Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39 CLI Isabel Agudelo "Global Trends for the Development of Sustainable Transportation Services," Third National Meeting of Transportation, ENATRANS 2010, Santiago de Chile, Chile. November 3. Andrés Baquero "Reflections on the Development of Logistics Platforms for Fruits and Vegetables Supply Chain in Bogota." CODATU, Buenos Aires...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El primer taller de flujos futuros de transporte de mercancías (Future Freight Flows, FFF) tuvo lugar el 4 de noviembre de 2010 en la sede central de la Comisión de Planificación Regional del Valle de Delaware (Delaware Valley...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Una plataforma de comunicaciones basada en tecnología Web -la Plataforma Colaborativa de Transporte-, que recorta los costes del transporte y suprime los costosos retrasos en el transporte de mercancías en Colombia entrará en su fase de implementación en...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Presentaciones CLI Isabel Agudelo “Tendencias Globales para el Desarrollo de Servicios de Transporte Sostenibles”. Ponente, III Encuentro Nacional del Transporte – ENATRANS 2010. "Los Desafíos de Chile para un Transporte de Primera Clase”, Santiago de Chile, Chile. 3...
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 MIT CTL James Rice Article on US port vulnerability to disruptions, Journal of Commerce, October 4 (current publication date). With Kai Trepte. ZLC Mozart Menezes “Facility Location for Emergency Evacuation,” Annals of Operations Research. With R. Huang and S. Kim. Paper accepted but not yet...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Presentaciones CLI Rafael Flórez Barajas Anfitrión y Conferencista, RFID Journal Live! Latam, Bogotá, Colombia. Agosto 31– Septiembre 1. MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen "Ahora que el polvo se ha asentado: lecciones sobre Cadena de Suministro aprendidas de la nube de...
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 #36. PRESENTATIONS CLI Edgar Blanco “Supply Chain Innovation in Emerging Markets,” Líderes Annual Conference, Bogotá, Colombia, May 5, 2010. MIT CTL Edgar Blanco “Implications of Carbon Footprint in Supply Chains,” MIT Energy Conference Showcase, Cambridge, MA, USA, March 5, 2010. With Anthony J. Craig. Conference and...
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 #30. Read all articles in this issue. Given the high degree of market uncertainty that companies now have to deal with, finding ways to mitigate and eliminate risk in supply networks is no longer a matter of choice. Risk management (RM) has become an integral part...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #27. Read all articles in this issue Mobile phones are moving into supply chain management, particularly in emerging markets where companies need a communications technology that can cover a widely dispersed customer base. In Latin America, for example, mobile phones are improving supply chain visibility in...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #13. Read all articles in this issue. Cargo theft costs the freight industry and its customers billions of dollars in lost revenue, despite countermeasures such as fortifying containers, employing dual vehicle drivers, and escorting valuable shipments. Researchers at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics are...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #12. Read all articles in this issue Supply chain management has grown beyond its operational roots to take on a more strategic role, a transition that can be attributed to the strong impact of integrated SCM on companies' operational and financial performance. Enterprises such as Wal-Mart...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #10. Read all articles in this issue. With the U.S. Gulf Coast still reeling from Hurricane Katrina, a one-day seminar on improving the effectiveness of major international disaster efforts took place on September 8, 2005, at the Stanford Graduate Business School, Stanford, CA. The event, "Effective...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #8. Read all articles in this issue. The 2005 Zaragoza Supply Chain Summit is Fast Approaching Please do not forget to register for this major event which this year focuses on a theme that is of vital importance to every enterprise - the future of offshore...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #8. Read all articles in this issue. High Praise in the Journal of Commerce MLOG graduates resoundingly endorse the value of their advanced logistics degrees in a special feature on education published by the Journal of Commerce. "Supply-chain management professionals are finding that to get ahead...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #8. Read all articles in this issue Dell's Unconventional Success Conventional notions of what will and will not work are not always true, said Michael Dell in the February 2005 issue of MIT Supply Chain Frontiers. And that applies to relatively new conventions, such as the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #7. Read all articles in this issue. Globalization continues to open the door to new markets--and to risks including increasing supply chain complexity and changing cost structures. Two business leaders who have spearheaded the international growth of their companies, David Abney, President, UPS International, and Edouard...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #7. Read all articles in this issue. What's the biggest problem in supply chain management today? It is that all too often, the mission of the supply chain organization is defined much too narrowly. In most companies, many of the most important elements of supply chain...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #4. Read all articles in this issue. Despite making substantial investments to improve supply chain security, companies are not getting the most from their investments. Jim Rice, CTL Director, Integrated Supply Chain Management Program, presented CTL study findings on the value of security at the Council...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #4. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics has launched an expanded corporate outreach program that gives industry partners more opportunities to collaborate with the Center. Corporate outreach builds and sustains relationships that drive leading edge ideas and competitiveness. CTL...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #4. Read all articles in this issue. The future shape of supply chains and how to make them more resilient, postponement strategies in manufacturing, and procuring transportation services, are among the projects that make up CTL's highly varied research agenda. Here is a summary of the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #4. Read all articles in this issue. Whether it is goods or outcomes that are being traded, markets capture the collective wisdom of many players and react quickly to demand changes. Companies are now beginning to bring these benefits in-house by creating internal markets in areas...
