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Omar Salgado has experience in the implementation of manufacturing technology in the automotive sector with a special interest on transferring technology to undeveloped countries via subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations. He gained a PhD from the University of Cambridge and he is currently collaboration with EGADE Business School as Researcher. |
Expertise areas:
Business Consulting: Supply Chain, Manufacturing, ERP; Operations Manager: Distribution Centre, Production Management
Industries:
Automotive, Consumer Goods, Retailing, Transportation
Education:
- PhD: International Manufacturing, University of Cambridge ENGLAND
- Master in Science (MSc): Manufacturing Systems, University of Nottingham ENGLAND
- Bacharlor in Science (BSc): Industrial Engineering, Universidad de las Americas,Puebla MEXICO
- Diploma: Warehouse Management, Retek Distribution Management System USA
- Diploma: Production Planning, S.A.P. Canada Inc. R/3 System CANADA
Professional experience:
- Cambridge Manufacturing Industry Links Ltd. Executive education, Business Consulting
- FEMSA, Distribution & Retailing
- VW de Mexico, Manufacturing Consulting
- GBA, Manufacturing Consulting
- PIU Eichenauer, SRL y CV, Heating element Industry.
- Plasticolores SA de CV, Plastic Injection Industry
- Dulces Anahuac, Sweet Industry
- Confecciones La Merced, Garmets Industry
Academia:
- Universidad de Las Américas, Puebla. Course: Logistics Systems, Simulation of Business Scenarios, Business Inteligence, Manufacturing Systems.
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge UK, Course supervision, Course: Operations Management.
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – ITESM. Lecturer, Course: Manufacturing Management.
- Universidad Iberoamericana. Speaker at Engineering Symposium, Talk: Making manufacturing work.
- EGA. Lecturer,Courses: Global Business Strategies, Planing & Development of MNEs, International Business Environment & Emerging Regional Scenarios, International Distribution and Logistics, Capston Seminar, Decision Modelling.
Afiliations:
- National Technology Prize Fundation, PNT
- Escuela de Graduados en Administración, EGA
- Institute for Manufacturing, IfM
- Academy of International Business, AIB
- Production & Operations Management Society, POMS
Current Projects:
- Access to Host Country Nationals (HCN) to subsidiaries’ top staffing positions
- Internationalization of Mexican Manufacturing Companies to the US
- Product configuration as a mean to find technology gaps in the Mexican Industry
- Training cost as a determinant of international transfer to foreign subsidiaries
- Foreign subsidiaries as a via to increase family business complexity
Past projects:
- Emerging capabilities in Manufacturing companies
- Supply Chain Analysis & Distribution Centre Development
- Logistic, Re-engineering, Optimization and Supply Chain Strategies
- Sap R/3 implementation in garments industry
- Business Process Re-ingeniering in wiring & electric components producer
- Process development in Heating Elements manufacturer
- Manufacturing cost management in Plastic Injection Industry
Publications:
- Salgado, Omar. (2005).’Assessing the process of localization of parts in a Mexican car manufacturer and its effects on region’s growth: Convergent topics and research opportunities in emerging economies’. Working Paper for Academy of International Business – UK Chapter, Conference: “Innovation, Change and Competition in International Business”, 2005, Bath Spa, UK.
- Salgado, Omar; Shi, Youngjiang, Gregory, Mike. (2006). “Sourcing patterns and product configuration of an International Manufacturing Network’s node”. Academy of International Studies (AIB) – UK Chapter, 33rd AIB-UK Manchester, UK. “International Business in the Age of Anxiety” conference proceedings April 2006.
- Salgado, Omar; Shi, Youngjiang, Gregory, Mike. (2006). “Paths & Barriers to enhance a node in an International Manufacturing Network”. Academy of International Business Studies (AIB) – World Conference, “From the Silk Road to Global Networks: Harnessing the Power of People in International Business”, conference proceedings Beijing, China, June 2006.
- Salgado, Omar; Shi, Youngjiang. (2006). “Plant Role’s coherence in an International Manufacturing Network Node”. Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) – Shanghai, China. Conference proceedings, June 2006.
- Salgado, Omar; Shi, Youngjiang. (2007). From Plant to Subsidiary: capability growth in a manufacturing network’s node. 12th CIM International Manufacturing Symposium, “New leaders in global manufacturing – emerging models and trends” – Cambridge University, conference proceedings, September 2007.
- Salgado, Omar. (2009). “Sourcing patterns and product configuration as a mean to identify technology gaps in Mexico”. The 20th Annual POMS Conference, “Global Challenges & Opportunities”, Orlando Florida, conference proceedings, May 2009
- Salgado, Omar; Shi, Youngjiang. (2009). Emerging capabilities in manufacturing companies: a new taxonomy of multinationals’ transformation, Journal of Business History, Routledge, ISSN: 0007-6791 (Submitted Oct 2009, ID: FBSH-2009-0074).
- Salgado, Omar. (2009). Barriers to the accomplishment of a subsidiary’s strategic role: how the characteristics of location and corporate networks impact on subsidiary performance, Revista de Administração Contemporânea, ANPAD, ISSN: 1982-7849 (Submitted Oct 2009)
- Salgado, Omar. (2009). ¿Cómo destacar en nuevos mercados?, Revista énfasis Logística, Año X, No.112, Octubre 2009.
- Salgado, Omar. (2009). Plantas y subsidiarias: Logística y Compromiso con el Mercado, Revista Mundo Logístico, Octubre 2009.
- Emerging Capabilities in Manufacturing Companies: A new Taxonomy of Company’s Transformations. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-3639068559