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cvcastro/HMSPrePro: HMS-PrePro 10.7.1 (Castro)
No full text<p>Original release of HMS-PrePro 10.7.1 tool (Copyright, 2020, Cynthia V. Castro).</p>
Um algoritmo evolucionário para geração de planos de rotas /
No full textDissertação (Mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico
Caymanianness, history, culture, tradition, and globalisation : assessing the dynamic interplay between modern and traditional(ist) thought in the Cayman Islands
No full textThe research undertaken for this largely qualitative dissertation draws on newspaper articles, oral
histories, historical documentation, open-ended interviews, and to a lesser extent, questionnaires, in
the effort to ultimately confirm the extent to which the benefitting forces of globalization have
fractured any existing traditional-historical cultural body of knowledge and expression among the
Caymanian people. Indeed, by 2009 some Caymanians had long been verbally denouncing the social
and cultural ills of globalization – inclusive of multiculturalism – on their so-called traditional,
unassuming way of life, some of them clamoring for an extensive purge of the many foreign
nationals in “their” Cayman Islands. Yet, other Caymanians have become somewhat invested in the
idea of multicultural “oneness” ostensibly for the sake of peaceful coexistence, harmony and
prosperity as these work towards the promotion of a global, borderless cultural awareness.
This dissertation relies on theoretical frames centred both on the discrete natures of, and the
dualistic struggle between, these two opposing ideological-cultural forces. That this struggle is taking
place in the present age, I anticipate the ways in which more modern understandings, which are
potentially open to liberating subjectivities, must clash with “historical”, xenophobic and
nationalistic viewpoints, viewpoints which have constantly proven contradictory given their
adherents’ complacent acceptance of, and participation in, a localised economic prosperity
substantively dependent on foreign input. Thus in aggregate terms, this dissertation pinpoints the
various effects of an evolving scheme of values and counter-values on an ideologically torn
Caymanianness whose contradictory traditional half is especially fighting for its “cultural purity” in
an era where its ‘reinvented’ logic is being more and more regarded as anachronistic and somewhat
irrational
Corazonar la historia y la memoria: diálogos con el intelectual Maya-Tseltal, Xuno López Intzin
No full textIn this article, the author shares her dialogues with the Mayan-Tseltal intellectual, Xuno López Intzin, to open an analytical window on non-Western conceptions of memory and time. She focuses on the embodied experience of history and memory, as well as the cyclical conceptualization of time of the Mayan population of the Chiapas Highlands. This perspective is explained by Xuno López, in an analytical dialogue with the author, who questions her own linear ethnohistorical perspective. This seeks to contribute to the decolonization of memory studies by providing an academic perspective of this subordinate, non-linear conception of time and history.En este artículo, la autora comparte sus diálogos con el intelectual maya-tseltal, Xuno López Intzin, para abrir una ventana analítica sobre las concepciones no occidentales de la memoria y el tiempo. Se centra en la experiencia acuerpada de la historia y la memoria, así como la conceptualización cíclica de tiempo de la población maya de los Altos de Chiapas. Esta perspectiva es explicada por Xuno López, en un diálogo analítico con la autora, quien se cuestiona su propia perspectiva etnohistórica lineal. Con ésto se busca contribuir a la descolonización de los estudios de la memoria aportando una perspectiva académica de esta concepción subalterna, no lineal del tiempo y la historia
Racismo Epistémico y Universidad: Desafíos Epistemológicos para un Programa en Estudios Afrocolombianos y Afrolatinoamericanos
