Supply Chain Frontiers issue #60. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones CTL del MIT Chris Caplice “Advances in Education,” Congreso Crossroads 2016, Cambridge, MA, Estados Unidos, 23 de marzo. Yossi Sheffi “The Power of Resilience,” Congreso Resilinc, San José, CA, Estados Unidos, 24 de febrero. “The State of Supply...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #60 MIT CTL Yossi Sheffi “Reviving the Reshoring Debate,” Linkedin Influencer blog post, January 14. “Stock Prices Have Followed Oil Off a Cliff. What’s Happening?” Linkedin Influencer blog post, February 1. ZLC Rafael Díaz “Analyzing a lost-sale stochastic inventory model with Markov-modulated demands: A simulation-based optimization...
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 LOGyCA, in alliance with the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) will launch CLI México this October. The aim of the new center is to promote innovation and economic growth in Colombia and Latin America through research and education in transportation, logistics, and supply chain. Led by...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 A two-day inaugural conference on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology held in Bogotá, Colombia, underlined the rapid progress that Central American and South American companies are making in improving their business operations through the use of RFID. Produced by the publication RFID Journal in partnership...
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 Amid one of the deepest recessions ever to hit the United States and with the official unemployment rate approaching 10%, companies should have little difficulty retaining key employees. Why then are supply chain leaders citing talent recruitment and retention as one of their top concerns...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) will introduce a course on finance and supply chain management this fall. This new course links supply chain management to the financial systems and objectives of the corporation. It aims to provide supply chain professionals with...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 The huge cost of building the logistics and distribution infrastructures required to support low-income, high-volume markets often deters businesses from expanding in these areas. As a result, the markets remain underserved and companies are unable to capitalize on important growth opportunities. The MIT m-Logistics Initiative...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 Bottled water producer and supplier Niagara Bottling, LLC, has joined the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) Supply Chain Exchange. The company’s rapid expansion and focus on the efficiency of its supply chain were key factors in its decision to become the latest...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 CLI Rafael Flórez Barajas Speaker, RFID Journal Live! Latam, Bogotá, Colombia, August 31–September 1. MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen “Now the Dust has Settled: Supply Chain Lessons Learnt from the Ash Cloud,” speaker, The Walpole Lectures, webinar, September 15, 2010. “Sourcing in the United States versus...
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. Próximamente, el Centro de Transporte y Logística del MIT (MIT CTL) presentará un curso sobre finanzas y gerencia de la cadena de suministro. Este nuevo curso vincula la gerencia de la cadena de suministro a los sistemas financieros y...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. RFID Journal Live LatAm, la conferencia inaugural de dos días sobre tecnologías de identificación por radiofrecuencia (RFID), celebrada en Bogotá, Colombia, destacó el rápido progreso que compañías de América Central y Suramérica están haciendo para mejorar sus operaciones de...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. LOGyCA, en alianza con el Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), prepara el lanzamiento de CLI México para el próximo mes de octubre. El objetivo de este nuevo Centro es promover la innovación y el crecimiento económico de México y América...
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 #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El fabricante y distribuidor de agua embotellada Niagara Bottling, LLC, se ha unido al “Supply Chain Exchange” del Centro de Transporte y Logística del MIT (MIT CTL). La rápida expansión de la compañía y el enfoque hacia la eficiencia...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . En medio de una de las recesiones más profundas que alguna vez haya golpeado a los Estados Unidos, y con una tasa de desempleo oficial cercana al 10%, las compañías no deberían tener dificultades conservando a sus empleados...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #16. Read all articles in this issue. In retailing it is almost second nature: stimulate sales of slow-moving items by marking down the price. It is called demand shaping, and companies such as Dell have refined and developed the strategy and are now applying it in...
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...
