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Launched in 1973, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics is a dynamic solutions-oriented environment where students, faculty, and industry leaders pool their knowledge and experience to advance supply chain education and research. Through the Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network, it possess an international network of six centers of excellence, more than 80 researchers and faculty members from multiple disciplines, over 150 corporate partnerships, more than 170 students annually, and approximately 1,000 alumni worldwide. It creates supply chain innovation and drives it into practice through the pillars of research, outreach and education.

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The trade-off between affordability and availability

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research looked at the trade-off between affordability and availability of medicines and how downstream dynamics impact patient access to oncology drugs.

From reactive to proactive: Mitigating semiconductor delivery in an oil & gas company

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
By leveraging a data-driven approach and machine learning algorithms, an oil & gas company was able to more accurately predict semiconductor availability, reducing safety stock inventory and more effectively predicting lead-time forecasting.

Deliver fresher food: A pick-to-zero transformation for retailers

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A pick-to-zero strategy is an order-picking method where shipments are received, put away, picked, and shipped out on the same day. When adding in network design changes, the benefits result in increased product freshness and lower daily shipment costs.

Toward more accurate Scope 3 emissions accounting

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Current CO2 tracking methods lead to inaccurate Scope 3 emissions reporting, but technology is enabling more accurate assessment methodologies.

AI is moving omnichannel closer to the customer

Monday, November 4, 2024 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
From personalized service to improved inventory management, artificial intelligence is altering the consumer experience.

Learning from the past to invent the future of last-mile logistics

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Matthias Winkenbach
The meteoric rise of e-commerce has transformed last-mile supply chains as companies strive to stay ahead of changing consumer demands and technological innovation. Technologies—notably artificial intelligence and machine learning—are fueling another phase in this…

 


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