Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Están las empresas haciendo el esfuerzo necesario para asegurar que sus cadenas de abastecimiento sean sostenibles? Esta es la pregunta formulada por voceros del Centro de Logística y Transporte del MIT durante la conferencia Crossroads, celebrada el pasado 25...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Initial responses to a groundbreaking international survey of attitudes toward supply chain risk management offer some valuable insights into the types of incidents that are disrupting supply chains and how frequently company operations are being hit. The Global Supply Chain Risk Management research project was...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) website has been rebranded and redesigned to reflect the center’s rapid growth and to provide an improved and more interactive source of information on MIT CTL supply chain education and research activities. “We have expanded across...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. PRESENTATIONS CLI Edgar Blanco “Supply Chain Innovation in Emerging Markets,” Líderes Annual Conference, Bogotá, Colombia, May 5, 2010. MIT CTL Edgar Blanco “Implications of Carbon Footprint in Supply Chains,” MIT Energy Conference Showcase, Cambridge, MA, USA, March 5, 2010. With Anthony J. Craig. Conference and...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El sitio web del Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT CTL) ha sido renovado y rediseñado para reflejar el rápido crecimiento y para ofrecer una fuente de información mejorada y más interactiva sobre las actividades de...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Presentaciones CLI Edgar Blanco "Innovación de la Cadena de Suministro en Mercado Emergentes," Conferencia Anual Líderes, Bogotá, Colombia, Mayo 5 de 2010. MIT CTL Edgar Blanco "Implicaciones de la Huella de Carbono en las Cadenas de Suministro," MIT...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Las respuestas iniciales a la innovadora encuesta de actitudes hacia la administración del riesgo en la cadena de suministro, ofrecen luces respecto a los tipos de incidentes que están interrumpiendo las cadenas de suministro y con qué frecuencia se...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue More than $10 billion in donor-financed health commodities is expected to flow into low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) annually by 2011, and much work is going on to improve the efficiency of the supply chains that deliver these products...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue The globalization of supply chain and logistics education will take a major step forward in January 2009, when applications open for a new program that spans Europe, the United States, and a network of universities across Latin America. The...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #26. Read all articles in this issue The benefits of supply chain collaboration are being captured in Latin America with an electronic catalog called CABASnet. A four-month case study of the service was presented by Bogota, Colombia-based logistics company LOGyCA at the MIT-CTL Crossroads 2008 conference...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #26. Read all articles in this issue The Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process has been around for more than two decades, but it could offer new opportunities for mitigating and removing supply chain risk. Research carried out at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #25. Read all articles in this issue To get a sense of how far the supply chain profession has come in recent years, look no further than its educational programs. When MIT-CTL’s Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) program was launched 10 years ago it set...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #25. Read all articles in this issue Ten years is a long time in the life of supply chain – whether in the past or the future. We asked two leading professionals, Jake Barr, Director, Manufacturing, Planning & Logistics, The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), and...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #25. Read all articles in this issue It is not difficult to envisage a supply chain for a physical product, but how about one for a far less tangible item such as renewable energy? A research project at the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #25. Read all articles in this issue The initial cost and a lack of clear cut returns are two impediments to the adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and related Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards. Pioneering work underway in Colombia by Bogota-based logistics company LOGyCA...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #25. Read all articles in this issue How to deliver high-quality medicines at affordable prices to communities in developing countries has long been a difficult challenge for humanitarian organizations. Ground-breaking research into the supply chains that support such programs could provide some solutions. In both the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue Domestic auto suppliers in Japan sustained damage from the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country this July, causing shut downs at major manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda, because the supply of key components was interrupted. The manufacturers’ just-in-time...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue Supply chain managers have a unique opportunity to learn how to compete in fast-changing markets at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Executive Education Course, in Cambridge, MA, June 19-22, 2007. Two new speakers, Nick LaHowchic, formerly Corporate...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #17. Read all articles in this issue The future of supply chain management will be a central theme of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ executive education course in January 2007. Presentations by industry thought leader Bill Copacino and expert on the future of work...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #14. Read all articles in this issue In the year 2025 some 25% of the US population will be over 60 years of age, and an estimated 30% of Europeans will fall into this age bracket. The former USSR will be even grayer; it is estimated...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #12. Read all articles in this issue Supply chain management has grown beyond its operational roots to take on a more strategic role, a transition that can be attributed to the strong impact of integrated SCM on companies' operational and financial performance. Enterprises such as Wal-Mart...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #11. Read all articles in this issue. The recently published book written by CTL Director Yossi Sheffi, The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage, is ranked sixth on a list of top 25 best-selling business books for September 2005. The list was compiled by 800-CEO-READ...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #7. Read all articles in this issue. Globalization continues to open the door to new markets--and to risks including increasing supply chain complexity and changing cost structures. Two business leaders who have spearheaded the international growth of their companies, David Abney, President, UPS International, and Edouard...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #5. Read all articles in this issue. The potential of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology lies beyond the tag-sized vision that currently predominates. Picture a central nervous system that captures, interprets and feeds data to other systems dispersed across the globe. This is how MIT's Professor...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #3. Read all articles in this issue. As the National Football League gears up for a new season suppliers of NFL team replica jerseys are finding out how well their demand forecasting systems have scored. Driven by uncertainties such as team popularity and player trades, predicting...
