CELSA Chair of Competitiveness in Manufacturing

Chair: Eduard Calvo

The CELSA Chair of Competitiveness in Manufacturing is dedicated to researching, generating ideas and spreading knowledge about competitiveness in the industrial sector. The results of this research serve to inspire and train business leaders and managers to fulfill their responsibilities to their companies and society.

Objectives.

  • Promote interest in manufacturing industries
  • Publicize in the media the role of industry in national economies
  • Foster good industrial practices through the creation of an annual award: the Industrial Excellence Award
  • Collaborate with other international centers in the generation of ideas and dissemination of knowledge about manufacturing
  • Develop teaching materials for Executive Education courses
  • Organize national and international seminars

Chair.

Eduard Calvo holds an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. His research focuses on network optimization, operational risk management and operational complexity, and has been published in top academic journals such as Management Science, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and IEEE Transactions on Communications.

Sponsor.

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Publications

Edited books

CARRANZA, O., SABRIÀ, F., ET AL. (2004). Logística. Mejores prácticas en Latinoamérica. Madrid: Thomson. SABRIÀ, F. (2004). La cadena de suministro. Modelos y herramientas de planificación y optimización de la cadena de suministro.

Studies

RODRÍGUEZ BADAL, M. Á., SABRIÀ, F., SÁNCHEZ, P. (2008). La cadena de suministro en la base de la pirámide.

Cases

CALVO, E., GIRBAL, A. (2013). Bunge Ibérica: unas plantas con billete de ida y vuelta. IESE, P-1128. CALVO, E., GIRBAL, A. (2013). Bunge Ibérica: The Plants that Came Back. IESE, P-1128-E.

Journal Articles (refereed)

WAGNER, L., CALVO, E., AMORIM, P. (2023). Better Together! The Consumer Implications of Delivery Consolidation. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 25 (3), 903-920. doi:10.1287/msom.2023.1200. CALVO, E., CUI, R., WAGNER, L. (2023). Disclosing product availability in online retail. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 25 (2), 427 - 447. doi:10.1287/msom.2020.0882. CALVO, E., CUI, R., SERPA, J. C. (2019). Oversight and Efficiency in Public Projects: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis. Management Science, 65 (12), 5651 - 5675. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2018.3202. MARTÍNEZ DE ALBÉNIZ, V., CALVO, E. (2016). Sourcing Strategies and Supplier Incentives for Short Life-Cycle Goods. Management Science, 62 (2), 436 - 455. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2014.2138. CALVO, E., MUÑOZ MEDINA, O., VIDAL MANZANO, J., AGUSTÍN DE DIOS, A. (2012). Downlink Coordinated Radio Resource Management in Cellular Networks with Partial CSI. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 60 (3), 1420 - 1431. doi:10.1109/TSP.2011.2177971. CALVO, E., PALOMAR, D. P., RODRÍGUEZ FONOLLOSA, J., VIDAL MANZANO, J. (2010). On the computation of the capacity region of the discrete MAC. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 58 (12), 3512 - 3525. doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2010.091710.090239. KOVÁCS, I. Z., GARCÍA ORDÓÑEZ, L., NAVARRO, M., CALVO, E., RODRÍGUEZ FONOLLOSA, J. (2010). Toward a Reconfigurable MIMO Downlink Air Interface and Radio Resource Management. The SURFACE Concept. IEEE Communications Magazine, 48 (6), 22 - 29. doi:10.1109/MCOM.2010.5473860. CALVO, E., VIDAL MANZANO, J., RODRÍGUEZ FONOLLOSA, J. (2009). Optimal Resource Allocation in Relay-Assisted Cellular Networks with Partial CSI. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 57 (7), 2809 - 2823. doi:10.1109/TSP.2009.2020008. CALVO, E., STOJANOVIC, M. (2008). Efficient channel-estimation-Based Multiuser Detection for Underwater CDMA Systems. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 33 (4), 502 - 512. doi:10.1109/JOE.2008.2005355.

Articles in other publications

AMORIM, P., CALVO, E., WAGNER, L. (2023). How e-commerce companies can reduce returns. MIT Sloan Management Review, 64 (3), 15-17. CALVO, E., CUI, R., WAGNER, L. (2020). "¡Date prisa! ¡Solo quedan tres!". IESE Business School Insight (155), pp. 56 - 61. CALVO, E., CUI, R., WAGNER, L. (2020). Hurry! Only 3 left in stock! When scarcity signals are most powerful. IESE Business School Insight (155), pp. 56 - 61. CALVO, E. (2016). Mobile Payments: A Framework for Success. The Keys to a Killer App. IESE Insight (31), pp. 56 - 63. CALVO, E. (2016). Saque todo el partido al pago móvil. Un valor añadido para su cliente. IESE Insight (31), pp. 56 - 63.

Book Chapters

MUÑOZ MEDINA, O., VIDAL MANZANO, J., AGUSTÍN, S., CALVO, E., ET AL. (2009). Relaying techniques for OFDM-MIMO systems. In Emmanuelle Vivier and Guillaume Vivier (Ed.), Radio Resources Management in WiMAX: From Theoretical Capacity to System Simulations (pp. 271 - 313).

Cases

ZAMORA, J., VALOR SABATIER, J., CALVO, E., ISAAC SASTRE BOQUET (2023). Artificial Intelligence at Arriaga Asociados: Paralegal or partner. IESE, OIT-23-E. ZAMORA, J., VALOR SABATIER, J., CALVO, E., ISAAC SASTRE BOQUET (2023). La Inteligencia Artificial en Arriaga Asociados: ¿Una paralegal o socia del despacho? IESE, OIT-23. SERRANO, A., CALVO, E. (2020). Fiore di Zucca. IESE, P-1183-E. SERRANO, A., CALVO, E. (2020). Fiore di Zucca. IESE, P-1183. CALVO, E. (2019). Fashiop: A Box of Surprise. IESE, P-1150-E.