No full textThis article problematizes the growing wave of racism and classism brought to light during and after the pandemic in Latin America, the effect of which is perceived in the increase in the number of movements on a global scale that fight against structural and systemic racism. Starting with the question of epistemic racism in the Colombian and Latin American university, the author considers the contributions that a program in Afro-Colombian and Afro-Latin American studies could offer in overcoming epistemic and structural racism that permeates Colombian and Latin American academia. The study then turns to religious and spiritual traditions which are fundamental to the Afro-diasporic communities on the continent, the philosophical and cosmogonic heritage of ancient Pharaonic Egypt and the mythology of the Yoruba tradition in dialogue with African womanism, in order to find there other, more harmonious and relational, philosophical-pedagogical mediations. It introduces Afro-centered epistemology as a political force for resistance against the ethnocentric academic colonialism that has prevailed in our Latin American academic sphere/field.Este artículo investigativo de corte documental problematiza la creciente oleada de racismos y clasismos sacados a luz durante y después de la pandemia en la región cuyo efecto se percibe en el incremento de movimientos a escala mundial que luchan contra racismos estructurales y sistémicos. Partiendo de un breve estado de la cuestión sobre el racismo epistémico en la universidad colombiana y latinoamericana, la autora se pregunta por el aporte que un programa de estudios afrocolombianos y afrolatinoamericanos podría ofrecer en la superación de los racismos epistémicos y estructurales que permean la academia colombiana y latinoamericana. Dado que el componente religioso y espiritual resulta fundamental para las comunidades afro-diaspóricas del continente, el estudio acude a la herencia filosófica y cosmogónica del antiguo Egipto faraónico y de la mitología de la tradición yoruba en diálogo con el mujerismo africana con la finalidad de encontrar allí otras mediaciones filosófico-pedagógicas más armónicas y relacionales. Introduce entonces la epistemología afrocentrada como una apuesta política de resistencia al colonialismo académico etnocéntrico que ha imperado en nuestros recintos académicos latinoamericanos
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OAII.Y PALO ALTO TIMES. FRIDAY. OCTOBER ... 1000.-
■SM-asssss
New Fall Styles j
University and Ramona St.
Chiffon Broadcloth Capes and
Evening Wraps
Recently bought ia New York and expre**ed to us thus
insuring- up*to_*e-minute style*. Colors, evening blue.
pink, Cop*nha*jen, ra*ldi. navr. wine and black; braided
fal ae.f color.
Military Capes
Navy bloc, faced snd lined with red, and trimmed with
gold button* and braid.
Black Ottomon Silk Capes
Lined with Skinner'i guaranteed satin, jet trimming*. '
We have also received several late style* in th* fashionable long coat* so much In vogue, with box pleated sides,
aemi-fming and tight fitting backs.
Kimonas r
FRAZER & CO.
New pattern,. flanocUette, eiderdown, <
dreeing sacques. Make your selection
complete.
repe kimonas and
while in* lln. is
Ladies' Home Journal
patterns
TWO STOR ES
Millinery Department
Stunning new shapes in the fashionable Colonial and
Napoleonic style*. Pur turbans, '.urban shapes, tnnuned
in jets and richly colored velvets, and willow plumes that
give character and effect to the autumn hat*.
Children's Coats
Complete showing of Children's Coats, in cardinal, navy
blue and cream, with cord trimming; white, oxford aad
black; Sbephard** check; also gray and tan corduroy, and
red and whit* bear skin. *
Sale of Ladies' Beautiful Tailored Suits at 40.00
LONG COAT MODELS PURCHASED BY OUR BUYER IN
NEW YORK. TIOHT AND SEMI-FITTING. HANDSOME
BLUE SEROM. S>7S°. BLUE DIAGONALS I-o.oo, TAUPE
BROADCLOTH TRIMMED WITH BUTTONS SAME COLOR. Ijooo, AND BEAUTIFUL IMPORTED BROADCLOTH.
A New lln* of white serge skirts just arrived and going faal
at 12. A fine line of white alpaca skirts.
Black moire skirts opened today, something entirely new
this season and very pretty for afternoon wear.
FRAZER & CO
PALO ALTO
1 Men's Department I
University and High St.
Cravenettes
, Men* Cravenette raincoats, with both turn down and
military collar*. Price 25.
