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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Retener talento en gestión de cadenas de suministro (SCM) en un momento de mucha demanda de profesionales con experiencia puede plantear grandes desafíos a las empresas. Dos planteamientos interesantes contemplan programas especiales de capacitación para nuevas promesas e incorporan...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Cómo puede el transporte de mercancías añadir valor a las cadenas de suministro modernas cuando en todo el mundo, y sobre todo en Asia, este aspecto tiende a estar solo tímidamente relacionado con las estrategias de cadenas de suministro...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48 The liquidity crisis in Europe has cast a spotlight on the need to bridge the divide between finance and supply chain management (SCM). More than ever, these two key disciplines need to collaborate on ways to release some of the cash that is locked into...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Cuáles serán los riesgos que amenazarán a las cadenas de suministro durante más o menos los próximos cinco años? A medida que surgen nuevos riesgos y vuelven a aparecer los de tipo familiar, las empresas deben mantenerse al día...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47 What risks will threaten supply chains over the next five years or so? As new risks emerge and familiar ones resurface, companies need to keep abreast of the changes that can unseat even the most well-run supply chain. The outlook for potential disruptions was one...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . ¿Cómo ha cambiado el mix de habilidades de la gestión de la cadena de suministro en la última década, y qué capacidades necesitarán los profesionales del mañana? Tanto proveedores como empleadores que buscan talentos para la gestión de...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44 How has the mix of supply chain management skills changed over the last decade, and what capabilities will the professionals of tomorrow need? Both providers and employers of supply chain talent are wrestling with these questions as the industry tries to build a skill base...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . La población mundial de musulmanes (aproximadamente 2.000 millones) está impulsando el crecimiento de un mercado global para los productos halal cuyo valor anual se estima en 2.000 millones de US$. No obstante, para poder prosperar este gran mercado...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 The world population of some two billion Muslims is driving the growth of a global market for halal products that is worth an estimated $2 billion annually. In order to flourish, however, this vast market must be supported by supply chains that comply with Islamic...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El Laboratorio de Respuesta Humanitaria de MIT se ha puesto en marcha con la misión de satisfacer las necesidades humanas con un grupo más eficiente, cadenas de abastecimiento privadas y sin fines de lucro capaces de responder a...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42 The MIT Humanitarian Response Lab has been launched with a mission to meet human needs with more efficient public, non-profit and private supply chains capable of responding to unexpected, large-scale demand. Dr. Jarrod Goentzel is Director of the Lab, which resides within the MIT Center...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #41 The stage is set for Southeast Asia to take its place as a world-leading trading power. In addition to benefiting from the growth of China and India, domestic markets are expanding and the region is forging stronger links with other developing economies. However, in order...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #41. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Ya está creado el marco para que el Sudeste Asiático ocupe su puesto como una de las potencias comerciales líderes a nivel mundial. Además de beneficiarse del crecimiento de China y de la India, los mercados nacionales están...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones 2011 CLI Vivian Rangel Castelblanco “Carbon Footprint Analysis in Latin America: The Colombian Case,” Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 22nd Annual POMS Conference, Operations Management - The Enabling Link, Reno, NV, USA, Abril 29 a mayo 2...
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In the fall of 2009 MIT CTL conducted a global survey of supply chain risk experiences, attitudes, and risk management practices. Over 1400 supply chain professionals from 70 countries participated. The survey asked business and supply chain managers their opinions about the importance of risk prevention compared to response preparedness...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39 Almost two decades after integrated demand signals (IDS) technology was introduced to improve supply chain performance, is the process finally on the brink of realizing its full potential? The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL), and the Pennsylvania State University Center for Supply...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39 The first Future Freight Flows (FFF) Workshop took place on November 4, 2010, at the headquarters of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), in Philadelphia, PA. The event was a resounding success. The project team will now take the workshop on the road in...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39 Supply chain needs to step up to the plate and take a more proactive role in increasing the profitability of businesses, according to MIT Senior Lecturer Jonathan Byrnes in his new book, Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink: Why 40% of Your...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . La cadena de suministro debe tomar la iniciativa para buscar formas de aumentar la rentabilidad en los negocios, según cuenta el profesor de la MIT Jonathan Byrnes en su nuevo libro, Islands of Profit in a Sea of...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Casi veinte años después de la incorporación de la tecnología de señales de demanda integradas (IDS) para mejorar el rendimiento de la cadena de suministro, ¿estará el proceso por fin a punto de descubrir todo su potencial? Para...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37 Are companies making a sufficient effort to ensure their supply chains are sustainable? Speakers at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Crossroads conference, March 25, 2010, addressed this question. The general verdict was that companies need to take the design and management of supply...