Good practices in logistics for SMEs: a strategy for the global marketplace

Thanks to globalization, the environment in which companies operate today has changed. Whereas a few decades ago, the same government generated protectionist policies, today with the opening of markets, competition is not only national but also international, so companies, regardless of their size, must make changes in their business model, aiming at the internationalization of markets both for the acquisition of materials and goods and for the marketing of their products, being more agile in responding to their customers in terms of product quality, expected delivery time and cost. It is in this scenario where logistics plays a fundamental role as a tool for competitiveness and, therefore, the following work aims to highlight the impact of logistics on SMEs and the need to aim for continuous improvement of their logistics processes. By means of a qualitative/descriptive methodology, relevant aspects are reviewed, finding as a final result essential components that SMEs must incorporate to attend a world-class market

Conglomerates of bus rapid transit in latin american countries

Public transportation plays an indispensable role in our daily lives, an it also remains as a higher priority for local governments. Within transportation systems, the BRT transport model uses buses on segregated roads, which has been used in different cities across the country. In order to establish structures and associations to suggest statistical models, perform diagnosis and for other purposes of BRT in Latin America, the present research work has been carried out. Once the clusters are formed, an analysis is made about the fuels used in 18 systems in Latin America. Two (2) clusters were formed: Group A with the countries of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela which serves 20% of the daily users in Latin America. In addition, cluster B, with 80% of the rest of the users, with three (3) countries: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. It shows the advantages of the use of natural gas fuel (NGF) with respect to the use of diesel in the BRT units. The use of hybrid systems that integrate electricity and the combination of gasoline with ethanol are not considered in this work due to the variability implied by the energy matrix where BRTs are located and the type and proportion of ethanol used, respectively

Association rule mining for customer segmentation in the SMEs sector using the apriori algorithm

Customer´s segmentation is used as a marketing differentiation tool which allows organizations to understand their customers and build differentiated strategies. This research focuses on a database from the SMEs sector in Colombia, the CRISP-DM methodology was applied for the Data Mining process. The analysis was made based on the PFM model (Presence, Frequency, Monetary Value), and the following grouping algorithms were applied on this model: k -means, k-medoids, and Self-Organizing Maps (SOM). For validating the result of the grouping algorithms and selecting the one that provides the best quality groups, the cascade evaluation technique has been used applying a classification algorithm. Finally, the Apriori algorithm was used to find associations between products for each group of customers, so determining association according to loyalty