College Clothes
Young men who demand college clothes will find that
we ha** been looking after their interests. There's a dash
and a amartn*** to thl* season's model* that you will like
Our suits arc mad* by Hart. Schaffner tl Mara, and they're
all that any young fellow could wish.
Stetson Hats
Our trad* ia among these who demand, above all quality
and correct atyle and th* Stetson satisfies everybody.
Price 5.
Handkerchiefs
Just received from Belfaat, Ireland, our own importation
ol AMRYSWY1. embroidered handkerchief,: price 12 1-2
cent, upward..
Hand embroidered. Madera handkerchiefs escluaive deal.11*. SO cent, to $.00 each.
NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS * ,
Sole gents Quarterly Style Book
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Stanford University!
eW*~Sf H*_nfo*_ '
Bob* ot lha Stanford' red,
rifat tor your Alma Mater:
Fight for the fame of the Stanford
name—
Undaunted.' forge ahead;
Heart* that ar* brave and true,
Down with the Qold and Bine.
- Bhealdor to •houid.r fight and win.
Boa. ot. the Stanford red:
Boa* of lh* Bi.-iford red,
Fight for the conquering Cardinal:
Ov*T the foe let tbe victor, go,
Ttiunij.liant. march ahead:
Hark how tbe bleacher* cheer.
Down with ihe tlrekeley hear!
Shoulder to shoulder light and win,
Boa* of the Stanford red!
Th. first jirli" for Ibe .bote football ton* waa awarded to G. F.
Morgan aad W-. C. K. Achi, Joint
author?- The second prite
■ awarded to J. K. Hu'rhlnton and
A. Tk. Ehrhorn. Joint authors of
Stanford Day."
Wocaew-. Tenet* Hah.
.A plaa to secure a better and
aor. dedalie organisation for wo
BM* . teaake and to further the I**-
ter*** In Ihe .port imont lhr none* of the university was adopted
■ t thr last Toe-King of ihe lend*
rem toil tee. A tennta club almll.r
to that of tbe men's tend* club U
to be orgaalied. any girt plating In
a elaa* or Intercollegiate match be-
lag Tjualined for membership.
Law Hawker T.ialgbt.
The annual law smoker g'.
tb* faculty of the law school will V
-held thl* evening at S o'clock at Ihe
Stanford tan. The members of the
)*V faculty wlab It understood that
. Bra-legal student* of all classes. •**
^jatrU... men Id the law school, are
•' Invito*] to thl. smoker, which U to
- enable tb* freshmen to become bet'
i tar'acquainted with Ihe upperd.**'
men. An Informal program of n-n-
ale'and speeches will he gendered.
"'Aii-rtitTWKu i.vrrKiuL
Th* following Is a list of tetters
remaining unclaimed In lha poet-
office at I'alo Alio, Cal.. for lh*
period ending October IS, 11,01. II
not called for before October 30
1S0S, ther will be aanl to tha dead
letter offlc*:
Domestic.
Acklev. Mr. Oeo.
Anderson. Mr O.
Bryan. Mr. B. .
Carlyle, Mr. fr*d.
Cobb. Mi.i,(l43 Ramans).
Crarr. Mr. B. A.
Crongl*. MIm Abblna.
t>r Mabr. Mr Stephen (I.
DteUe. Mr. Ales.
I'Uiinaund. Mrs. «.
MenlmaB. Mrs. n't Hamilton)
llardman, Mra. itl* Hamilton).
Jaeheon. Mrs, Or.
Lorn*, MIm Qladr*.
Lau*ten. MIm C. (SftO Chatxhlll).
McAodrews. Mr*. 3.
Mltehell. Mr. W. K.
Blya, MIm Maude.
hjaith, Hr. W. A
WatSon. Mrs. Owen (IIS KIpllBg
wels*-; lira, (lit Kipling).
C. H. DOUliKI.. Postmaster
That tbe pension far aiclaslta
new. stories Is br BO means co&Oned
to (he Bawapapers of tba big ettlea
»*• amusingly lllastrated not lo-ig
ago by aa editorial notice te
count** paper ta Iowa.
