Supply Chain Frontiers issue #52 Robots have been an integral part of the industrial landscape for many years. Advances in the technology are now making these units more flexible and versatile. The upshot from a supply chain perspective is that the new generation of factory robots makes production systems more...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #52 The unemployment rate in Europe remains stubbornly high at around 12% and in Spain is over 25%, yet the current jobless rate for graduates of the MIT-Zaragoza Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program in Zaragoza, Spain, is zero. The program's exceptional performance is...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #52 A unique opportunity to learn about innovations that could shape the future of supply chain management awaits individuals who sign up for the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics' annual conference, Crossroads, on March 25, 2014, on the MIT campus, Cambridge, MA. World-leading experts from...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51 The next MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Crossroads conference will take place on March 25, 2014, on the MIT campus, Cambridge, MA. Launched 10 years ago to explore the intersection between supply chain and corporate strategy, this annual event has become a leading platform...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51 MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen “Implementing Resilient Risk Management,” CSCMP Annual Conference, Denver, CO, US, October 21. Edgar Blanco “Carbon Efficiency of Humanitarian Supply Chains: Evidence from French Red Cross Operations,” Logistics Management 2013, Bremen, Germany, September 11-13. With P. Oberhofer and A. Craig. "The Environmental...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51 A team of students from the MIT SCALE Network’s four supply chain management graduate programs took first place at the finals of the 5th annual Global Challenge of The Fresh Connection, a supply chain simulation competition designed to engage participants in making strategic and tactical...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51 Developing sustainable transportation solutions for second-tier cities in Asia, Latin America, and the Mediterranean region of Europe is the focus of a research project funded by the European Commission. A number of research centers are participating in the project, including the Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Un equipo de estudiantes de los cuatro programas de posgrado en cadena de suministro de la red SCALE del MIT ganó la final del 5.º Reto Global de The Fresh Connection, un concurso de simulación de la cadena de...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Supply Chain Frontiers , n.º 51: Presentaciones MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen «Implementing Resilient Risk Management», Conferencia anual CSCMP, Denver, Colorado (EUA), 21 de octubre. Edgar Blanco «Carbon Efficiency of Humanitarian Supply Chains: Evidence from French Red Cross Operations», Proceedings...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El proyecto de investigación financiado por la Comisión Europea se centra en el desarrollo de soluciones de transporte sostenibles para ciudades de segundo nivel en Asia, América Latina y la zona mediterránea de Europa. Varios centros de investigación participan...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50 Remember the early days of cell phones when a new model seemed to appear every week and each one looked dramatically different? This is typical of a new product market. Initially, wildly different variants are released and tested in the market, but eventually they converge...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50 The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain is 10 years old, and is planning a series of events to mark this important milestone. Since ZLC’s inception in 2003, both the Center and PLAZA – Europe’s largest logistics park – have become major centers of logistics...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50 MIT CTL Edgar Blanco "Megacity Logistics Lab: Santiago," UNAB, Santiago de Chile, Chile, sponsored by MIT-Chile program, July 2. "Megacity Logistics: The Supply Chain Frontier," DHL Public Policy Forum, Washington DC, US, July 16. "Logistica & Cadena de Suministro en Mercados Emergentes," Diplomado en Enseñanza...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50 Some 77% of the Supply Chain Management Class of 2013 received one or more job offers by graduation in industries such as retail, consulting, and chemicals and oil/gas. The students increased their average incoming salary prior to the SCM program by 71%. The class graduated...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Recuerdan los primeros tiempos de los teléfonos móviles, cuando parecía que cada semana se lanzaba un nuevo modelo y cada uno de ellos tenía un aspecto absolutamente diferente? Este es un fenómeno común en el mercado de un producto...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) de Zaragoza (España) ha cumplido diez años, y está planificando una serie de eventos para celebrar este importante acontecimiento. Desde la creación del ZLC en 2003, tanto el propio centro como el PLAZA (el...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Alrededor del 77 % de la promoción de gestión de las cadenas de suministro de 2013 han recibido una o más ofertas de trabajo en el momento de graduarse, las cuales procedían de sectores como ventas minoristas, consultoría o...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers en español, n.º 50: presentaciones MIT CTL Edgar Blanco «Megacity Logistics Lab: Santiago», UNAB, Santiago de Chile (Chile), patrocinado por el programa del MIT-Chile, 2 de julio. «Megacity Logistics: The Supply Chain Frontier», Foro de Política...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49 The Malaysian Institute of Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) participated in the annual Company of the Year Competition organized by JA Worldwide. The 2013 competition took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 25 to 27. Seventeen teams from the Asia Pacific region – Singapore, Indonesia...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “Transportation Reliability,” The 17th Annual Northeast Trade & Transportation Conference, Newport, RI, US, April 2. “Optimal Transportation Portfolio Assignment,” 2013 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics & Operations Research, San Antonio, TX, US, April 8. “Recent Changes in Global Supply Chains and...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El Instituto de Innovación de la Cadena de Suministro de Malasia (MISI) ha participado en la competición anual para elegir a la empresa del año (Company of the Year Competition), organizada por JA Worldwide. La competición de 2013 tuvo...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones de 2013 sobre la cadena de suministro de Frontiers, n.º 49 MIT CTL Chris Caplice «Transportation Reliability», 17.ª Conferencia Anual sobre Negocios y Transportes en el Noreste, Newport, RI (EE. UU.), 2 de abril. «Optimal Transportation Portfolio Assignment»...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. La crisis de liquidez en Europa ha centrado la atención sobre la necesidad de cerrar la brecha entre los ámbitos de finanzas y gestión de la cadena de suministro (SCM). Más que nunca, estas dos disciplinas esenciales han de...
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...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. La próxima conferencia Crossroads del Centro para el Transporte y la Logística del MIT tendrá lugar el 25 de marzo de 2014 en el campus del MIT en Cambridge (Massachusetts). Este acontecimiento anual, iniciado hace 10 años para explorar...
