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Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Los robots han sido parte integrante del paisaje industrial durante muchos años. Los avances en la tecnología están logrando que estas unidades sean más flexibles y versátiles, y el resultado desde la perspectiva de la cadena de suministro...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #52 In order to identify supply chain network synergies companies are looking outside their own organizations to create joint benefits in partnership with other trading partners. This is one reason why a concept that has been around for some time, co-loading, is becoming a viable option...
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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...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51 The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) acclaimed executive education course, Supply Chain Management: Driving Strategic Advantage, will take place on January 7 – 10, 2014, in Cambridge, MA. Taught by distinguished MIT faculty and researchers, this is a fast-paced mix of simulations...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #51. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El aclamado curso de formación para ejecutivos del Centro para el Transporte y la Logística del MIT (MIT CTL), Gestión de la cadena de suministro: cómo impulsar la ventaja estratégica, tendrá lugar del 7 al 10 de enero de...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50 While it is impossible to predict the future with certainty, we can envision plausible outcomes and prepare for them. This is the essence of scenario planning. A research project at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program at the Zaragoza Logistics Center in Spain, used the methodology...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50 A major impediment to the flow of freight traffic in megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – is misguided regulation. The best way to analyze the effects is to view them at ground level. This is what an MIT...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Un gran impedimento para que fluya el transporte de mercancías en las megalópolis (ciudades con una población de, al menos, 10 millones de personas) es una regulación errónea. La mejor manera de analizar los efectos es observarlos sobre el...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #50. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Aunque es imposible predecir el futuro con certeza, podemos prever algunos resultados posibles y prepararnos para ellos. Esa es la esencia de la planificación de escenarios. Un proyecto de investigación del Programa Internacional de Logística MIT Zaragoza, en el...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49 For many companies, supply chain innovation (SCI) is a key source of competitive advantage. Yet there is no clear, commonly accepted definition of the concept; one company’s SCI is another company’s process improvement. A forthcoming white paper from the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49 Malaysia’s auto manufacturing industry will gain access to a market of 600 million people when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) comes into being in 2015. The new market brings both opportunities and risks in terms of the industry’s supply chains, says Dr. Javad Feizabadi, Director...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Para muchas empresas, la innovación en la cadena de suministro (SCI) representa un elemento fundamental en términos de ventaja competitiva, aunque aún no existe una definición clara y generalmente aceptada del concepto. La SCI de una empresa es la...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #49. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El sector de fabricación de automóviles de Malasia accederá a un mercado de 600 millones de personas cuando comience a funcionar la Comunidad Económica de la ASEAN en el año 2015. El nuevo mercado aportará tanto oportunidades como riesgos...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Cómo puede el transporte de mercancías añadir valor a las cadenas de suministro modernas cuando en todo el mundo, y sobre todo en Asia, este aspecto tiende a estar solo tímidamente relacionado con las estrategias de cadenas de suministro...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48 How can freight transportation add value to modern supply chains when globally – and especially in Asia – the function tends to be only loosely linked to shippers’ supply chain strategies? In Asia, companies are often divided into multiple business units, with each unit operating...
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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...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones de 2012 sobre la cadena de suministro de Frontiers, n.º 47 MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen «Supply Chain Visibility (Mapping)», avance en la gestión de riesgos de la cadena de suministro: retos emergentes y estrategias, campus del MIT, Cambridge...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. ¿Cuáles serán los riesgos que amenazarán a las cadenas de suministro durante más o menos los próximos cinco años? A medida que surgen nuevos riesgos y vuelven a aparecer los de tipo familiar, las empresas deben mantenerse al día...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47 MIT CTL Bruce Arntzen “Supply Chain Visibility (Mapping),” Advancing Supply Chain Risk Management: Emerging Challenges and Strategies, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA, US, October 10. “Innovative Methods in Building and Managing an SC Center,” panel moderator, Annual Supply Chain Management Directors Conference, Phoenix, AZ, US, October...
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Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47 What risks will threaten supply chains over the next five years or so? As new risks emerge and familiar ones resurface, companies need to keep abreast of the changes that can unseat even the most well-run supply chain. The outlook for potential disruptions was one...