Past Events Archive

Data, Databases, and Machine Learning in SCM

Jan 26, 2022 at 11:00AM - Jan 26, 2022 at 12:00PM

Qifeng Wang, Senior Manager of Operations Research at GameStop, and Rao Panchalavarapu, Principal Data Scientist at Walmart Global Tech will speak with host Kellen Betts, course lead for Supply Chain Technology and Systems (SC4x).

Join us to learn about real-life data and machine learning applications in supply chain management. The interactive discussion will give the background of their work and be accompanied by participant polls and Q&A, an opportunity for participants to ask questions.

Be sure to attend!

14th Annual MIT Global SCALE Network Supply Chain Student Research Expo

Jan 22, 2022 at 11:59PM - Jan 27, 2022 at 12:00PM

Online January 20-27

Our annual Research Expo offers a preview of nearly100 industry-sponsored research projects conducted by supply chain students at MIT CTL and the international centers in the global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) network. The Expo showcases this research-in-progress on a broad range of future-forward topics and provides an exclusive glimpse at what the final findings will reveal in May.

 

 

Moderna’s Road to the Vaccine and Beyond-LinkedIn Live

Jan 19, 2022 at 8:30AM - Jan 19, 2022 at 10:00AM

Join MIT Global SCALE Connect for an in-depth conversation with Paul Granadillo, SVP Global Supply Chain at Moderna. MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi will be speaking with Paul about how the pandemic response reshaped manufacturing, business, and supply chains at Moderna.

Executive Education – Supply Chains: Driving Strategic Advantage

Jan 18, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jan 21, 2022 at 5:00PM

MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, 1 Amherst St., Cambridge, MA, USA

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Cultivate your talents with MIT CTL Executive Education. To harness the power of the supply chain as a strategic resource, executive leadership needs to cultivate teams that exhibit a unique combination of both analytical and interpersonal capabilities. Our faculty and instructors include some of the world’s most prominent thought leaders across these disciplines. 

SCE Research Briefing - Özden Tozanlı - First Fridays

Jan 07, 2022 at 11:00AM - Jan 07, 2022 at 12:00PM

Unveiling the Fallacies of Digital Twins

Supply chains today undergo a paradigm shift with the inevitable rise of emerging technologies. Specifically, digital twins have become an exciting technology as they offer a number of state-of-the-art supply chain solutions and enable various capabilities across operational, tactical, to strategic levels. Digital twin technology is primarily described as virtual replicas of physical objects, where they can see, think, and communicate with their real-world counterparts on a real-time basis. However, the more we hear about this technology, the more...

MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management Completion Celebration

Dec 16, 2021 at 10:00AM - Dec 16, 2021 at 11:00AM

Recorded

Join us in celebrating the recent credential earners in the MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management. A group of 462 dedicated online learners concluded nine to 24 months of learning to pass their comprehensive final exams in November, earning their MITx MicroMasters® Program Credentials in Supply Chain Management. These new credential-holders bring the total number of holders to 3,435 from 115 countries. The majority of credential-holders hail from the United States, India, Brazil, Australia, China, Egypt, Canada, Canada, and Mexico. While credential holders’ median age is 31, holders...

SCE Research Briefing - Eva Ponce - First Fridays

Dec 03, 2021 at 11:00AM - Dec 03, 2021 at 12:00PM

Our research identifies key challenges in responding to omnichannel market demands and develops strategies to cope with these challenges.

In this talk, Dr. Eva Ponce will present new insights on how omnichannel is transforming supply chains. The growth in e-commerce has increased the need for companies to compete in digital channels and develop omnichannel supply chains. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated these trends, and companies are facing new challenges. Dr. Ponce will start the presentation by sharing the insights for her most recent research, where 70% of the respondents say that...

MicroMasters Live: Vaccines and Global Supply Chain Challenges

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:00AM - Nov 23, 2021 at 11:00AM

This free webinar is hosted by the MITx MicroMasters in SCM.

MIT CTL's Dr. Inma Borrella and Ms. Laura Allegue host Mr. David Sokoloff to discuss Vaccines and Global Supply Chain Challenges. Mr. Sokoloff is the Director of Global Logistics and Materials Management at Novavax, a biotech company that develops vaccines to counter serious infectious diseases. 

David has 20+ years of experience across the private sector, government, and nonprofit organizations. The discussion covers the complexities of a global supply chain and the challenges and opportunities realized in a fast-paced environment as needed in vaccine development, manufacturing, and...

Supply Chain Exchange Annual Partner Meeting

Nov 10, 2021 at 8:00AM - Nov 10, 2021 at 11:30AM

This event will be offered both in-person and online

The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) convenes members from the MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange for the Annual Partner Meeting. The Annual Partner Meeting provides the representatives from our 50+ Supply Chain Exchange member companies with updates on the latest research and development activities at MIT CTL. We use this time together to solicit input from members on future plans for the Center.

The Changing World of Work: Analytics, Automation, Adaptation - Crossroads 2021

Nov 09, 2021 at 8:00AM - Nov 09, 2021 at 5:00PM Labor issues were high on corporate agendas before the pandemic due to challenges such as advances in automation and shifting skills demands. Now, severe supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-related worker shortages, workplace changes, and manufacturing stoppages have elevated these issues even further. The Crossroads 2021 conference focuses on supply chain labor challenges in a resource-constrained world. For example, how can employees be deployed in new ways and be integrated with automated processes to increase competitiveness? Are there employment practices that can help companies meet future supply chain demands?