Tuesday, April 9, 2024 · Brian Straight
Supply chain sustainability is increasingly an imperative for shareholders, and it is leading managers to consider investor relations in decision-making.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 · Madeleine Lee and Kamran Iqbal Siddiqui
Cutting-edge data analysis and predictive modeling techniques are revolutionizing the FMCG industry, helping companies prevent stockouts, improve case fill rates (CFRs), and boost resilience in a volatile market.
Friday, March 1, 2024 · Elenna Dugundji, Andres Ayala, Ria Verma, and Thomas Koch
Project seeks to “place a data scientist in the pockets” of procurement professionals.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 · Ken Cottrill
Supply chains need to start adjusting strategies to meet the demands required of older generations whose buying influence will grow in future years.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 · Jorge Oliver and Aaron Zheng
By applying a strategic procurement framework that considers both a freight lane's macro-market and micro-shipper characteristics, shippers can leverage a wider portfolio of relationships that improve their overall routing guide performance while reducing the required…
Monday, October 30, 2023 · Geoffrey Allen and Shoichi Ishida
The B2B foodservice distribution industry faces challenges in redesigning supply chain networks to accommodate increased complexity and flexibility without radically inflating costs.
Monday, July 24, 2023 · So Ikeya and Lisandro de Latorre
The public’s concern over sustainability extends throughout the supply chain. Students in MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s program examined the benefits auto makers may achieve by using returnable packaging.
Friday, May 12, 2023 · Jessica Yao Xiong and Nora Lestari
MIT student researchers have studied supply chain emissions and found a nonlinear relationship between logistics spend and emissions, offering useful insights for future investment decisions.
Friday, April 21, 2023 · Maria del Pilar Pardo Rodriguez and Elise Fredericks
Understanding the competencies and practices that fuel growth could improve the success rate of micro and small business owners in Latin America.
Thursday, April 13, 2023 · Ibrahim AlArfaj and Yalcin Arslan
Segmentation is a valuable tool for designing supply chain strategies for unique products, customers and distribution channels.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 · Brian Straight
JB Hunt President Shelley Simpson and Procter & Gamble CEO Jon Moeller will be among top industry speakers participating in the upcoming MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Crossroads conference.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 · Brian Straight
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation & Logistics is once looking to identify the current status of sustainability inside the supply chain and is asking global professionals to participate in its 4th annual survey.
Thursday, September 1, 2022 · David Correll, Ph.D., Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
While the path to future frontiers will change as the relative importance of SCS dimensions change over time, it is important to keep in mind that the pressure to improve sustainability is consistent across all of the dimensions.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 · Michelle Ramirez and Yulu Li
Five main factors affect synchronization: cost, service level, lead time, flexibility and sustainability.
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