{"70166":{"#nid":"70166","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech, Tecnologico de Monterrey Open Trade \u0026 Logistics Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Institute of Technology and Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey are launching the Trade\n\u0026amp; Logistics Innovation Center in Mexico City with an inauguration ceremony\nfrom 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sept. 30.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\ncenter, which is a partnership between the two institutions, will focus on improving\nMexico\u2019s logistics performance and increasing trade competitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\nceremony will be held at Tecnol\u00f3gico de\nMonterrey\u2019s Sante Fe campus, located at Av. Carlos Loza No. 100 Col., Santa Fe,\nMexico, DF 01389. The event will begin with a light brunch, followed by the\nofficial launch of the center and tour of Innovation Park.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn\norder for us to continue our global positioning, we have to understand the supply\nchain from an international perspective,\u201d said Jaymie Forrest, managing\ndirector of the Georgia Tech Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute.\u0026nbsp; \u201cIt is essential that there be in-depth\nknowledge of major trading partners such as Mexico for Georgia Tech to be the\nleader in international trade.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\nTrade \u0026amp; Logistics Center in Mexico City is the fourth addition to Georgia\nTech\u2019s international network of innovation and logistical centers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\nSupply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech\u2019s H. Milton Stewart\nSchool of Industrial and Systems Engineering in Atlanta is the main center of\nthe network. Three international centers are currently operating in Singapore,\nCosta Rica and Panama. Each center supports the competitiveness agenda of the\ncountry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA\ncountry\u2019s productivity, as influenced by logistics performance, is critical to\nits global competitiveness. The World Bank\u2019s annual Logistics Performance Index\nranks the United States 15th,\u0026nbsp;Mexico 50th,\u0026nbsp;Panama 51st\u0026nbsp;and Costa Rica 56th\u0026nbsp;in the world in logistics performance. A clear\nneed exists to improve these rankings through more effective and productive\nlogistics, Forrest said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELike\nthe others, the new center in Mexico City will focus on three areas \u2013\neducation, research and industry growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re\ngoing to provide education and research to make sure Mexico has the capacity to\ndo it on its own,\u201d said Miguel Martinez, executive director of the Mexico\ncenter. \u0026nbsp;\u201cThe fact that an institution\nlike Georgia Tech is involved will help us get there faster with proven\nmethodologies and success in other countries.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\ncenter will offer professional and executive education on logistics and trade,\nthe same extensive curriculum offered by the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics\nInstitute at Georgia Tech. That includes comprehensive programs in lean supply\nchain, transportation, warehousing, inventory, trade and supply chain strategy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor\nits research agenda, the center will work on projects for Mexico\u2019s federal\ngovernment in several areas, such as disaster management and humanitarian\nlogistics and improvement of the food and beverage supply chains. The center\u2019s\nresearch areas will also include warehouse distribution and logistics,\nlogistics and manufacturing, supply chain for emerging economies and\ninformation technologies for supply chain management.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo\nreach Mexico\u2019s industry base, the center will be partnering with one of\nMexico\u2019s largest business associations to develop education programs and tools\nfor its members, so they have a better understanding of logistics and how it affects\nthem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe\ngoal is to better prepare our infrastructure and our industries to be\ncompetitive at the local level and for export,\u201d Martinez said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe\ncenter is a win-win for all involved, Forrest said. The countries benefit by\nleveraging Georgia Tech\u2019s expertise to improve logistics performances, which is\nthe foundation for competitiveness and trade. Georgia Tech benefits by offering\na richer learning experience for its students and faculty, and positioning the\nInstitute as the global leader in international trade research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cResearch\nand development leadership requires a global presence and applied knowledge,\u201d\nForrest said. \u201cOur network of innovation centers provides Georgia Tech the\nfoundation for collaboration and application in the field for maintaining our\nexpertise in supply chain and logistics.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\nGeorgia Institute of Technology and Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey are launching the Trade\n\u0026amp; Logistics Innovation Center in Mexico City with an inauguration ceremony\nfrom 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sept. 30.\u0026nbsp;The\ncenter, which is a partnership between the two institutions, will focus on improving\nMexico\u2019s logistics performance and increasing trade competitiveness.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Trade \u0026 Logistics Innovation Center in Mexico City will focus on improving Mexico\u0027s logistics performance and increasing trade competitiveness."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-09-22 09:21:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:14","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/apps\/rsvp\/mexico\/","title":"Event Registration"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.itesm.edu\/wps\/portal","title":"Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/","title":"Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14396","name":"College of Engineering; H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Supply Chain \u0026 Logistics Institute; Trade \u0026 Logistics Center; Mexico City; grand opening"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESanta Fe Campus Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(+52) 55 9177 8000 ext. 8017\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:castro@itesm.mx\u0022\u003Ecastro@itesm.mx\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}