MIT CTL Offers Free Supply Chain Sustainability Course

The push for sustainable supply chains has never been greater, and that means supply chain professionals need to have the toolset necessary to accomplish those goals. Taking climate pledges from boardroom talk to the supply chain reality requires a careful balance that weighs sustainability and business objectives.

MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics is offering a free course on sustainability as part of its Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SCM.290x) program. Modeled on the MIT for-credit course, SCM.290x aims to equip attendees with the tools to translate their organization’s climate pledges into actionable strategies.

A sustainability background is not necessary to attend SCM.290x, which will illuminate pathways for how to build sustainable supply chains for organizations to achieve sustainability goals while meeting—and even exceeding—business expectations.

Taught by Dr. Josue Velazquez, who ran the same class last fall, SCM.290x is designed specifically for supply chain professionals who have an interest in holding their organizations accountable by transforming their climate pledges into actionable strategies.

The class is free to enroll, but there is also a formal certification option for $149.
More information on the course is available here. The class begins Oct. 11.

While many organizations have established goals to reduce emissions or become carbon neutral in the next 10-20 years, they struggle to translate these goals into specific actions and strategies. People in organizations may ask questions like:

• How do we scope the analysis of our supply chains?

• What is the proper methodology to estimate emissions?

• How do we implement actionable measurement strategies?

This course offers practical alternatives for optimizing carbon emissions using geospatial analysis and data analytics. It will examine the “fast” and “green” delivery trade-offs in the new digital era, consumer relationships to sustainable products and services, and environmental costs of fast-shipping e-commerce. Key concepts in supply chain sustainability, including supply chain carbon footprint, sustainable transportation, green vehicle routing, fleet assignment, truck consolidation, circular supply chains, sustainable sourcing, supply chain transparency, and green inventory management, will also be discussed.

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