Ecuador has launched a national initiative to develop an integrated strategy for improving the efficiency and sustainability of freight and passenger flows in large urban centers. The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) in Bogotá, Colombia, is coordinating one of the projects in collaboration with several institutions including Polytechnic University...
Ecuador ha puesto en marcha una iniciativa a nivel nacional con el fin de desarrollar una estrategia integrada de mejora en la eficiencia y sostenibilidad de los flujos de mercancías y pasajeros en los grandes núcleos urbanos. El Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en Logística (CLI) de Bogotá, Colombia, coordina uno...
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 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 #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. 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 #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...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 Auto manufacturing is commonly described as a “mature” industry, yet it is undergoing dramatic change in terms of product and market leadership, technology, and the geography of production. Asia is at the center of these changes. In response, the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . La Cumbre de Cadena de Abastecimiento Global, el primer evento organizado por el Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) se llevó a cabo el19 de julio de 2011 con gran éxito; más de 400 asistentes. La conferencia...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42 The Global Supply Chain SumMIT, the first event organized by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), took place July 19, 2011, and was a major success with more than 400 attendees. The conference was held in the Shah Alam Convention Center, Shah Alam...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40 Brazilian state and municipal governments commonly use tax incentives to attract businesses to their regions in an effort to stimulate economic growth and promote technological development. In fact, the intense competition between these entities to offer favorable tax terms is often referred to as “fiscal...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Gobiernos estatales y municipales brasileños utilizan los incentivos tributarios para atraer empresas a sus regiones en un esfuerzo por estimular el crecimiento económico y promover el desarrollo tecnológico. De hecho, la intensa competencia entre estas entidades para ofrecer condiciones...
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...
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...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 The debate over deep water drilling continues to rage following the Vermillion oil rig explosion in the Gulf of México this September, and BP’s announcement that the cost of its oil spill in the same waters has reached $8 billion. But there is another dimension...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38 As the cost of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems falls, companies find it easier to build a business case for adopting the technology. But cost is not the only factor that influences the viability of RFID; the number of ways in which it can deliver...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El debate acerca de la perforación de pozos en aguas profundas continua generando controversia, así como la explosión de la planta petrolífera de Vermillion en el Golfo de México en septiembre y el anuncio de BP sobre el costo...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Mientras el costo de los sistemas de Identificación por Radio Frecuencia (RFID) disminuye, las compañías encuentran más sencillo crear un caso de negocio para adoptar esta tecnología. Pero los costos no son el único factor que influye en la...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37 Market leadership and more than 70 years in the business provide a solid foundation for success—but do not make an organization impervious to change. This is what cement and concrete manufacturer Argos realized about six years ago, when it had become too detached from its...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Liderazgo en el Mercado y más de 70 años en el negocio proporcionan bases sólidas para el éxito, pero no hacen que una organización sea impermeable al cambio. Esto es lo que el fabricante de cemento y concreto...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT Global SCALE Network has launched a major supply chain risk management research project across six world regions. The first phase of the project, a multi-country survey, started in November 2009. The main goal of the 12-minute survey...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. The Latin American Center for Logistics Innovation (CLI) and the Secretariat for Economic Development (SDDE) have agreed to create a special research unit that will focus on increasing logistics excellence in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, and the surrounding...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. In order to stay competitive in more volatile markets, companies have to react quickly to shifts in demand. Many organizations have become nimbler through flexible operations that they reconfigure in response to market changes. Another route to flexibility is...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. The global economic crisis has highlighted the risks associated with supplier failures, but customers can also throw a supply chain into disarray. Buy-side risks, particularly those related to payment problems and obsolete inventory, were discussed at a recent symposium...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #35. Read all articles in this issue. As part of a groundbreaking port resiliency research project, MIT CTL is asking a wide cross-section of port users and stakeholders in the United States about the vulnerabilities of the country’s port system. MIT CTL researchers are working to...