Consultorías empresariales y negocios internacionales

On entrepreneurship, innovation, competitiveness, logistic performance, sales, marketing, among other everyday concepts of the economic world, you can continue writing full pages for the enjoyment of a reader, but achieve interact experiences of entrepreneurships that have the chapters of the book along with the The conformation of the foreign trade observatories (OCE) is a contribution with non-everyday ingredients to a task with many edges for understanding. Research to identify the factors that determine the logistics performance of SMEs in the logistics operator sector will provide the reader with a clear summary of a field work. Entrepreneurship and innovation as key factors in competitiveness are broken down between expectations and challenges of business development. The authors show us the perspective of the social and corporate fabric from the disruptive scenarios of recovery. In the chapters referring to the three experiences with a descriptive approach: identify the weaknesses and business development of the productive units of the beekeeping sector in the Department of Sucre, Colombia. Analyze the negotiating profile of sales employees of the hardware sector in Valledupar and shared the design of the marketing-based organizational philosophy for the tourism association (ATAV) in the village of Agua de la Virgen, jurisdiction of Ocaña, Norte de Santander Colombia Undoubtedly, the conformation of the foreign trade observatories (OCE) as a strategic academic body for universities corresponds to the best argument of diligent propositive alliances for the benefit of the regional and national economic sector in Colombia with the product of research has been the Response to the challenges of trade. For the previous comments and with the certainty that the narrations of the book will catch you, I invite you to enjoy it. My thanks to the Costa Atlántica Polytechnic, the Latin American University Corporation, the University of the Coast, the American University Corporation, the Simón Bolívar University and the Caribbean University Corporation, for the invitation deference, clarification from the observer's platform, their personal efforts and with The confidence for a better memory in alliances to continue with his legacy to the community.Sobre emprendimiento, innovación, competitividad, desempeño logístico, ventas, marketing, entre otros conceptos cotidianos del mundo económico se podrán seguir escribiendo páginas completas para el disfrute de un lector, pero lograr interactuar las experiencias de emprendimientos que muestran los capítulos del libro junto con la conformación de los observatorios de comercio exterior (OCE) es un aporte con ingredientes no cotidiano a una tarea de muchas aristas para el entendimiento. La investigación para Identificar los factores que determinan el desempeño logístico de las pymes del sector de operadores logísticos proporcionará al lector con claridad el resumen de un trabajo de campo. El emprendimiento e innovación como factores claves en la competitividad se desglosan entre expectativas y retos del desarrollo empresarial. Nos muestran sus autores la prospectiva del tejido social y corporativo a partir de los escenarios disruptivos de recuperación del mismo. En los capítulos referido a las tres experiencias con enfoque descriptivo: identifican las debilidades y fortalecimiento empresarial de las unidades productivas del sector apícola en Departamento de Sucre, Colombia.  Analizan del perfil negociador de los empleados de ventas del sector ferretero en Valledupar y comparten el diseño de la filosofía organizacional basado en el marketing para la asociación de turismo (ATAV) en la vereda del Agua de la Virgen, jurisdicción de Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Sin duda, la conformación de los observatorios de comercio exterior (OCE) como un organismo académico estratégico para las Universidades corresponde  el mejor argumento de alianzas propositivas diligentes para el beneficio del sector económico Regional y Nacional en Colombia con el producto de las investigaciones  ha sido la respuesta a los retos del comercio. Por los comentarios anteriores y con la seguridad que las narraciones del libro lo atraparan,   le invito a disfrutarlo. Mis agradecimientos al Politécnico Costa Atlántica, la Corporación Universitaria Latinoamericana, la Universidad de la Costa, Corporación Universitaria Americana, Universidad Simón Bolívar y a la Corporación Universitaria Del Caribe,  por la deferencia de invitarme, aclamo desde la tribuna del observador, sus gestiones  individuales  y  con la confianza por un mejor porvenir en  alianzas  para continuar  con su legado a la comunidad. &nbsp

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

First Measurement of the Total Inelastic Cross-Section of Positively-Charged Kaons on Argon at Energies Between 5.0 and 7.5 GeV

International audienceProtoDUNE Single-Phase (ProtoDUNE-SP) is a 770-ton liquid argon time projection chamber that operated in a hadron test beam at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2018. We present a measurement of the total inelastic cross section of charged kaons on argon as a function of kaon energy using 6 and 7 GeV/$c$ beam momentum settings. The flux-weighted average of the extracted inelastic cross section at each beam momentum setting was measured to be 380$\pm$26 mbarns for the 6 GeV/$c$ setting and 379$\pm$35 mbarns for the 7 GeV/$c$ setting

First Measurement of the Total Inelastic Cross-Section of Positively-Charged Kaons on Argon at Energies Between 5.0 and 7.5 GeV

International audienceProtoDUNE Single-Phase (ProtoDUNE-SP) is a 770-ton liquid argon time projection chamber that operated in a hadron test beam at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2018. We present a measurement of the total inelastic cross section of charged kaons on argon as a function of kaon energy using 6 and 7 GeV/$c$ beam momentum settings. The flux-weighted average of the extracted inelastic cross section at each beam momentum setting was measured to be 380$\pm$26 mbarns for the 6 GeV/$c$ setting and 379$\pm$35 mbarns for the 7 GeV/$c$ setting

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

DUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals