ALFA PROJECT

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ALFA PROJECT
JÖNKÖPING, SWEEDEN

• Universidad de Chile
• Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Industrial Engineering Department
• January 29, 2002

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CHILE

• Statistics and General Data
• Population 15,153,797 (est.)
• Ethnic groups white and white-Amerindian 95,
  Amerindian 3, other 2
• Religions Roman Catholic 85, Protestant 10
• Languages Spanish
• Literacy definitionage 15 and over can read and
  writetotal population95.2
• GDP U 56.000 MM
• Labor force - by occupation agriculture 14,
  industry 27, services 59 (est.)
• Unemployment rate 9 (approx..)

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CHILE

• Economy Situation
• Natural Resources
• Main Industries
• Main Products
• Production
• Exports
• Imports

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PYMES

• Definition 60,000 lt X lt 2,500,000 U annual
  sales
• 99 of the companies in Chile are PYMES
• 1/4 GDP is contributed by the PYMES
• The PYMES provide 3/4 of the employs in the
  country
• Low
  productivity
• 37 of total bank loans to local companies

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Universidad de Chile

• Historical Highlights
• Students
• Description
• Academic Structure
• Research
• Public Service
• International Relations

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

• Historical Highlights
• The University of Chile is an autonomous, public,
  national institution.
• Founded in 1842, the oldest in the country
• 19 of the 37 presidents that Chile has had since
  the foundation of the University are ex alumni.

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

• Students
• Description of the Students
• Best students in their schools
• Higher average scores in the University
  admission test (PAA)
• Social diversity
• Diversity of thoughts Diversity
  of the environment
• 21,000 full-time regular undergraduate students
• More than 2,500 graduate students working for
  their masters or doctoral degrees

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

• Academic Structure
• Faculties Architecture and Urbanism, Arts,
  Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Economics and
  Administration, Physics and Math Sciences,
  Chemistry and Pharmacy, Social Sciences,
  Veterinary Medicine, Law, Philosophy and
  Humanities, Medicine, Odontology.
• Interdisciplinary Institutes Political
  Sciences, International Studies, Nutrition and
  Food Technology

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

• Research
• At least 40 of the University members are
  actives in research activities
• Approximately the 49 of all the scientific
  publications at the national University system
  are produced by the University of Chile
• Over 50 of the Presidential scholarship assigned
  by the President of the Republic to prominent
  Chilean scientists have been obtained by
  researchers of the University of Chile
• More than 130 National Awards, the Institution of
  Higher Education with more in the country

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

• Public Service
• Seismology Service
• Center of Space Studies
• Social Programs
• Scholastic Aptitude Test
• National Center for the Environment
• Center for the Analysis of Public Policies
• Consulting Programs
• Interdisciplinary Center of Bioethic Studies
• Applied Research Programs

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UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

• International Relations
• 80 Agreements with institutions in 23 countries
• 1100 international students at both, under
  graduated and graduated programs
• The international University Exchange, a
  non-profit organization created by the
  University, with its head office in Washington

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Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

• Description
• Faculty
• High academic level (In the last 10 years 7
  professors of the Faculty have received the
  National Award in exact sciences)
• Excellent students
• Very good infrastructure (labs., technology,
  study materials), no dorms
• Diversity

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Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

• Description
• Study Program
• 5 semesters Common Plan Highly oriented
  to the study of basics sciences
• Specialty oriented to the study of the
  Engineering sciences
• 3 Sciences Licentiate
• 44 graduate programs

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SEMESTERS
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Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

• Engineering Careers
  Licentiates degrees
• Civil Engineering Astronomy
• Biotechnology Engineering Physic
• Computing Engineering Geophysics
• Electric Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mathematics Engineering
• Mechanic Engineering
• Mines Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemistry Engineering
• Geology

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Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

• Students Description
• Excellent students, scientific orientated, strong
  analytical capacity and very well trained to
  structure and solve problems
• Lack of verbal and grammatical skills, first
  years low develop of interpersonal skills, low
  percentage of English speakers
• Students Statistics
• Nº of students admitted every year....... 540
• Nº of under graduated students............. 3800
• Nº of students graduated every year..... 450
• Nº of students in graduated programs... 400

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Industrial Engineering Department

• Description
• Main Objective Formation of Engineers with an
  enterprise vision, able to work in the different
  fields of a company
• 700 students, 150 graduated each year
• 30 full time Professors, almost all Doctors of
  the best Universities of USA and Europe
• 100 part time Professors who combine their work
  in the public and private companies with teaching

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Industrial Engineering Department

• Academic Programs
• Undergraduate Courses Economics, Operational
  Research, Operational Management, Projects
  Evaluation, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Human
  Resources, Administrative Information Systems and
  Practical courses
• Graduated Programs
• Doctorate in Economics
• MBA (with ESADE)
• Magister in Public Policies
• Magister in Operation Management
• Magister in Economy