"V\> wr-v tbe Srst- Journal la tbe
slate." ran this nolle, •■•-,
nounr*. on the I lib in.lant.
.pews of (he dt-ttn.ct.on In De*
Molaes. by fli*. of the mammoth
painting eslabllahmeBt of Jenkins A
BFolber*. We are m.w the first to
Inform our readers tbst the report
waa absolutely without foundation
F, J. Commerford
MofutKsiiomyn, wagoxmakin.
. -AND KKPAlRIXtX
SIS Bryant atreet. P. O. Bos SSI
Palo Alto.
Shop, 4_*I. bo-me, MAX
• r '«
-rmmr} t* fit pomHbn*
The Woaaa'. tli-Mlaa Tea-per-!*** tnrnh****. -**« whle* I* to play
aaca L*nlon will entertain ihe leech-1 Berkeley tomorrow aftenooa Tho-
ara of tba blgb school at th* home*•"» csptaiaed last peers team aad
tat Mrs. Vail oa Channlng are***!-*-*-*»- -**••*•' ia««w|**Itara. while
Is -itsnteg «t ■ Owloek.
A .ludeal body meeting wa. held
stents* afleraooa at lh* high
School, when Herbert Healey waa
nominated in Ihe Office of atudent
body manager t« fill the place of
rraah Mcculloch who has left
aebool. It waa decided al thla meet
In* alao to award ibe block "P" to
tbe member* of last year's tra-k
team who r.m* wtihln Ihe polats it
ta* p. <A. l.
It. r. Mortis has beejl appointed
lo take charft* of tbe departments
of bolany and sonlogy at the high
school for the present eetueeter.
Ills. r. a. Foahay. who ba. t»-n In
charge of Ih* work, will retorn to
tbe .university lo finish her degree
work. Mr. Morris cornea highly
recommended from the de,»»rtmont
of biology at Slaaford II* also hss
made himself ptomltieflt tn track
athletics al Ihe university, his event
being the blgh snd low Nurdles In
Which ht baa placed In many or. the
meets.
Thr drawing clasees bate been in
stalled In Ibetr new quarters and
are now pursuing tbelr work with
more freedom. The new build log
Is entirely satlsfsttory Id all ol It.
equipment *,bd will fill a Vent lhat
bas been loag Ml ta tbe blgh
school.
Harold Thoburo an**, Robert Darts*, two member* of' last rear's high
school Rugby l**m. were named by
Daryee
scrum.
prayed *Me rank
I'XITARIAX ■ ,i\t.liM; WH'\
i.n i - mim>th: nnn'ii'.N
l.s*t nlghl tbe I'nltarlaa congiw'
gallon sail*' a welhallended recap-1
lion-lo their new minister. Re*.:
Olarence Rwed. and hi. wife at thr
home of Dr. Gwald Plug*!. 11"."
Cowper street- The reception rooms:
aad the large atddy wer« handsome-:
ly decoratnd As Ihe purpoee wa* to;
glv* every possible opportunity lo
the new minister lo bocoma parson-
ally acquainted with tbe member*
of his congregation ther*
formal pro-tram, bat Doctor Hindi
r*...f .1 the compaar wtlh
selections which were greatly aa
Joyed. .
n! bar* of >■. Kd McKlttrtek af It,-
Joeeph UtchSeid of IT. Daniel Ma
hooey or IT and O. <\ Holt ef the
MercbaBt's bre despatch Other*
staggered out on tbe verge of help*
Ibe tiisa'B* and recovered oaly after
! eeeeral geJnaiea la the open air.
Of tke *atlr* cooieaU of the
] '-llining but a single rocklag rbalr.
worth perhaps |... was save*.
TAXES
(*_**> fur toy.
"Who gave ihe bride away?"
