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Viking Cleaning and Cosmetics Inc.: From Micro Business to Export Leader
This case discusses business strategy with a focus on growth in a small business in a developing country.
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Workshop “Improving Productivity and Survival rate for Micro and Small Firms in Latin America”
Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez provided, with the support of MIT SCM 2020 students Analiz Cabrera and Trevor Thompson, an interactive workshop with owners of small firms in Bucaramanga, Colombia to explore different problems that each industry faces in order to improve their productivity and survival rate
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GCLOG 2020 – Small Firms & Sustainable Logistics workshops
For the GCLOG 2020 class, Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez and Dr. Cansu Tayaksi participated as lecturers during the students’ summer stay
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MIT Global Scale Network Latin America – Improving the SCM in small firms with MIT GeneSys Project
During the workshop for MIT Global Scale Network Latin America, Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez and Dr. Cansu Tayaksi presented an overview of MIT GeneSys project and the partnership with several universities in Latin America to improve the supply chain management practices in small firms.
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Workshop “Creating the recipe for success”
Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez provided with the support of MIT SCM 2019 students Fadi Abou Chacra and Joshua Rocha, as well as MIT CGLOG student Denisse Chin an interactive workshop with owners of small firms in Guadalajara, México to provide skills of better practices in supply chain management
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Bikesharing (BSS) Model for Urban Design
Implementing Public Policy in Urban Design to reduce urban CO2 emissions.
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What challenges are small firms in Latin America facing to survive?
Small and Medium Enterprises represent 90% of companies in OECD countries, with low productivity being one of their main challenges.
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The $100 question: Supply chain priorities for small firms
A large majority of companies in Latin America are micro or small firms, making them an important part of the region’s economy.
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The hidden impact of micro-retailers’ survival rate on the logistics cost of consumer packaged goods companies
Millions of mom-and-pop stores represent 40-70% of the market share of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.
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Improving the Survival Rate of Small Firms in Latin America: A case study in Aguascalientes, Mexico
Micro and small firms represent the largest percentage of the businesses operating in Latin America having a high employability contribution and a high potential Gross Domestic Product (GDP) impact on the region.