A LA VANGUARDIA Soluciones para el puzle de embalaje en los mercados emergentes ¿Cuál es la configuración de embalaje de productos más rentable que se puede utilizar en los mercados emergentes, en los que las demandas de los clientes pueden cambiar radicalmente de una comunidad a otra? La investigación que...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 The Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation’s (MISI) 2014 annual conference, Design Anywhere – Make Anywhere – Deliver Anywhere, took place in Lanai Kijang, Malaysia, on March 20, 2014. More than 250 participants from almost 20 countries attended the event. The conference topic reflected current...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 In October 2007, Brian Chesky, a recent college grad, gave up his job hunt in Los Angeles to stay with a friend in San Francisco. [i] Unemployed, Chesky couldn't help his friend pay the rent — until the roommates came up with an idea. A...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 Forty students have been accepted for the 2015 class of the Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG). The students, selected from top universities throughout Latin America, represent 19 universities from eight countries in the region. Managed and hosted by the MIT Center...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 The infiltration of fake medicines into the pharmaceutical supply chain is a major problem, and conventional methods for detecting fake medicines are generally inadequate. Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 As much as 40% of overall fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) production is discarded. Middlemen in the supply chain receive much of the blame for this high level of waste. However, research carried out over the past five years or so suggests that this view...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 The Supply Chain Masters Program Research Fest 2014 will take place on May 22, 2014 at the MIT campus. What is Research Fest? Every year, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics' Supply Chain Management students work closely with the center’s exchange partner companies on their...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 The case study "Cisco Systems, Inc., Supply Chain Risk Management," developed by M.J. Sáenz, MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, and E. Revilla, IE Business School, has won the 2013 EFMD Case Writing Award in the "Supply Chain Management" category. Communications technology...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 Practitioners interested in joining this year’s summer executive education course Supply Chain Management: Driving Strategic Advantage are urged to book a place as soon as possible. Scheduled for June 10 – June 13, 2014, this acclaimed MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics executive course takes...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 Packaging shields products from damage and theft, differentiates the brand, and is a source of information for consumers. It also adds cost to the value chain, particularly in fragmented markets where buyers have diverse packaging needs. The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) has developed...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #53 The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, has been selected along with 50 other entities by CDTI (the Center for Industrial Technological Development) to support the participation of companies in the Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s new research and innovation framework program. CDTI is a...
Subscribe to Frontiers THE LEADING EDGE Solving the Emerging Market Packaging Puzzle In emerging markets, customer demands can change radically from one neighborhood to the next. What is the most cost-effective product packaging configuration to use? Research at the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) is providing some answers. How...
Crossroads 2014 Is Cyber Security the Next Risk Frontier? Speaker: Dr. Abel Sanchez - Executive Director & Chief Technology Architect, MIT Geospatial Data Center
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Con el fin de identificar las sinergias de la red de cadenas de suministro, las empresas están buscando fuera de sus propias organizaciones en aras de crear beneficios conjuntos en colaboración con otros socios comerciales. Este es uno...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. El grupo de alumnos ZLOG de Basilea (Basel ZLOG Alumni Group) organizó un seminario para compartir las buenas prácticas en los sectores farmacéutico y químico. El evento tuvo lugar en la sede de Roche Technical Operations, en Basilea...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Si hubiera una clasificación de las características deseables de una cadena de suministro, la «agilidad» estaría muy cerca del primer puesto. Pero ¿qué es exactamente la agilidad de la cadena de suministro y cómo puede evaluarse? El doctor...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. La tasa de desempleo en Europa permanece en niveles muy altos que rondan el 12 %, mientras que en España esta cifra alcanza el 25 %; sin embargo, la tasa actual de desempleo para los titulados del programa...
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...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. La conferencia Design Anywhere, Make Anywhere, Deliver Anywhere organizada por el Instituto de Innovación de la Cadena de Suministro de Malasia (MISI) analizará el futuro de la gestión de las cadenas de suministro. El evento se celebrará el...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue n.º 52. Lea todos artículos en este asunto. Las personas que se apunten a la conferencia anual Crossroads del Centro de Transporte y Logística del MIT, que se celebrará el 25 de marzo de 2014 en el campus del MIT en Cambridge (MA), tendrán ante sí...
