Does market digitalization always benefit firms? The Latin American case

Purpose Prior research has found that firms\u27 adoption of digital technologies (i.e. digitalization) enhances transaction efficiency and improves firm performance. However, this finding is based on the assumption that firms respond to consumers\u27 adoption of digital technology (market digitalization) in a timely fashion. The study investigates the impact of market digitalization on firm performance in Latin America, where resistance to change is often higher, despite the positive impact on performance when companies respond to the environmental shock of digitalization by restructuring. Design/methodology/approach Using data from seven Latin American countries from 1997 to 2018 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Mexico), fixed-effects panel regression robustly supports the results. Findings Most Latin American firms fail to capitalize on the benefits of market digitalization, and their performance declines as a result. The authors extend research on digitalization by incorporating theoretical insights from the restructuring literature, finding that implementing a substantial restructuring strategy is a viable way to overcome market digitalization. Originality/value The authors demonstrate that the digitalization–firm performance relationship is more complex than has been described in studies using samples from developed economies. The authors establish restructuring as an effective adaptation strategy in Latin America, although the institutional environment\u27s characteristics may constrain or discourage firms from adopting it

Diseño estructural del pavimento rígido implementando vidrio reciclado en la avenida San Francisco – San Juan de Lurigancho 2021

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo principal analizar la resistencia a la compresión del concreto F’c=210 Kg/cm2 con adición de vidrio reciclado molido, mediante el reemplazo parcial en peso del agregado fino con la finalidad de establecer una comparación entre un concreto convencional y otro con adición de vidrio reciclado molido. Se inició con el análisis de las propiedades físicas y químicas de los agregados pétreos y la elaboración de probetas de concreto y con adición de vidrio reciclado molido en el orden de 5% y 10%, de reemplazo en peso del agregado fino, con la finalidad de obtener los dos porcentajes de adición más adecuados, según la cantidad de vidrio utilizado y la semejanza de la resistencia a la compresión obtenida con el concreto convencional. Seguidamente, se procedió a la rotura de las probetas de concreto mencionadas, obteniendo 5% y 10% como los porcentajes de adición de vidrio más adecuados. Posteriormente, se elaboró probetas de concreto convencional y modificado con 5% y 10% de vidrio reciclado molido, y se efectuó las pruebas de resistencia a la compresión a los 7, 14 y 28 días de curado. Al finalizar los ensayos de resistencia a la compresión, se concluyó que usando el 10% de adición de vidrio reciclado molido como reemplazo en peso del agregado fino se obtiene mayor resistencia a la compresión en comparación con el concreto convencional y los demás porcentajes de adición estudiados

Proyecto de producción y comercialización de menestras de fréjoles y lentejas para consumo masivo y al instante en envases tetrapak para el mercado de la ciudad de Guayaquil

Nuestro proyecto de producción y comercialización de menestras en envases Tetrapak para el mercado guayaquileño, nació de la necesidad de contar con una alternativa rápida, sana y deliciosa que pueda garantizar una efectiva alimentación para todas aquellas personas que no disponen de mucho tiempo para alimentarse dada sus diferentes actividades. De hecho, las nuevas tendencias alimenticias y nuestros propios hábitos alimenticios han variado a lo largo de los últimos años. Razón por la cual la idea del proyecto se fundamenta esencialmente en poder brindar un producto que se adapte a los gustos y preferencias del guayaquileño y ecuatoriano en general, pero sobre todo en poder cumplir eficientemente criterios como calidad, sabor, conveniencia y ahorro de tiempo. La característica más atractiva y sobresaliente de este producto es que puede ser consumido al instante puesto que sólo basta con someter al calor su contenido por pocos minutos para así disfrutarlo, con lo cual también se busca ofrecer innovación con respecto a los productos existentes que se pueden encontrar el mercado local. Por lo tanto, uno de los principales objetivos de esta empresa es el estudio integral de la factibilidad que tiene este proyecto, teniendo en cuenta aspectos técnicos, financieros y de marketing que nos permitirán evaluar correctamente la viabilidad de esta iniciativa

Development of the CMS detector for the CERN LHC Run 3

International audienceSince the initial data taking of the CERN LHC, the CMS experiment has undergone substantial upgrades and improvements. This paper discusses the CMS detector as it is configured for the third data-taking period of the CERN LHC, Run 3, which started in 2022. The entire silicon pixel tracking detector was replaced. A new powering system for the superconducting solenoid was installed. The electronics of the hadron calorimeter was upgraded. All the muon electronic systems were upgraded, and new muon detector stations were added, including a gas electron multiplier detector. The precision proton spectrometer was upgraded. The dedicated luminosity detectors and the beam loss monitor were refurbished. Substantial improvements to the trigger, data acquisition, software, and computing systems were also implemented, including a new hybrid CPU/GPU farm for the high-level trigger

Development of the CMS detector for the CERN LHC Run 3

International audienceSince the initial data taking of the CERN LHC, the CMS experiment has undergone substantial upgrades and improvements. This paper discusses the CMS detector as it is configured for the third data-taking period of the CERN LHC, Run 3, which started in 2022. The entire silicon pixel tracking detector was replaced. A new powering system for the superconducting solenoid was installed. The electronics of the hadron calorimeter was upgraded. All the muon electronic systems were upgraded, and new muon detector stations were added, including a gas electron multiplier detector. The precision proton spectrometer was upgraded. The dedicated luminosity detectors and the beam loss monitor were refurbished. Substantial improvements to the trigger, data acquisition, software, and computing systems were also implemented, including a new hybrid CPU/GPU farm for the high-level trigger

Development of the CMS detector for the CERN LHC Run 3

International audienceSince the initial data taking of the CERN LHC, the CMS experiment has undergone substantial upgrades and improvements. This paper discusses the CMS detector as it is configured for the third data-taking period of the CERN LHC, Run 3, which started in 2022. The entire silicon pixel tracking detector was replaced. A new powering system for the superconducting solenoid was installed. The electronics of the hadron calorimeter was upgraded. All the muon electronic systems were upgraded, and new muon detector stations were added, including a gas electron multiplier detector. The precision proton spectrometer was upgraded. The dedicated luminosity detectors and the beam loss monitor were refurbished. Substantial improvements to the trigger, data acquisition, software, and computing systems were also implemented, including a new hybrid CPU/GPU farm for the high-level trigger