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Format: 1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9781787568037

Content: 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

Note: 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 -- Internal Consistency -- External 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 -- First Stage: Structuring the Problem -- Definition 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 -- Chapter 6 Evaluation of Best Practices Introduction for the Managerial Improvement in Urban Freight Transport -- Introduction -- 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 -- Stage 2: Information Gathering and Analysis -- Stage 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 -- Location Description -- Supply Chain Description -- Research Question and Hypotheses -- Literature Review -- Water Distribution in Low-Income Areas -- Two-Echelon Location Routing (2ELR) Using Integer Programming (IP) -- Methodology -- Definition of Parameters and Variables -- Demand Determination -- Geographic Location -- Network Connectivity -- Model of Connectivity -- Results -- Facility Location Model -- Results -- Cost Minimization -- General Distribution Model -- Specific Distribution Model -- Results -- Costs Analysis -- Conclusion -- References , Chapter 9 The São Paulo Off-Hour Delivery Pilot: Impacts for City Logistics -- Introduction and Context -- Literature Review -- Case Description -- Results -- Noise -- Safety -- Traffic and Truck Speeds -- Costs and Productivity -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 10 Solutions for Enhanced Commercial Logistics in Cities - A Case Study of Two Different Zones in Quito - Ecuador -- Introduction -- Description of Historic Center and La Mariscal in Quito - Ecuador -- Application of Urban Logistics -- Experimental Test Rig, Measurement Techniques, Methodologies -- Data Collection and Preparation -- Data Extrapolation -- Stores and Streets Weights -- Optimization Model -- Simulation Model -- Mathematical Modeling -- Formula 1: Sample Size -- Formula 2: Analytical Hierarchy Process -- Formula 3 Optimization Model -- Results and Discussion -- Data Collection and Preparation Results -- Optimization Model Results -- Simulation Model Results -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Financial Risk Measurement in a Model of Supply of Raw Materials -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Additional Edition: Print version Yoshizaki, Hugo Tsugunobu Yoshida Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Latin America Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited,c2018 ISBN 9781787568044

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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