Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones 2011 CLI Vivian Rangel Castelblanco “Carbon Footprint Analysis in Latin America: The Colombian Case,” Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 22nd Annual POMS Conference, Operations Management - The Enabling Link, Reno, NV, USA, Abril 29 a mayo 2...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39 Almost two decades after integrated demand signals (IDS) technology was introduced to improve supply chain performance, is the process finally on the brink of realizing its full potential? The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL), and the Pennsylvania State University Center for Supply...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Casi veinte años después de la incorporación de la tecnología de señales de demanda integradas (IDS) para mejorar el rendimiento de la cadena de suministro, ¿estará el proceso por fin a punto de descubrir todo su potencial? Para...
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 Amid one of the deepest recessions ever to hit the United States and with the official unemployment rate approaching 10%, companies should have little difficulty retaining key employees. Why then are supply chain leaders citing talent recruitment and retention as one of their top concerns...
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 #38. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . En medio de una de las recesiones más profundas que alguna vez haya golpeado a los Estados Unidos, y con una tasa de desempleo oficial cercana al 10%, las compañías no deberían tener dificultades conservando a sus empleados...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El centro Latinoamericano para Innovación en logística (CLI) ha logrado mucho desde su fundación en Marzo del 2008. El centro ha publicado un reporte de actividades que cuenta sus logros en los dos primeros años de operación. El...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . La historia de cómo PLAZA comenzó a funcionar en el 2005 en las afueras de Zaragoza España, y creció hasta convertirse en el parque de Logística más grande de Europa, esta detallado en un estudio de caso del...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #37. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El centro para logística y transporte (MIT CTL) de MIT y el gobierno de Aragón, España, han firmado un acuerdo, extendiendo su asociación que originalmente expiraba en el 2013, por otros 10 años. Esta extensión debe solidificar la...
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. Calculating the size of an organization’s carbon footprint can be extremely challenging when complex supply chain networks are involved. To simplify the task, many companies use what is called an initial screening — an approximation of the emission levels...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #32. Read all articles in this issue. When it comes to stimulating economic growth, the key to future expansion can sometimes be found in the past. Earlier this decade, the government of Aragón in northern Spain realized that its economy had become too reliant on a...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #32. Read all articles in this issue. There is no such thing as a free lunch, except, perhaps, when it comes to counting inventory. Research being carried out by David Opolon, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) PhD candidate, shows that a consistent inventory...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #32. Read all articles in this issue. Brightstar Corporation started life as a trading company in the mobile phone business, and has since grown rapidly into a full service supply chain organization for wireless network operators and retailers. Company founder and CEO Marcelo Claure recently traced...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #31. Read all articles in this issue. The cost of fuel is a major driver of supply chain efficiency, and the increasing volatility of fuel prices can undermine performance if not managed properly. Research at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) FreightLab has...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue Enlightened companies know that economic downturns can be occasions to regroup and prepare for the next new set of challenges, and resources such as the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) Supply Chain Exchange Program provide the...
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 #28. Read all articles in this issue Postponement, the process that delays the final configuration of a product until more accurate demand information is available, is gaining in importance, yet its value proposition is often misunderstood. Research carried out by the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) in...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #27. Read all articles in this issue Mobile phones are moving into supply chain management, particularly in emerging markets where companies need a communications technology that can cover a widely dispersed customer base. In Latin America, for example, mobile phones are improving supply chain visibility in...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #26. Read all articles in this issue How valuable is in-transit shipment visibility? The answer depends on the cost of the technology involved and the inherent need to keep tabs on the goods being shipped. A joint research project including the MIT Center for Transportation &...
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 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 #24. Read all articles in this issue Supply chain education has come a long way over the last 10 years, and its development path promises to be even steeper over the next decade. Jim Kellso, Senior Supply Chain Master at Intel, is one of the originators...
