La Ferrassie 1: New perspectives on a "classic" Neandertal.

The La Ferrassie 1 (LF1) skeleton, discovered over a century ago, is one of the most important Neandertal individuals both for its completeness and due to the role it has played historically in the interpretation of Neandertal anatomy and lifeways. Here we present new skeletal remains from this individual, which include a complete right middle ear ossicular chain (malleus, incus, and stapes), three vertebral fragments, and two costal remains. Additionally, the study of the skeleton has allowed us to identify new pathological lesions, including a congenital variant in the atlas, a greenstick fracture of the left clavicle, and a lesion in a mid-thoracic rib of unknown etiology. In addition, we have quantified the amount of vertebral pathology, which is greater than previously appreciated. We have complemented the paleopathological analysis with a taphonomic analysis to identify any potential perimortem fractures. The taphonomic analysis indicates that no surface alteration is present in the LF1 skeleton and that the breakage pattern is that of bone that has lost collagen, which would be consistent with the intentional burial of this individual proposed by previous researchers. In this study, we used CT and microCT scans in order to discover new skeletal elements to better characterize the pathological lesions and to quantify the fracture orientation of those bones in which the current plaster reconstruction did not allow its direct visualization, which underlines the broad potential of imaging technologies in paleoanthropological research. A century after its discovery, LF1 is still providing new insights into Neandertal anatomy and behavior

Gillette Argentina: relaciones colaborativas en el canal de distribución.

Fil: García-Dastugue, Sebastián. Universidad de San Andrés. Escuela de Administración y Negocios; Argentina.Caso Universidad de San Andrés.SI DESEA OBTENER LA VERSIÓN EN TEXTO COMPLETO DEBERÁ COMUNICARSE CON EL EDITOR RESPONSABLE: ADRIÁN DARMOHRAJ ([email protected])El caso describe la relación colaborativa que Gillette ha logrado implementar con Wal-Mart de Argentina y usar esta descripción como punto de partida para explicar los beneficios de las relaciones colaborativas en el canal a otros clientes directos. Se crea así el departamento de Value Chain (organización transversal deseñada para atender clientes estratégicos) y de Customer Chain Value Chain (grupo operativo que implementa la planificación y el reabastecimiento colaborativo a medida con cada cliente clave) El caso se centra en analizar el proceso transaccional de reabastecimiento, evaluando qué áreas funcionales participan en cada paso del proceso, y cuáles son los riesgos y oportunidades de mejora asociados con cada etapa del proceso. Culmina analizando temas asociados con la implementación de relaciones colaborativas en el canal, incluyendo resolver conflictos entre las áreas funcionales impuestos por la forma de evaluación de rendimiento, mover la responsabilidad sobre algunas actividades tanto dentro de Gillette como entre Wal-Mart y Gillette, la necesidad de comenzar a gestionar un proceso en lugar de “empujar” transacciones, y cómo nutrir la confianza y el compromiso en la relación como elemento facilitador clave

Medición de rendimiento por cliente en Officenet Argentina.

Fil: García-Dastugue, Sebastián. Universidad de San Andrés. Escuela de Administración y Negocios; Argentina.Caso Universidad de San Andrés.SI DESEA OBTENER LA VERSIÓN EN TEXTO COMPLETO DEBERÁ COMUNICARSE CON EL EDITOR RESPONSABLE: ADRIÁN DARMOHRAJ ([email protected])Officenet ha estado sofisticando sus prácticas de gestión desde su fundación en 1997, motorizado por el aprendizaje de sus jóvenes fundadores y por adquisiciones, el equipo de gestión de Officenet hizo evolucionar el sistema de medición de rendimiento por cliente en varias instancias. Cada cambio resultó en una mejora y a la vez dejó a la luz otras necesidades. El caso está centrado en evaluar los cambios que se realizaron en Officenet para medir el rendimiento por cliente y las adaptaciones organizacionales que fueron necesarias en consecuencia. Puede ser utilizado en un curso en donde se trabaje sobre la gestión de las relaciones con clientes, y sobre las necesidades de información financiera para la toma de decisiones. Fue realizado principalmente para los niveles de posgrado y educación ejecutiva. Para el grado, el caso puede ser utilizado luego de explicar los conceptos y las técnicas para calcular la rentabilidad por cliente. En todos los casos, es necesario tener un entendimiento básico de costos fijos-variables, directos-indirectos, costeo basado en actividad y los problemas que se presentan al utilizar la información contable para la toma de decisiones

Supply Chain Management Strategies in Terms of Decoupling Points and Decoupling Zones

Part 2: Knowledge Discovery and SharingInternational audienceSupply chain management is concerned with decisions related to the physical perspective of the enterprise and how the flow of goods and services is arranged. A wide set of strategies have evolved over time to provide guidelines for the decision makers but many of these strategies share a common foundation in process management that is based on decoupling points and decoupling zones. The strategies concerned here are segmentation, leagility, customization, postponement, servitization, sustainability, outsourcing, and visibility

Postponement Revisited – A Typology for Displacement

Part 3: Production Management Theory and MethodologyInternational audienceSince its introduction, postponement as a supply chain strategy has received a lot of attention in the operations management and the supply chain management literature. Nevertheless, there are still mixed answers about the meaning of postponement and as such, about its operational benefits. For instance, while some scholars argue that postponement results in a shorter delivery lead time, others claim the contrary. To reconcile these apparently conflicting findings, the purpose of this study is to establish a typology that highlights the three key properties of displacement, which is a collective term for preponement and postponement. By breaking down postponement into the three dimensions of form, place, and time, as well as introducing its antithesis preponement, a typology for displacement is presented and illustrated using a well-known postponement case

Antecedents and Consequences of Electronic Product Code Adoption and its Implications for Supply Chain Management: A Framework and Propositions for Future Research

Although electronic product code (ePC) is a popular standard of inter-organisational communication for identifying and tracing trade items, its level of adoption varies among firms, many of which still confine their supply chain activities to manual processes and stand-alone operations. To provide a better understanding of ePC adoption, we surveyed the relevant literature and developed a theoretical framework, together with a set of research propositions, to account for the antecedents and consequences of ePC adoption for supply chain management (SCM). The framework and propositions provide the impetus for a research agenda that identifies the critical issues of technological adoption for SCM. We also discuss the implications of the theoretical framework for further research and provide recommendations on the adoption of ePC for SCM. Maritime Economics & Logistics (2006) 8, 311–330. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100166