Contact Details

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Position

CSP Affiliate
Strategic Planning Manager, Coca-Cola FEMSA, Mexico

Affiliation

Dr Laura Cáñez

Background

Laura received her PhD in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2001. Ken Platts was her supervisor. She also participated in MET, ACDMM and Leaders Programme Lectures and industrial workshops.

Laura now works as a Commercial Best Practices Transfer Manager for Coca-Cola FEMSA in Mexico. She has developed a best practices transfer methodology and is involved internal consulting in best practices transfer. She lectured for several years in Technology Management at Univerdad Anáhuac

Current Research

• Best practices transfer
• Knowledge management
• Innovation management

Selected Publications in Journals

• Cáñez, Laura; Puig, Laura; Quintero, Rodolfo; Garfias, Marisol. Linking technology acquisition to a gated npd process, Research Technology Management, Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p49-55, 7p;
• Cáñez, Laura; Garfias, Marisol. Portfolio management at the Mexican petroleum institute, Research Technology Management, Jul/Aug2006, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p46-55, 7p
• Cáñez, Laura; Garfias, Marisol. Portfolio Management in the Literature, Research Technology Management, Jul/Aug2006, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p52-54, 3p
• Cáñez, L E, Platts, K and Probert D (2002) Make-or-buy: a practical guide to industrial sourcing decisions (ISBN 1-902546-07-5), University of Cambridge, UK
• Platts, K W, Probert, D and Cáñez, L E (2002) Make vs Buy Decisions: A process incorporating multi-attribute decision-making, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 77 pp. 247-257.
• Cáñez, L E, Platts, K W and D R Probert (2000) Developing a framework for Make-or-Buy Decisions, International Journal of Operations and Production Management , Vol. 20, No. 11 and 12, pp. 1313-1330.