By Bob Trebilcock ·
March 8, 2017
Distribution center and warehouse managers who think they’re not in the center of the supply chain are kidding themselves. We talked to managers, consultants and academics about the supply chain processes most likely to impact DCs today.
By SCMR Staff ·
March 1, 2017
The MIT Global SCALE (Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) Network has launched the MIT-Zaragoza-Ningbo Master of Engineering in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program, or 3C Master’s Program, that gives students a unique opportunity to complete their studies in three continents: Asia, Europe, and North America.
By SCMR Staff ·
February 21, 2017
Registration is open for the new Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management offered by the University of Luxembourg in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with merit-based scholarships introduced for the inaugural cohort of students starting with the winter semester 2017-2018.
By Richard Koury Rassey and Yong Zheng ·
January 23, 2017
Retailers often face demand uncertainty due to seasonality and variable consumer shopping behavior, so supply chain robustness is critical to ensure sufficient product availability.
By SCMR Staff ·
January 12, 2017
Prof. Benny Mantin has been appointed Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL), founded in December 2015 to establish Luxembourg as a world-class research and teaching hub in the field.
By Susana Val ·
December 5, 2016
Companies can calculate the overall carbon footprint of a logistics operation using readily available estimation tools. However, to implement meaningful management decisions about cutting CO2 emissions, a more detailed analysis is necessary.
By Karim Kamareddine and Yihong Yao ·
November 15, 2016
As part of its efforts to cut costs, a leading pharmaceutical company set itself an annual goal to reduce working-in-progress (WIP) inventory.
By Roberto Perez-Franco ·
November 4, 2016
Successful innovation projects include team members who can collaborate across multiple functional areas. How is your supply chain team performing?
By Lauren McKown ·
October 14, 2016
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly half of the world’s population is at risk for malaria, a life-threatening, but ultimately curable and preventable disease spread by mosquitos.
By Mustafa Çagri Gürbüz, Rajesh Kella, Christos Agrogiannis ·
September 28, 2016
Companies commonly use inventory management policies that employ standard formulas for specific demand distributions and remain unchanged for several years.
By Krishna Rajendran ·
September 15, 2016
Large retail chains are increasingly faced with the question of how to develop an ideal product assortment policy to optimize sales. This issue is particularly challenging for retailers that have traditionally served customers in large cities, but are looking to serve a broader group of customers in smaller towns.
By Chris Creyts and Nora Weisskopf ·
June 27, 2016
In response to the growth of their e-commerce businesses, many retailers are looking for ways to reduce the supply chain costs associated with internet orders
By Mike Brocks and Renzo Trujillo ·
June 1, 2016
The MIT CTL researchers developed and tested a new predictive failure spare parts planning method, and compared it to a traditional time-series forecasting method via an inventory planning simulation model.
By MMH Staff ·
May 11, 2016
Acquisition to expand machine learning and operations analytics capabilities in packaged goods, high-tech, life sciences and industrial sectors.
By Stephanie H. Chen and Eunji Han ·
April 21, 2016
For many distribution centers (DCs), order-picking is manual, time consuming and accounts for over 50% of operating expenses.