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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...
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The electronic newsletter of the MIT Global SCALE Network Issue #63 THE LEADING EDGE Subscribe to Frontiers Automating Supply Chain Resilience Should Be High on Your Digital Agenda Companies have succeeded in making their supply chains more resilient, but the rise of digital supply chains brings new challenges that require...
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Substantial investments in supply chain resilience have enabled companies to vastly improve their capacity for bouncing back after a disruption. But the digitization of supply chains is introducing new demands on company operations that require a different approach to building supply chain resilience. With the benefit of digital technologies, companies...
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Las inversiones considerables en resiliencia de la cadena de suministro han permitido a las empresas mejorar notablemente su capacidad para recuperarse tras una alteración. Pero la digitalización de las cadenas de suministro plantea nuevas exigencias a las operaciones empresariales que requieren un enfoque distinto para generar resiliencia en la cadena...
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Prof. Benny Mantin has been appointed Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL), founded in December 2015 to establish Luxembourg as a world-class research and teaching hub in the field. His mandate as LCL Director commenced on 1 January 2017. The LCL was established in...
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El Prof. Benny Mantin ha sido nombrado Director del Centro de Logística y Gestión de Cadenas de Suministro de Luxemburgo (LCL), fundado en diciembre de 2015 para establecer Luxemburgo como centro de investigación y enseñanza de primera categoría mundial en el campo. Su mandato como Director del LCL comenzó el...
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The electronic newsletter of the MIT Global SCALE Network Issue #62 THE LEADING EDGE Subscribe to Frontiers 13 universities adopt MicroMasters and launch 18 new programs via edX The ground-breaking MicroMasters program launched by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics a year ago is entering a new phase. The...
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El boletín electrónico de la MIT Global SCALE Network Issue #62 ASPECTOS DE VANGUARDIA Subscribirse a Frontiers 13 universidades acogen los MicroMasters y ponen en marcha 18 nuevos programas vía edX El pionero programa MicroMasters, puesto en marcha hace un año por el Centro MIT para el Transporte y la...
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In October 2015, MIT launched the MITx MicroMasters credential, which enables online learners to take a semester’s worth of master’s-level courses on the edX platform, then complete a master’s degree in a single full semester on campus. The first MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management (SCM) has seen incredible success. Over...
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En Octubre de 2015 el MIT puso en marcha la certificación MITx MicroMasters, que permite a los alumnos online participar en el equivalente a cursos de un semestre de nivel máster en la plataforma edX, y posteriormente completar una titulación de máster en un único y completo semestre en el...
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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...
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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...
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A list of publications produced this quarter by the (Una lista de las publicaciones producidas en este trimestre por) MIT Global SCALE Network Back to Supply Chain Frontiers issue #62 | Regresar a Supply Chain Frontiers en Español #62 English______________________________________________________________________________________________________ CTL Yossi Sheffi “How Store Fulfillment Goes Against the Grain,”...
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The electronic newsletter of the MIT Global SCALE Network Issue #61 THE LEADING EDGE Subscribe to Frontiers Using Logistics to Cut Food Waste in Colombia ABACO, a national food bank in Colombia, and the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation, are collaborating on a project to streamline the distribution of donated...
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El boletín electrónico de la MIT Global SCALE Network Issue #61 ASPECTOS DE VANGUARDIA Subscribirse a Frontiers La logística consigue reducir el volumen de desperdicios de alimentos en Colombia ABACO, un banco de alimentos de Colombia, y el Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en Logística están colaborando en un proyecto con...
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Back to Supply Chain Frontiers issue #61 The shipyard industry involves complex operations and processes, and it is imperative that there is close cooperation both upstream and downstream in the supply chain if yards are to meet the needs of different customers. In addition, the industry is heavily exposed to...
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El sector naval exige operaciones y procesos complejos y es imprescindible que exista una estrecha cooperación en ambos extremos de la cadena si los astilleros tienen que satisfacer las necesidades de diferentes clientes. Además, este sector está muy expuesto al efecto látigo (o bullwhip effect) ya que la variabilidad comercial...
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MISI continues its series of webinars with a talk on June 16, 2016 by Dr. David Gonsalvez, MISI CEO and Rector, on innovations in the supply chain. The talk will cover past and present innovations, as well as new developments on the horizon that could change the way supply chains...
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List of presentations cited in, lista de presentaciones citado en Supply Chain Frontiers #61 Back to Supply Chain Frontiers issue #61 | Regresar a Supply Chain Frontiers en Español #61 CTL Jarrod Goentzel “Working Capital and Cash-to-Cash Conversion Cycle Introduction,” MIT CTL Executive Education Course, Cambridge, MA, US, June 8...
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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...
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The second of five online courses, CTL.SC2x (Supply Chain Design), in MIT CTL’s supply chain MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), opened for enrollment on May 18, 2016. “SC2x explores how you set up and design the entire supply chain system,” says Chris Caplice, Executive Director of the MIT Center for...
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El Instituto para la Innovación de Cadenas de Suministro de Malasia (MISI) continúa su serie de seminarios web con una charla sobre innovaciones en cadenas de suministro que expondrá el Doctor David Gonsalvez, CEO y Rector del MISI, el 16 de junio de 2016. La charla tratará sobre innovaciones presentes...
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El pasado 18 de mayo de 2016 se abrió el plazo de matriculación del segundo de los cinco cursos a través de Internet: CTL.SC2x (Diseño de la cadena de suministro), del programa de cursos online abiertos a todo el público del MIT, también conocidos como MOOC (por sus siglas en...
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Subscribe to Frontiers THE LEADING EDGE SCALE Network Expands With Centers in Luxembourg and China Two new centers in Luxembourg and China extend the SCALE Network’s global reach and its value as a resource for companies worldwide. Stock Markets Have Followed Oil Prices Off a Cliff. What’s Going On? Yossi...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 60. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El curso de verano para ejecutivos: Gestión de la cadena de suministro: impulsar la ventaja estratégica organizado por el Centro para el Transporte y la Logística del MIT (CTL del MIT) se impartirá entre el 7 y el...