, los educadores siempre han tenido que estar un paso adelante frente a las necesidades que tiene la industria. Pero esta tarea se ha vuelto cada vez más difícil...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44 As primary suppliers of supply chain talent, educators have always had to keep pace with industry needs. But the task has become much more difficult in today’s increasingly volatile business climate. The MIT Global SCALE Network is meeting this challenge with flexible academic programs that...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Las innovaciones en la cadena de suministro derivadas de la relación entre una empresa y sus socios estratégicos son una fuente fundamental de ventajas competitivas. Sin embargo, resulta difícil sacar a la luz este potencial, pues estas relaciones...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 The supply chain innovations derived from the relationship between a company and its core partners are a vital source of competitive advantage. Unlocking this potential is difficult, however, as these relationships often are stymied by daily problem solving and unwieldy organizational structures with multiple communication...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 How reliable is ocean transportation, and what is the business case for improving its reliability? The answers to these two questions have far-reaching implications for the efficiency of global supply chains. Research under way at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) indicates...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Una serie de cambios han tenido lugar en el Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT CTL). El Dr. Mahender Singh, ex líder del Proyecto SC2020 del Centro de Investigación, se ha trasladado a Malasia donde hoy...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers #42 Presentaciones 2011 CLI Andrés Baquero y Rene Suárez “Un Enfoque Previsivo para la Reformulación de Acciones en el Suministro de Alimentos y el Plan Maestro de Seguridad de Bogotá” Congreso Latino – Iberoamericano de Gestión...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42 A number of staff changes have taken place at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). Dr. Mahender Singh, former leader of the Center’s SC2020 Research Project, has moved to Malaysia where he is Rector of the international MIT SCALE Network Center, the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42 CLI Andrés Baquero y Rene Suárez “A Foresight Approach to Reshaping the Actions in the Food Supply and Security Master Plan of Bogota,” Latino and Ibero American Congress of Technology Management (ALTEC 2011), Lima, Peru, October 19 – 21. Julián Lasso and Jhonatan Rotberg “Virtual...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #41 What type of supply chain takes years to build and is dismantled just weeks after reaching its peak performance? The answer is one that supports major sporting events such as the 2014 World Cup. This unique breed of supply chain was explored at the Supply...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #41. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . ¿Qué tipo de cadena de suministro tarda años en ser construida para desmantelarse unas semanas después de llegar a su rendimiento máximo? La respuesta es una cadena que soporte grandes eventos deportivos como el Mundial Brasil 2014. Esta...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #41. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El Dr. David Gonsalvez, Profesor de Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro en el Programa MIT-Zaragoza (Zaragoza, España) ha sido nombrado nuevo director del Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC). Antes de incorporarse al ZLC, Gonsalvez fue Director de Cadena...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 The debate over deep water drilling continues to rage following the Vermillion oil rig explosion in the Gulf of México this September, and BP’s announcement that the cost of its oil spill in the same waters has reached $8 billion. But there is another dimension...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 As the cost of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems falls, companies find it easier to build a business case for adopting the technology. But cost is not the only factor that influences the viability of RFID; the number of ways in which it can deliver...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El debate acerca de la perforación de pozos en aguas profundas continua generando controversia, así como la explosión de la planta petrolífera de Vermillion en el Golfo de México en septiembre y el anuncio de BP sobre el costo...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Mientras el costo de los sistemas de Identificación por Radio Frecuencia (RFID) disminuye, las compañías encuentran más sencillo crear un caso de negocio para adoptar esta tecnología. Pero los costos no son el único factor que influye en la...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37 Cross-docking, a method routinely used by retailers to improve the flow of goods, could save countless lives in developing countries by streamlining the supply of lifesaving drugs to health care clinics. The method is being tested in a number of districts in Zambia by a...
