Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 The Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MSCM) Program offered by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Management (MISI) is open for applications from qualified candidates. Based on the top-ranked curriculum created by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, MSCM is a world-class...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 The Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Management (MISI) held its first executive education course from December 1 to 2, 2011, and will announce a series of courses for 2012. December’s Supply Chain Management Basics course was geared toward middle-management supply chain professionals, and included simulation...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 CLI Isabel Agudelo “Enhancing RFID Adoption Through Innovation and Research,” RFID Journal Live LatAm Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, November 29. MIT CTL Edgar Blanco “Using Discrete-Event Simulation for Evaluating Non-Linear Supply Chain Phenomena,” Winter Simulation Conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, December 11–14, 2011. Paper authored...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 CTL Chris Caplice “Onsite Relationships: Challenging but Rewarding,” Supply Chain Management Review, “Talent Strategies” column, November 2011. Co-authored with Dan Ryan, Vice President, C. H. Robinson Worldwide. ZLC Y. Feng “A computational approach for optimal joint inventory-pricing control in an infinite-horizon periodic review system,” Operations...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 The supply chain innovations derived from the relationship between a company and its core partners are a vital source of competitive advantage. Unlocking this potential is difficult, however, as these relationships often are stymied by daily problem solving and unwieldy organizational structures with multiple communication...
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...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) has scheduled the next session of its groundbreaking executive education course, Supply Chain Management: Driving Strategic Advantage, for January 3 to 6, 2012, on the MIT campus. This highly interactive program is designed for industry professionals...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) and the University of Catalonia Center for Transportation Innovation (Centro de Innovación del Transporte de la Universidad de Cataluña or CENIT) have launched a project with DHL Supply Chain to streamline goods delivery services in urban centers. Financed by Spain’s Ministry...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 A project to test the fuel economy of trucks fitted with aerodynamic fairings is part of a broader initiative to improve the efficiency of freight logistics in Chilé. CLI Chilé, the newest member of a network of research and education centers created by the Center...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 Kids can teach us a lot about life – and about supply chain. A new video about the MIT Supply Chain Management (SCM) Program uses a humorous story about two lemonade stands to teach the value of sound supply chain management. One stand attracts lots...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 Risk management, sustainability, safety, and security are hot supply chain topics. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is participating in four European projects funded by the European Commission under the 7 th Framework Program in these key areas. The main strategic goal of the...
The growth in globalization and consumerism has rendered the use of a single, simple S&OP process unwieldy and cumbersome for many companies. Often the process needs to be divided up or parsed along a variety of dimensions, and then consolidated in order to harmonize worldwide supply, especially when regions are...
I once advised an MIT graduate student who was conducting research comparing the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes across manufacturing industries. One day he came into my office, a little confused after interviewing a consulting firm that told him they consider strategic planning as part of their S&OP consulting...
MIT CTL Global Leadership Lecture: The Future of Logistics and Trade - Scott Davis, CEO UPS (9/27) UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis speaks with MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi in a candid and wide ranging conversation about logistics, global commerce, and other timely issues. As a member of the President’s...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Contar con talento para satisfacer las necesidades actuales y futuras de la profesión es uno de los desafíos más apremiantes que enfrenta la gestión de la cadena de abastecimiento. En ninguna parte es este desafío más visible que...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Las finanzas y la gestión de la cadena de suministro casi siempre se ven como disciplinas separadas y en conflicto. En una empresa de ventas al por menor o de fabricación, los indicadores de rendimiento (KPIs) son generalmente...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . La conferencia, organizada por el Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT CTL) para el mes de octubre, estará enfocada en la gestión de redes de transporte globales. La conferencia de un día sobre Gerencia de Cadenas...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El Laboratorio de Respuesta Humanitaria de MIT se ha puesto en marcha con la misión de satisfacer las necesidades humanas con un grupo más eficiente, cadenas de abastecimiento privadas y sin fines de lucro capaces de responder a...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . En 2010 el Centro Latinoamericano de Innovación en Logística –CLI- realizó una alianza con el programa NextLab de MIT para desarrollar tecnologías móviles innovadoras para la gestión de cadenas de abastecimiento en los países emergentes. La alianza cuenta...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Los mercados en naciones emergentes se diferencian unos de otros en muchos aspectos, pero una característica que casi siempre tienen en común es un alto grado de fragmentación a lo largo de la cadena de abastecimiento. El negocio...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Una serie de cambios han tenido lugar en el Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT CTL). El Dr. Mahender Singh, ex líder del Proyecto SC2020 del Centro de Investigación, se ha trasladado a Malasia donde hoy...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers #42 Presentaciones 2011 CLI Andrés Baquero y Rene Suárez “Un Enfoque Previsivo para la Reformulación de Acciones en el Suministro de Alimentos y el Plan Maestro de Seguridad de Bogotá” Congreso Latino – Iberoamericano de Gestión...
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. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) ha puesto en marcha recientemente el Supply Chain and Finance Institute (SFI) con el objetivo de promover el estudio de la interacción entre la cadena de suministro y el sector financiero. La crisis...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42 Markets in emerging nations differ in many respects, but one characteristic that they generally have in common is a high degree of fragmentation across the supply chain. The pipes and fittings business in Brazil is a good example, and the way leading supplier Amanco Brasil...
