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.
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.
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
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
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.