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A consecuencia de la pandemia, Islas Baleares se encuentra ante una economía prácticamente paralizada, un consumo interno muy débil y unos mercados turísticos emisores que presentan muchas incertidumbres. En términos laborales, la cifra de parados supera en la actualidad las 200.000 personas. Esta situación requiere adoptar una seriede medidas que estimulen la economía y aporten nuevas perspectivas al tejido productivo del territorio, así como una simplificación administrativa dirigidas a paliar, en lo posible, los efectos de la crisis y, en definitiva, para hacer efectivo el derechode la ciudadanía, las empresas y los profesionales de acceder al ejercicio de la actividad económica de una manera ágil y eficiente. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research sought to reduce the high costs and inefficiencies at a logistic level in the land transport of goods. To achieve this, the data obtained by the technological tools used by a company in four logistic zones were initially taken, determining a discrete simulation model with the critical variables of the problem with promodel (statfit): loading time, travel time and time of Download The results showed that the simulation reduces the total time in land transport by up to 29,66%. The simulation model allows effective and efficient decisions to be made at the logistics level, when programming the delivery routes and the distribution of the goods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A methodology for managing operational risks in a company that provides transportation services, specifically for its transportation and warehousing services is presented. According to domestic and international reports these are currently the most commonly outsourced services. The proposed methodology uses a checklist for the identification of risks, and the probability-impact matrix, besides the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process, AHP for their prioritization. The methodology was applied in a Colombian 3PL company (Third-Party Logistics) finding that the most relevant risks were crimes such as thefts and terrorist acts. It also appears other problems such as road blockages caused by protests, technical problems in ground transportation operations, product thefts, natural disasters, and product deterioration during storage. This methodology allows the organization to direct their actions to minimize risks that have higher global impact on the organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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It is just a matter of time before the demand for oil outstrips supply on account of the concentration of the majority of the world's reserves in politically unstable countries that will no longer be able to meet the vast investment required for production. This will then lead to oil prices possibly in excess of $150/barrel. In terms of natural gas, the reserves are more diversified and have increased considerably as a result of the development of unconventional gas (tight sand). However, the distances between the producing countries and the consumers and the logistical costs in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG) poses a serious inconvenience that may only be remedied by technological advances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to develop an analysis of mitigation and adaptation strategies in the transport sector in the city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Based on the methodology of the Programs of Action on Climate Change (PACC), we analyzed the Mexicali emissions inventory and generated a diagnosis. Once we analyzed the current situation, we studied mitigation strategies such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the smog check, new importation legislation for used cars, biofuel production, the promotion of loweremission vehicles and urban planning. On adaptation strategies vehicle recycling and the use of non-moto-rized transport were studied as an alternative of sustainable mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article discusses muleteers as economic agents in land transportation, especially across the Andes mountains, linking the Atlantic and Pacific trading markets in the Southern Cone of South America. It reports that more than 100,000 pack mule trips recorded in the Cargo y Data books of the Mendoza, Argentina customs office were examined to determine their origins and destinations, main routes, volume, and type of cargo transported. According to the article, the results of this examination show that muleteers played a highly active role in transportation, commerce, and the wine production industry and, thereby, that they promoted the emergence of a proto-bourgeoisie in the region.

The sub-contracting of land transport is the governance structure most used by Spanish transport firms. This model is the result of a vertical disintegration process that entails selling vehicles and reassigning tasks within or outside the business. Institutional reforms that regulate transport service provision, and fiscal, contractual and social regulations affecting the advantages and disadvantages of service provision, have had different effects on businesses. Vertical disintegration generates exit costs that affect the organizational model's rhythm, strategy and results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents abstracts of several articles related to economic history. "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation," by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson; "Hume and Institutional Theory," by Carlos Mellizo; "Capitalism, Development and the State. A Critical Account of Schumpeter's Theory of the State," by Diego Sánchez-Ancochea.