US - Chile Planning Visit: Development of a Research Framework for International Supply Chains of Perishable Commodities

这项美国-智利访问计划将支持亚利桑那州立大学的一名高级研究员、一名研究生和一名本科生在耶稣·R·维拉洛沃斯博士的指导下，在2011年内两次访问智利。这些访问的主要目的是完善亚利桑那州立大学和智利Católica de Valparíso大学(PUCV)的研究人员在制定易腐商品国际供应链研究框架方面的合作。PI和来访的学生将与Católica de Valparíso大学的Rosa Guadalupe Gonzalez Ramirez博士、Pablo Miranda Gonzalez博士和JoséCeroni Díaz博士一起参加工作会议，他们都在港口运营和管理方面拥有丰富的专业知识。这些学生将扩展或比较他们目前的研究方法，以包括智利港口和供应链的考虑。港口服务的多变性对易腐烂商品的供应链的影响尤其重要，这在智利和美国之间的贸易中非常重要。这些访问的主要目标之一是建立分析框架，将易腐性纳入供应链决策。特别是，研究小组计划开发一种设计港口业务的方法，以最好地服务于这些类型商品的托运人。这种合作将成为地区商业发展的催化剂，并将形成美国和智利研究人员的初始核心，随着时间的推移，将扩大到其他拉美国家的研究人员。此外，拟议的活动将加强处理港口物流、供应链规划和管理方面的理论和实践问题的本科生和研究生课程的材料。据信，由此产生的合作还将增加获得物流高级学位的学生数量。该奖项由国际科学和工程办公室的美洲计划和工程局的工业创新和伙伴关系司支持。

This U.S.- Chile visit proposal will support one senior researcher, one graduate student, and one undergraduate from Arizona State University, under the direction of Dr. Jesus R. Villalobos, on two visits to Chile during 2011. The primary goal of these visits is to refine collaborations on the development of a research framework for international supply chains of perishable commodities between investigators from Arizona State University and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso in Chile (PUCV). The PI and the visiting students will participate in work sessions with Drs. Rosa Guadalupe Gonzalez Ramirez, Pablo Miranda Gonzalez, and José Ceroni Díaz, from The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, all with strong expertise in Port Operations and Management. The students will extend or compare their current research approaches to include considerations of Chilean ports and supply chains. The impact of port service variability is especially important in the supply chains for perishable commodities, which are of great importance in the commerce between Chile and the United States. One of the main objectives of these visits is to set the analytical framework to incorporate perishability into supply chain decision. In particular, the research team plan to develop a methodology for the design of port operations that will best serve the shippers of these types of commodities.This collaboration will be a catalyst for regional commercial development and will form an initial core of US and Chilean researchers that will expand to researchers from other Latin American countries over time. Additionally, the proposed activities will strengthen the material of undergraduate and graduate courses that address theoretical and practical issues in port logistics, and supply chain planning and management. It is believed that the resulting collaboration will also increase the number of students obtaining advanced degrees in logistics. This award is supported by the Americas Program of the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships of the Directorate of Engineering.