"Her tittle brother. Ha stood ap
right la the middle of ths rsrsmonr
snd yelled. 'Harrab. Msry. you've
got him at Iaat?'"
Subecrlb* for tba Dally Tlmee
vie ■:;
•vers I
Ills Kit* ia »
San Francisco. Oct. It.—Captain
Bdsrard Daunet of Sre engine No. 6
wss seriously hurt. *i% firemen were
carried 'out of the building overcome
by smoke and heat, and dama*'*
estimated to be In eacees'oT $!«*.-
•*0 was r>n.t*ilne4 In a fire that totally destroyed Ibe ro-TiUur* war**-
bouee of M. Friedman A Oo. al
*(*.-•*-» Blaaaaa' street Ust nlghl
The flremea who lost i-otisciow.n***
whlje fighting tbe blai*- fti-.ru ln»lde
the bumlsg building •-*♦ John
MHcbel of company It, W She-*-
THK FAVHRITK BITCK
STANPORD AUTO AND 'MANUFACTURING CO.
BOLK 1 i.i M~.
J. i:. Sl.ow Mnnacer. Bll Alna Bo**t{
ron -.if
Sixteen acraa In foothill*, two
miles from Stanford Ualvarslty, 11
acraa in fruit.
Forty acres la bills near Cuper-
tlno. thr** mite, from railroad da-
pot, half mils from rural delivery;
15 acraa Ib vine*, erne sere Ir> ap
plea and cherries: three Mivlng
springs; small house and bara.
At CnpertlBo. tn valley oa Star*
rn| craek. )7 acres la fruit
Another bargain—40 aires ta
frail, all-room bouse and barn, beautiful ground*, also In valley al Co
pertlno.
ISO acrea oa Stevens creak, three
mile* from Cnportlao la hills, ats
acre* IB' eiaea, six acrea orchard,
hoase aad bars: SO cord* wood cut.
10 scree of hay la**); timber o*>
balsnc* of laad; a dotes llvlag
springs. Saa creak raaalBg throagh
laad; two horses, two wagon*. farm-
IB g tools, etc.
Ft** acre* at Castro statlna. ats
room hoase. large bara, **U tank
aad mllh
Fifteen acrea oa county read, all
in rr-o.lt. t A mlian seaih of May*
MA.
li'a acraa. all In orchard; has
well, uak aad mill, tw* mile, soath
Of Mayfield .-. m *
For Sale—At a batgsla, fit-a-room
hon-e. new: (1.3*0.
POR RKVT.
Fit* aeraa of land, three room
pump, chicken bootee, etc. Oaly |V*.
Call aad aaa **
I. B. DALKT
OST BatM-iwnt* ficrev*
for aay of above properly, aad ba-
salaa. ,
I -
OaVe ef the Tai Collector.
Cwttnty of Saata Clar*. Cal..
Bam Joe*. October I. 1**1.
NOTlCB IB HeAkQT 01VBN
that the taaea far lh*. )mr 1I0S will
become due sod payahT* OCTOBKR
11th. '
FIRST tfc8TLI.MF.NT-Tai.es oo
all pffrsonal property, a Ren 0* of
•eenred by land, all special taa**
and one-half or the tare, on all raal
prop*rtjr ar* detlnqaeat oa NOVEMBER II. 1»0>. at f O'tXOCK P. M . .
when 1'■ per cent will be added lo
all of aald Drat lastsllmeat retaslain, unpaid
SECOND INSTALLMENT—Tha remaining one-half of taxes on al)
raal propertr. will ba due aad parable. JANUARY I. IStO, aad delln-
quen( APRIL IE. 1*10. when I ppt
reat wtll be added to all taxes remaining unpaid.. ..—
Tnap-ayres n... If they Oessr* to B*
ao. pay th* whole tas at one ***y-
mtm
For the purpoee of receiving taies
1 wilt be Ib the ee*-erml Towsshlpa ef
the County aa follow*:
PALO ALTO.