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Industrial Engineering Department

• Student Exchange Program
• In process of development
• Very interested in start news agreements
• Linked with the exchange student program of the
  University, but autonomous
• Highly oriented to improve personality skills in
  the students

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Industrial Engineering Department

• External Projects (Academic Extension Division)
• Systems Engineering Conferences Conferences made
  by experts from all over the world on topics
  related with the Industrial Engineering and
  Chilean issues
• Consulting Programs Advises to companies from
  different industries
• Private Courses to Enterprises

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State of the Project

• The Director of the Industrial Engineering
  Department and the Academic Director are very
  interested in the development and success of the
  project
• The students are selected
• The Pymes are still in the selection process, but
  many have been contacted

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Development of the Alfa Project in the Industrial
Department

• Professor Roberto Fuenzalida developed and
  impelled this project in the Industrial
  Department of the University of Chile

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In Charged of the Alfa Project in the University
of Chile

• Professor Enrique Jofré
• Personal Data Industrial Engineering, Magister
  in Industrial Engineering, Magister in Business
  Management
• Description In charged of the graduated process
  in the DII. Work as a private business consultor.
  Worked as a manager of different industries
  (Pharmaceutical, Mining, Retail).
• Field of Work Business strategies and economical
  evaluation

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Selection Process

• Informative Presentations to students from the
  Industrial, Computing and Electric Department
• Requirements to apply
• Very good students
• Very good English level (oral and write)
• 3rd or 4th year

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Selection Process

• The selection was based on
• Toefl scores
• Academic Grades
• Personal Interview
• Work experience

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Students Selected

• Gonzalo León
• Career Industrial Engineering, 8 semester
• Work Experience Assistant Professor in a project
  design course. Youth Christians communities
  monitor
• Computer Knowledge Windows, D.O.S., word
  utilities software, Office, Java language
  programming. Data Base and SQL programming.
• Internet and web pages design
• Personal Interests Sports, Music, Science and
  Tech., Science Fiction Literacy

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Students Selected

• Rodrigo Sandoval
• Career Industrial Engineering, 8 semester
• Work Experience Assistant Professor in Calculus
  and Algebra. Mathematics teacher
• Computer Knowledge Office, Java language
  programming. Data Base and SQL programming. Corel
  Draw, Freehand, Photoshop
• Internet
• Personal Interests Photography, Fiction
  Literacy, computers

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Students Selected

• Pablo Alvarez
• Career Electric Engineering, 8 semester
• Work Experience Design and maintenance of web
  pages, Data base management
• Computer Knowledge Web pages design, Visual
  Basic and Microsoft Access, Office, Internet
• Personal Interests Sports, Music, Literacy

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Students Selected

• Vicente Astorga
• Career Industrial Engineering, 10 semester
• Work Experience Assistant professor in
  Optimization and Economy. Internship at Nestlé
  S.A.
• Commercial Manager at a web page company
• Computer Knowledge Office, Internet, C, HTML,
  Photoshop, Freehand, Dreamweaver
• Personal Interests Sky, Cinema, Literacy

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Pymes Selection

• Selection Process
• Criteria
• Companies related with the technology area
  (Software and Multimedia)
• Area of work and Projects offered by the
  companies
• Extra Benefits offered to the students
• location
• salary
• lunch
• etc.

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Pymes Selection

• Process
• Contacts pymes through
• Different Chilean PYMES groups
• University database
• People who represent the PYMES in Chile
• Visit the companies
• explaining the projects
• inviting them to join the project
• explaining the benefits to the company and to the
  students
• negotiating

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Rhiscom.com

• Description
• Is a company dedicated to the technological
  development of the Retail commerce
• Areas of Business
• Development of Solutions (Software)
• Operational Support Service
• Hardware Development

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Rhiscom.com

• Products
• Front end solutions Dynamic retail (promotions),
  transaction motors (cards) and check verification
  
• Integration price consultant and Empty bottle
  return
• Store System updating of prices, store beepers,
  tags emissions
• Network Support monitoring, processes and
  management

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Others Companies in Contact

• Defontana
• Description Is a company dedicated to develop
  and provide accounting and finances software
  specially to Pymes
• MasterSoft S.A.
• Description Is a company dedicated to
  administrate software solutions to different
  PYMES

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International Students

• Courses in the University All the courses are in
  Spanish. Tutorial works in English
• Costs
• Accommodation u 1000 approx. per semester
• Food Cost u 1000 approx. per semester
• Places to visit
• The Andes mountains and ski centers are at 130
  hour from Santiago
• The beach is at 2 hours from Santiago

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Next Steps

• Select the Pymes
• Work with selected students
• Work with partners