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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…
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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…
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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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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.