At the Bank of Palo Alio, la t%9
town of Palo Altovoa Thursday. Oe-
taWr 14. sad Friday. October tl.
i»*r
MATP1ELD TOWNSHIP.
At BeraarB Mayer** drag store, la
tbe town of Mayfield. oa SatarBay.
October 1*. l**ft.
Aad at my ofjc* to tbe Coart
House st fliaf, j9m da„T saaBan
and legal boltd'sys excepted, frosa »
s m to " p m . to aad lacBsBt^
MONDAY. NOVEMBER IS. if**.
and MONDAY. APRIL It. HI*. 9t
< OTI.OCK'P. M.
Tti. -—...sd U*taIlnH-ni of Taxes
le Payable at My (NBr* hi the Oe***.
Hoase In **** Jos*..
WM. iAXlAUT,
Tas Colleetor of Hants (lars Cts-snty
10-1-lm
Foitr regular artor companlea will
art as (he Pyeetdeat's bodygnard lo
Seattle. The President haa a-lot of
body lo guard —-Seattle Slar
The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN one Global world (HELPING)
No full textThe new scientific decade (2023-2032) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) aims at searching for sustainable solutions to undesired water conditions–whether it be too little, too much or too polluted. Many of the current issues originate from global change, while solutions to problems must embrace local understanding and context. The decade will explore the current water crises by searching for actionable knowledge within three themes: global and local interactions, sustainable solutions and innovative cross-cutting methods. We capitalise on previous IAHS Scientific Decades shaping a trilogy; from Hydrological Predictions (PUB) to Change and Interdisciplinarity (Panta Rhei) to Solutions (HELPING). The vision is to solve fundamental water-related environmental and societal problems by engaging with other disciplines and local stakeholders. The decade endorses mutual learning and co-creation to progress towards UN sustainable development goals. Hence, HELPING is a vehicle for putting science in action, driven by scientists working on local hydrology in coordination with local, regional, and global processes
Efectos de lean manufacturing en el desempeño sostenible: un estudio empírico en la industria metalmecánica colombiana
No full textfiguras, tablasSustainability has become an outmost priority for manufacturing companies due to increasing pressure from multiple stakeholders. Employees, customers, and society in general, call for a reduction in the adverse effects on the environment and an improvement in social outcomes derived from industrial operations. At the same time, shareholders push for better economic and financial results in an overly competitive and globalized market, which requires continuous improvements to maintain a competitive edge. In this context, lean manufacturing has established itself as dominant paradigm in manufacturing operations, which allows companies to pursue improvements in several key competitive priorities such as, quality, flexibility, delivery time, and cost. However, concerns have been growing in the scientific community regarding how lean manufacturing implementation can effectively allow companies to achieve their sustainable development goals, or, in the contrary, if the resources required for a successful lean implementation can result in a detriment of environmental and social performance.
This doctoral thesis intends to help close the knowledge gap regarding the effects of lean manufacturing on sustainable performance from a triple bottom line perspective. Based on a careful review of the state-of-the-art literature, two models to describe the interaction between lean and sustainability were proposed. The first is called the “sand-cone” model, which poses that performance improvements derived from lean implementation are cumulative on each one of the sustainable performance dimensions. The proposed sequence starts with lean improving operational performance, which settle the bases and provide resources to drive performance improvements in the environmental dimension, which in turn, can materialize into social performance improvements. The second model is called the “trade-offs” approach. In this case, the resources required to improve one dimension of sustainability clash with the resources required to maintain another (or the other two), therefore, creating a detriment in performance.
