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First edition. |
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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Latin America: A Multi-Country Perspective; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Latin America; How Relevant Is Latin America? Challenges and Opportunities; Defining a Research Agenda for Latin America; References; Section I General methods in Supply Chain Management; Chapter 2 A Proposed Set of Criteria for Supply Chain Strategy Evaluation; Introduction; The Dominant Approach; A Different Approach; Proposed Criteria; Coverage; Clarity. |
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Internal ConsistencyExternal Consistency; Support; Sufficiency; Feasibility; Discussion; References; Chapter 3 Hybrid Heuristic Method to Solve a Two-Stage Capacitated Facility Location Problem; Introduction; Problem Description; Proposed Method; Computational Modeling; Computing the Network Flow Cost; CS; Computational Experiments; Conclusion; References; Section II Applied Research in Latin America; Chapter 4 A Multicriteria Location Model for a Solid Waste Disposal Center in Valle Del Cauca, Colombia; Introduction; Definition of the Problem; Methodology. |
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First Stage: Structuring the ProblemDefinition of the Problem; Determination of Criteria; Identification of Alternatives; Second Stage: Analysis of the Problem; Evaluation of Alternatives; Construction of Comparison Matrices for Diffuse Pairs; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Value-Added Logistics Services Potential After Panama Canal Expansion; Introduction; Literature Review; Methodology; First Part: VALS Providers; Second Part: VALS Customers; Results; First Part: VALS Providers; Second Part: VALS Customers; Broader Impact; Conclusion; Future Research; References. |
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Chapter 6 Evaluation of Best Practices Introduction for the Managerial Improvement in Urban Freight TransportIntroduction; Literature Review; Methodology; Description of the Strategies Assessed; Traditional Intermodal Distribution (TID); Distribution by Electric Tricycles (DET); Data Collection; Economic Assessment Method; Environmental Assessment Method; Results and Analysis; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Analysis of Urban Logistics Measures in an HORECA Intensive Area. Case Study: "Zona T" in Bogotá, Colombia; Introduction; Methodology; Stage 1: Area Definition and Selection. |
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Stage 2: Information Gathering and AnalysisStage 3: Determining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for km2; Stage 4: Data Further Analysis and Conclusions; Results and Discussion; Stage 1: Area Definition and Selection; Stage 2: Information Gathering and Analysis; Stage 3: Determining KPIs for km2; Stage 4: Data Further Analysis and Conclusions; Conclusion; References; Section III Case studies in Latin America; Chapter 8 Redesigning the Water Distribution System in Low-Income Areas: A Socially Oriented Supply Chain Model for Pamplon ... ; Nomenclature; Introduction; Conceptual Framework. |
| Summary |
Latin America is a fast-growing market, but its poor infrastructure, explosive urbanization, expensive and inefficient logistics, and multiple social problems continue to pose major problems to logistics professionals and academics. Here leading scholars across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and the USA address these issues. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Business logistics -- Latin America -- Congresses.
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Business logistics. |
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Latin America. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Yoshizaki, Hugo, editor.
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Martínez, Josué C. Velázquez, editor.
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Mejía-Argueta, Christopher, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: MIT SCALE Latin American Conference on Logistics and Supply Chain Management (2016 : Cambridge, Mass.). Supply chain management and logistics in Latin America. First edition. Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2019 1787568040 9781787568044 (OCoLC)1040505939 |
| ISBN |
9781787568037 (electronic book) |
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1787568032 (electronic book) |
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9781787568044 |
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1787568040 |
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