Are we learning to trust self-drive vehicle technology? In January 2018 the AAA released the findings of its latest annual survey of driver attitudes in the US. Sixty-three percent of American drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle. This is a significant portion of the country’s...
The fast pace of technological change can make it difficult for companies to decide which new ideas they should implement. A Graduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (GCLOG) capstone research project* identified technologies that could benefit three companies in Brazil and evaluated the pros and cons of adopting...
List of presentations cited in Supply Chain Frontiers #65 Back to Supply Chain Frontiers issue #65 CTL Eva Ponce “Exploring the E-Credentialing Space,” Credentialing Lunch & Learn @ HBP (Harvard Business Publishing), MITx MicroMasters Credential in SCM. Yossi Sheffi “Economic Growth and Logistics Development,” Government of Pernambuco, Brazil, November 28...
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 &...
Markus Buehler, head of the Department of Civil Engineering and the McAfee Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a talk on new developments in materials science at Crossroads 2017, the supply chain industry’s leading annual forum for innovative ideas. Developments in materials technology can have...
Markus Buehler, jefe del Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Profesor McAfee de Ingeniería en el Massachusetts Institute of Technology, darán una conferencia sobre los nuevos avances en la ciencia de materiales en Crossroads 2017, el foro anual más destacado en la industria de cadenas de suministro para ideas innovadoras. Los...
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 #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 n.º 60. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. En los últimos años, la seguridad en las cadenas de suministro postales se ha convertido en una preocupación importante en muchos países. El proyecto SAFEPOST, de 4 años de duración y financiado por la Comisión Europea, tiene como...
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 #60 One of the mysteries of the stock market’s decline at the beginning of 2016 is why such a precipitous fall occurred at a time when economies are reaping the benefits of lower energy costs. As oil prices parachuted to depths not seen since the tech...
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 #56. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers, n.º 56: Presentaciones 2015 MIT CTL Edgar Blanco Reunión en los EE.UU. del Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), panelista, Washington D.C. (EE.UU.), 14 de enero. «Logistics in the City of the Near Future», Crossroads 2015, MIT...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #56 MIT CTL Edgar Blanco Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) U.S. Meeting, panelist, Washington D.C., US, January 14 “Logistics in the City of the Near Future,” Crossroads 2015, MIT CTL, Cambridge, MA, US, March 24. Yossi Sheffi “Logistics Clusters,” Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, US, January...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #55 MIT CTL Edgar Blanco “Food for the Future: Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change,” World Bank Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, October 10. “Urban Logistics in Mexico City,” Congreso de Distribución Ciudad de México Videoconference, Mexico City, Mexico, October 14. “Megacity Logistics...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #55. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers, n.º 55: Presentaciones 2014 MIT CTL Edgar Blanco Food for the Future: Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change, Reunión Anual del Banco Mundial, Washington D. C., EE. UU., 10 de octubre. Urban Logistics...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 55. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Cuando se produce una catástrofe como una inundación, la respuesta puede ser caótica, ya que convergen en la zona afectada varias agencias y fuentes de suministros. Un modelo logístico humanitario desarrollado por el Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en...
Subscribe to Frontiers THE LEADING EDGE MIT's Digital Supply Chain Classroom Set for Global Launch September 30, 2014, is a red letter day for supply chain education. That is when SCx, the ground-breaking on-line program developed by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, opens its digital doors to the...
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 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 n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Supply Chain Frontiers , n.º 52: Presentaciones MIT CTL Yossi Sheffi «Supply Chain Management in the Future», Stifel Transportation and Logistics Conference, West Palm Beach (FL, EE. UU.), 11 de febrero. «Logistics Clusters as a Jobs Engine», TMP...