To test the proposed hypotheses, data was gathered from a sample of Colombian metalworking companies and processed using structural equations models. The results presented evidence of lean manufacturing having positive effects on sustainable performance and also support the cumulative “sand-cone” model. In the case of the “trade-offs” model, conclusive evidence was not encountered. However, partial evidence suggests that when lean manufacturing is employed to simultaneously pursue improvements in all sustainability dimensions, possible trade-offs can occur in detriment of social performance. The results represent a novel theoretical and scientific contribution as they propose and test the two aforementioned models in the context of sustainability, providing further knowledge into its interaction with lean manufacturing. They also contribute to practitioners by providing a tested path for companies to improve their performance in a cumulative sequence that will provide better long-term results. Finally, Colombian companies and government organizations can profit from the results in order to promote successful lean manufacturing implementations that improve competitiveness, while improving also the sustainability of the metalworking productive chain. (Texto tomado de la fuente)La sostenibilidad se ha convertido en una prioridad para las compañías manufactureras a raíz de las crecientes presiones por parte de diferentes grupos de interés. Empleados, cliente, y la sociedad en general, claman la reducción de los efectos adversos en el medio ambiente y el mejoramiento de los resultados sociales derivados de la operación de las industrias. Al mismo tiempo, los accionistas presionan por mejores resultados económicos y financieros en un mercado altamente competitivo y globalizado, que requiere mejoras continuas para mantener la ventaja competitiva. En este contexto, lean Manufacturing se ha establecido como un paradigma dominante en operaciones manufactureras, permitiendo a las compañías perseguir mejoras en múltiples prioridades competitivas tales como, calidad, flexibilidad, tiempo de entrega, y costo. Sin embargo, han aumentado las preocupaciones en la comunidad científica frente a como la implementación de lean Manufacturing puede efectivamente permitir alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible de las empresas, o, si por el contrario, los recursos requeridos para una implementación exitosa de lean puede resultar en el detrimento del desempeño social y ambiental.
Esta tesis doctoral pretende contribuir a cerrar el vacío del conocimiento acerca de los efectos de lean Manufacturing en el desempeño sostenible desde la óptica de la triple línea base. A partir de una cuidadosa revisión del estado del arte en la literatura, dos modelos para describir la interacción entre lean y sostenibilidad fueron planteados. El primero, llamado “cono de arena”, propone que las mejoras en desempeño derivadas de la implementación de lean Manufacturing son acumulativas en cada dimensión de desempeño sostenible. La secuencia propuesta comienza con lean mejorando el desempeño operativo, lo cual sienta las bases y provee los recursos para estimular mejoras en el desempeño de la dimensión ambiental, las cuales, pueden materializarse en mejoras del desempeño social. El segundo modelo, es llamado el enfoque de “compromisos”. En este caso, los recursos requeridos para mejorar una dimensión de sostenibilidad, riñen con los recursos requeridos para mantener otra (o las otras dos), creando entonces un detrimento en el desempeño.
Para probar las hipótesis propuestas, se recolectaron datos de una muestra de empresas metalmecánicas colombianas, los cuales fueron procesados usando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados presentan evidencias de que lean Manufacturing tiene efectos positivos en el desempeño sostenible y adicionalmente soportan el modelo acumulativo del “cono de arena”. Para el caso del modelo de “compromisos” no se encontró evidencia concluyente. No obstante, la evidencia parcial sugiere que al emplear lean Manufacturing para perseguir simultáneamente mejoras en todas las dimensiones de sostenibilidad, existe la posibilidad de obtener compromisos que llevan al detrimento del desempeño social. Los resultados representan una novedosa contribución al ámbito teórico y científico al proponer y probar los dos modelos mencionados anteriormente en el contexto de la sostenibilidad, entregando conocimiento adicional respecto a su interacción con lean Manufacturing. También contribuyen a la práctica al proveer un camino probado para que las compañías puedan mejorar su desempeño en una secuencia acumulativa que entrega mejores resultados de largo plazo. Por último, las compañías colombianas y entidades gubernamentales pueden sacar provecho a los resultados para promover la implementación exitosa de lean Manufacturing e incrementar la competitividad, al mismo tiempo que se mejora la sostenibilidad de la cadena productiva metalmecánica.DoctoradoDoctor en Ingenierí
