Urban mobility architecture must undergo fundamental change in response to rapidly changing city landscapes. In our book Faster, Smarter, Greener – The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility (MIT Press, September 2017) * we proposed a framework for future passenger mobility which would be Connected, Heterogenous, Intelligent and Personalized...
A list of publications produced this quarter by the MIT Global SCALE Network Back to Supply Chain Frontiers issue #65 CTL Alexis Bateman “Urban Adaptations and Innovations in Bangkok, Thailand: A Case Study of 7-Eleven.” In: “Reaching 50 Million Nanostores: Retail Distribution in Emerging Megacities,” Edited by E. Blanco &...
In Chinese ports, less than container load (LCL) business processes are complicated and inefficient. As container throughput volumes have risen in line with the growth in international trade and economic development, the need to improve LCL processes has become more urgent. The Malaysia Institute of Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) and...
Según diferentes informes de China, los procesos empresariales de carga de contenedores por grupaje (LCL, por sus siglas en inglés) son complicados e ineficientes. Dado que los volúmenes de la capacidad de los contenedores ha aumentado de forma simultánea al crecimiento del comercio internacional y el desarrollo económico, la necesidad...
How innovation is reshaping freight transportation, the evolution of omni-channel supply chains, and the challenges of adopting financial best practices, are topics that concern today’s supply chain professionals – and they will be addressed in three upcoming MIT CTL events on the MIT campus. The Innovations in Transportation: Impact of...
El modo en que la innovación está redefiniendo el transporte de mercancías, la evolución de las cadenas omni-canal de suministro y los retos de adoptar buenas prácticas financieras, son asuntos que hoy en día preocupan a los profesionales de las cadenas de suministro – y se van a abordar en...
A summary of the publications produced this quarter by the MIT Global SCALE Network Back to Supply Chain Frontiers issue #61 MISI Javad Feizabadi “An Exploration of the Strategic Antecedents of Firm Supply Chain Agility: The Role of a Firm’s Orientations,” International Journal of Production Economics, May 13. Ioannis Lagoudis...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #59. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones MISI Ioannis N. Lagoudis “Scenario-Based High Risk Analysis in Maritime Operations”, ECONSHIP 2015, Chios, Grecia, 24-27 junio. Con N. J. Zompakis, D J Soudris. “Maritime Cluster Attractiveness Index”, IAME 2015,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24- 26 agosto. Con T...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #59 MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen “It’s Time to Recession-Proof Your Supply Chain, Guest Voices column, Wall Street Journal, September 24. Alexis Bateman “Tracking the Value of Traceability,” Innovation Strategies column, Supply Chain Management Review, November. Jim Rice “Deconstruct to Reconstruct: Using the Past to Create the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 58. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Ya se le denomine seguimiento, rastreo o visibilidad de la cadena de suministro, el objetivo principal de identificar y seguir el movimiento de productos a lo largo de la cadena de suministro extremo a extremo está adquiriendo una...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #58 Whether it is called tracking, tracing, or supply chain visibility, the central goal of identifying and following the movement of products across the end-to-end supply chain has become more important. Companies need to keep tabs on product movements to meet sustainability, risk management, quality, and...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 57. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Muchos ejecutivos de cadenas de suministro creen en y esperan disponer de una cuota de cargas de camión (CC) única generalmente aceptada para cualquier ruta. Se conoce habitualmente con el nombre de cuota de mercado para una ruta...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #57. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentes en cualquier lugar MIT CTL Edgar Blanco “Megacity Logistics,” Supply Chain Management Driving Strategic Advantage, Curso de Formación Ejecutiva del MIT CTL, Cambridge, MA (EE.UU.), 11 de junio Chris Caplice "Preparing for the Future" Fort Worth, TX para...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #57 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “Disruptive Innovation in the Classroom,” Supply Chain Management Review, May/June. Jarrod Goentzel “Supply Chains in Crisis,” Inside Supply Management Supplement, May. Yossi Sheffi “Speed Bumps on the Road to Vehicle Automation,” Linkedin Influencer blog post, April. MISI David Gonsalvez “The Top...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #57 Many supply chain executives believe in, and hope for, a single generally accepted truckload (TL) rate for any given lane. This is typically referred to as the market rate for a lane, and is found by taking the average or median of a sample of...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #54. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers, n.º 54: Presentaciones 2014 MIT CTL Jim Rice «Port Resilience and Emerging Decision Framework Toolkit», USCG Sector San Francisco, San Francisco (California, EE. UU.), 3 de julio. «Port Resilience and Emerging Decision Framework Toolkit», USCG Sector...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #54 How does a supply chain keep on improving in a changing competitive environment? There is no single answer, but two key elements in the quest for continuous improvement are technology and talent. Technology appears to be developing at a faster rate that it can be...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #54 A premium coffee company in China has an extensive distribution network that delivers product seven days a week. Yet the average daily stock-out rate in stores located in high-density urban areas is 40% for food items. How can the company fix this supply chain problem...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #54 MIT CTL Jim Rice “Port Resilience and Emerging Decision Framework Toolkit, USCG Sector San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, July 3. “Port Resilience and Emerging Decision Framework Toolkit,” USCG Sector Houston, TX, USA, July 8. “Big Data and Innovation – Resilience in America’s Ports,” American...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 54. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿De qué forma una cadena de suministro puede seguir mejorando en un entorno competitivo cambiante? No hay una sola respuesta, pero la tecnología y el talento son los dos elementos clave en la búsqueda de la mejora continua...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 54. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Una empresa de café de alta calidad de China tiene una amplia red de distribución que distribuye el producto siete días a la semana. Sin embargo, la tasa media diaria de escasez de existencias en las tiendas situadas...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Un proyecto final GCLOG (certificado de posgrado en logística y gestión de la cadena de suministro, Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management) encaminado a encontrar la solución óptima de transporte para un exportador de azúcar brasileño...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #52 A GCLOG (Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management) capstone project to find the optimum transportation solution for a Brazilian sugar exporter underlines the importance of supply chain management as a component of business strategy. Author of the project, Vanessa Azevedo, is studying for...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 MIT CTL Chris Caplice "Balancing Robustness and Flexibility in Transportation Networks," Supply Chain Brain, April. With Francisco Jauffred. Jim Rice "Perseverance Pays in the Innovation Game," Supply Chain Management Review Innovation Strategies column, May/June. With Ashley Dorna. "An Initial Exploration of port capacity bottlenecks in...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51 How do you put a value on avoiding a problem that seemingly no longer exists because you’ve already spent money on eliminating it? This is the classic Catch-22 dilemma faced by many corporate security managers when trying to justify further investments in steeling the supply...
