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January 2013

MIT CTL Global Leadership Lecture Series - "Logistics Parks: Driving Economic Growth" - Sheffi & Allen (1/15)

Jan 15, 2013 at 4:00AM - Jan 15, 2013 at 6:30AM

MIT Campus
E25-111

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Please join the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and The MIT Center for Real Estate Tuesday January 15 as we present two dynamic speakers for the CTL Global Leadership Lecture Series.

Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Director MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and Richard Allen, CEO, The Allen Group

"Logistics Parks: Driving Economic Growth"

Two thought leaders will give different perspectives on the role of logistics parks. Professor Sheffi will start with an overview of the evolution of logistics clusters and how they have become critical parts of global supply chains. Mr. Allen will...

Executive Education - Supply Chain Management (January 2013)

Jan 08, 2013 at 3:00AM - Jan 11, 2013 at 9:00AM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

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Registration Fee: $4,495

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Are You Ready for the Next Level of Supply Chain Leadership?

Let MIT Take You There

Today’s companies are realizing the importance of the supply chain as a revenue generator— it's not just a cost of doing business. In order to remain competitive in the global marketplace, senior executives must completely transform their business approach and conventional supply chain practices, and...

December 2012

Logistics Clusters: Book Launch & Signing

Dec 04, 2012 at 12:30PM - Dec 04, 2012 at 2:00PM

Location: MIT Media Lab, (bldg. E14-633) 6th Floor*
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

*Reception with light refreshments and book signing to follow talk.

Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth

Join Dr Yossi Sheffi for an informative talk about how logistics clusters drive growth and employment in multiple sectors

When: Tuesday December 4, 2012, 5:30 - 7:00PM

Where: MIT Media Lab, (bldg. E14-633) 6th Floor*

Who: Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.

In this book Dr Sheffi argues for the most important advantage offered by logistics clusters in today's recession-plagued economy: jobs, many of them open to low-skilled workers...

Megacity Logistics Workshop @ São Paulo

Dec 03, 2012 at 8:30AM - Dec 03, 2012 at 1:00PM USP, São Paulo (Brazil)

Megacities: the Supply Chain Frontier

Megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – are increasing in both number and size, and their share of world GDP is expected to grow from about 14% to over 20% in a decade. Most of the 23 megacities that currently exist are located in emerging markets.

Up until now research on the megacity phenomenon has centered on the urban landscape, people mobility and managing traffic congestion. MIT CTL’s Megacity Logistics Lab research project focuses on the special supply chain demands of these sprawling urban centers.

This is the last of...

November 2012

Global Ocean Transportation Roundtable

Nov 29, 2012 at 4:00AM - Nov 29, 2012 at 12:00PM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

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Virtually all supply chains are global to some degree. Whether your firm is focused on importing finished goods from the Pacific Rim, exporting agriculture products to Europe, or anything in between – you are most likely managing a complicated transportation network that crosses several borders, uses multiple modes, and involves a variety of third party companies.

As part of this one-day conference we will present results from the MIT Global Transportation Reliability Initiative. Additionally, we will build on last year's roundtable discussion and discuss how shippers currently do and, more...

MIT CTL Advances in Supply Chain Management Webinar Series: Rethinking Supply Chain Strategy in Complex Markets

Nov 14, 2012 at 8:00AM - Nov 14, 2012 at 9:00AM

Event number: 648 474 937
Event password: CTL

In today's complex world supply chain strategy (SCS) has to keep pace with ever-changing markets. This is no easy task. What elements should be considered? How do you identify the strengths and weaknesses of the existing strategy, and fix the flaws while preparing for an unpredictable future? Crucially, how do you implement the new SCS?

These questions had no clear answer - until now.

Following eight years of collaborative management research with partners as diverse as Fortune 100 companies, the US Government, and the United Nations, MIT's Supply Chain 2020 Project has developed a framework...

Distinguished Speaker Series - "Supply Chains: Where We've Been and Where We're Going " - Tom Linton (11/9)

Nov 09, 2012 at 7:00AM - Nov 09, 2012 at 8:00AM

Location: 35-225
Sloan Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A light lunch will be served.

Tom Linton
Chief Procurement Officer, Flextronics

Topic: Supply Chains: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

Time: Friday, November 9, 12:00 to 1:00pm. Lunch to be served shortly before noon.

Bio:
Tom Linton is the chief procurement officer for Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), a $30B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 electronics manufacturing services provider with more than 200,000 employees and operations in 30 countries. In the beginning of his career, Mr. Linton spent 20 years at IBM, developing and founding several world-wide Trading and Technical Centers. After leaving IBM, Mr. Linton...

MIT Humanitarian Speaker Series: José Holguín-Veras, Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Nov 02, 2012 at 8:00AM - Nov 02, 2012 at 9:00AM

MIT Room E62-687

On the Appropriate Objective Function for Post-Disaster Humanitarian Logistics Models: Social Cost and Deprivation Cost Functions

Q&A brownbag lunch, drinks and cookies provided

Abstract

There is an increasing body of research that suggests the existence of substantial differences between commercial and humanitarian logistics. In a previous publication, Holguín-Veras et al. (2012a) highlighted the importance of making a distinction between regular humanitarian logistics, e.g., the routing delivery of critical supplies to chronic crisis regions, and post-disaster humanitarian logistics that are...

October 2012

Dr. Yossi Sheffi Keynote Speaker at Best Practices in Global Transportation & Logistics

Oct 25, 2012 at 9:00AM - Oct 25, 2012 at 9:00AM

Best Practices in Global Transportation & Logistics

Join us for a FREE Virtual Conference Event designed to help logistics and supply chain professionals better understand and overcome the mounting challenges of global transportation and logistics management.

Keynote: The Rise of Logistics Clusters

Presented by: Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Director,
MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics
Moderator: Frank Quinn, Editorial Director,
Supply Chain Management Review

Dr. Sheffi will discuss the emergence of logistics clusters — communities that bring together a broad range of supply chain services...

The Carbon Footprint of Freight: Tools & Methods

Oct 25, 2012 at 4:30AM - Oct 25, 2012 at 12:00PM

MIT CTL E40-298

Objective: The workshop is designed to bring together different stakeholders to discuss the tools and methods of measuring the carbon footprint of transportation in the supply chain. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from leading experts on current methods for measuring carbon footprints and voice their opinion on what is needed from the next generation of carbon measurement tools. The results of this workshop will be used to help define the most important characteristics of a future decision support tool.

Hosts:Dr. Tony Craig & Dr. Edgar Blanco

Sponsor:National Cooperative...