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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 MIT CTL Yossi Sheffi “Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth,” Current Issues II Track, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference, Atlanta, GA, US, October 1. “Lessons from the Top,” Talents and Leadership: People of Supply Chain Track, Council of Supply Chain Management...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Qué impacto tendrán las tendencias mundiales (como el crecimiento de la población, el aumento de las megalópolis y el agotamiento de los recursos naturales) en la cadena de suministro? Descúbralo en la conferencia Crossroads de este año, que se...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Las mega-ciudades (ciudades con una población de, al menos, 10 millones de personas) están creciendo tanto en tamaño como en número, y se espera que representen alrededor del 20% del PIB mundial en una década; sin embargo, la creación...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Cadena de suministro Frontiers n.º 45, presentaciones 2012 MIT CTL Chris Caplice «Long-Range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project», Transportation@MIT, serie de charlas, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, EE.UU., 10 de abril. «Future Freight Flows: Using Scenario...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Christine Krathwohl ha sido nombrada recientemente directora ejecutiva de logística y contenedores a escala mundial en General Motors. Su organización es responsable del abastecimiento y de las operaciones que guardan relación con todos los envíos de material a ubicaciones...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Cadena de suministro Frontiers n.º 46, presentaciones 2012 MIT CTL Yossi Sheffi “Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth”, Current Issues II Track, Conferencia anual del Consejo de Profesionales de la Gestión de Cadenas de Suministro, Atlanta, Georgia, EE...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 How will global trends – such as population growth, the rise of megacities, changing risk profiles, skills shortages, and the depletion of natural resources – impact supply chain management? What measures are companies taking to prepare for these transformative changes? Find out at this year’s...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 Megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – are growing both in size and number, and are expected to account for about 20% of world GDP within a decade. But building the supply chains needed to serve these metropolises is...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “Long-Range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project,” Transportation@MIT series of talks, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, April 10. “Future Freight Flows: Using Scenario Planning to Assist in Long-Term Planning,” 2012 AASHTO Spring Meeting, Traverse City, MI, USA, May...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 Christine Krathwohl was recently appointed Executive Director, Global Logistics and Containers, General Motors. Her organization is responsible for procurement and operations for all material shipments into assembly and manufacturing locations globally and for the distribution of finished vehicles. The procurement of all sequencing and warehousing...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en Logística (CLI) cuenta con nuevo curso de educación ejecutiva que inicia en mayo. Este curso se centra en la superación de los desafíos que implica la logística global y gestión de la...
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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 #44 The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) is launching a new executive education course this May that focuses on overcoming the challenges of global logistics and supply chain management in Latin America. CLI developed the course with the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. A...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Grupo Éxito (la compañía de comercio al por menor más grande en Colombia con una plataforma de más de 350 puntos de venta) es una de las empresas pioneras en este país que se unió al reto de construir...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 Grupo Éxito, the largest retailer in Colombia with 350 outlets, has taken a strategic decision to focus its research efforts on a project that is exploring the use of EPC/RFID technology as a tool to control product shrinkage. The retailer is part of a group...
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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 #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 On December 14, 2010, Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) in Chile, through its Department of Engineering Sciences, and Bogotá, Colombia-based LOGyCA, signed an agreement to create CLI Chile, a new center for logistics education and research. CLI Chile follows CLI Mexico – which was created in...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40 Logistics parks have become a key component of global distribution networks. As companies look for ways to make their supply chains more agile in order to stay competitive, however, these commercial hubs must respond with flexible service packages and innovative facilities. This is what Europe’s...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40 Developing countries – even those that have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol – appear to have little incentive to measure the carbon footprints of their supply chains. However, research at the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI), headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, shows that Colombian...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto El pasado 14 de diciembre se formalizó la alianza entre la Universidad Andrés Bello, a través del departamento de Ciencias de la Ingeniería, y el Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en Logística –CLI, de LOGyCA, que da origen a CLI...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Los parques logísticos se han convertido en un componente clave de las redes de distribución global, a medida que las empresas buscan hacer sus cadenas de abastecimiento más ágiles con el fin de permanecer competitivas en el mercado. Sin...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Países en desarrollo – incluso aquellos que han firmado y ratificado el Protocolo de Kyoto – parecen tener poco incentivo para medir las huellas de carbono de sus cadenas de abastecimiento. Sin embargo, la investigación desarrollada en el Centro...