• Addressing Food Waste and CO2 Emissions: Insights from POMS 2024 Conference

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    At the POMS 2024 conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. Fabiola Vasquez (former LIFT Lab visiting scholar) captivated audiences with her groundbreaking research on food waste. Collaborating with Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez and PhD student Fabio Castro, Dr. Vasquez shed light on the pressing issue of food waste and its implications for CO2 production, particularly…

  • The Impact of Trade Credits in Nanostore Distribution

    In developing countries, small mom-and-pop grocery stores called nanostores are one of the main grocery market channels. Cash constraints are a severe issue that affects these small businesses, preventing them from buying enough inventory to meet client demand, and forcing them to reject orders from suppliers due to a lack of cash to pay the…

  • Adoption of Best Business and Supply Chain Practices and Micro/small Firms’ Performance: Evidence from Northern Peru

    Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) represent 99% of Peruvian firms, contribute 42% of Peru’s Gross Domestic Product, and employ half of the country’s labor force. Despite their relevance for the Peruvian Economy, they have low survival rates and are characterized by low productivity and processes inefficiencies.

  • The Coexistence of Nanostores within the Retail Landscape: A Spatial Statistical Study for Mexico City

    The fast growth of chain convenience stores (CCS) and the financial stability of modern channel stores (MCS) has provoked speculation about whether nanostores (i.e., mom-and-pop stores) are going to disappear or if they will endure.

  • MIT GeneSys Fest – Fall 2021

    Join us December 10, 2021 for MIT GeneSys Fest Fall 2021: Helping micro and small firms (MSE’s) in Latin America mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis

  • MIT GeneSys Fest 2021

    Join us June 24 – 25, 2021 for MIT GeneSys Fest Spring 2021: Helping micro and small firms (MSE’s) in Latin America mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis

  • MIT GeneSys Fest 2020

    Join us December 4, 2020 for MIT GeneSys Fest 2020: Helping micro and small firms (MSE’s) in Latin America mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 crisis

  • Recursos de impacto de coronavirus – MIT GeneSys

    Mediante esta iniciativa, el equipo de GeneSys, liderado por el Dr. Josué Velázquez, comparte estrategias y acciones específicas de gestión de suministros y operaciones para que las micro y pequeñas empresas incrementen sus posibilidades de supervivencia durante los próximos meses, dada la crisis económica generada por el Coronavirus. Estas recomendaciones son basadas en los conocimientos que ha generado el proyecto GeneSys, el…

  • Webinar – Micro y Pequeñas Empresas

    ¿Cómo sobrevivir al Coronavirus con mejores prácticas de gestión de suministros? La crisis del Covid-19 ha comenzado a afectar severamente a los países de América Latina, específicamente a las micro y pequeñas empresas que representan el 99% de los negocios en la región. Las estimaciones muestran que la crisis impactará al ~80% de las empresas…

  • MIT GeneSys Community Engagement

    The mission of the MIT GeneSys research initiative at MIT is to contribute to the survival and growth of small businesses by improving their operations and supply chain management expertise.

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