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June 2009

Chiquita & MIT CTL Aim High on Defining Carbon Footprint Measurement
This "Industry Article" published in the Distribution Business Management Journal (Vol. 8, 2009) describes a collaborative project between MIT CTL's research team headed by Dr. Edgar Blanco and a team of people from Chiquita Fresh N.A. that is determining the correct information and methodology needed to measure the true carbon footprint of banana production in order to establish a standardized system that can be applied to any commercial product.

August 2007
MIT-CTL and USTRANSCOM Join Forces for Military Fellowship in SCM
A newly-formed partnership between MIT-CTL and the United States Transportation Command has lead to the creation of a fellowship program that will generate military leaders with an MIT education in supply chain management and logistics.
September 2006
Companies Clamoring to Hire MLOG Grads
Leading-edge companies including Amazon, Cisco, McKinsey and Shell all lined up to recruit and hire graduates from the 2006 MLOG class.   In fact, MLOG 2006 grads walked away from commencement with an MIT diploma in their hands and an average of 2 job offers in their pockets.

CTL Welcomes the Class of 2007
As the 2006-2007 academic year gets started, the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics is welcoming talented professionals from around the world to its supply chain master programs on both sides of the Atlantic.  Read more about the MLOG and ZLOG classes of 2007.
March 2006
MLOG Attracts Record Number of Recruiters
In January alone, recruiters from more than 20 companies came to MIT specifically seeking out talented supply chain professionals from the MLOG program.  “We want to find the best and brightest,” said Mark Whittaker, VP of Transportation at PepsiCo, when asked why they chose to recruit from MLOG.  Find out which other companies came in to recruit, and read how the recruiting helped MLOG students beyond just job offers.
February 2006
CTL Offers Unique Dual Degree in Supply Chain Management & Business
The MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) has partnered with Instituto de Empresa (IE) Business School and the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) to launch a dual master’s degree program offering the opportunity to earn both an International MBA and a Master of Engineering in Logistics either through MLOG or ZLOG.
January 2006
A Supply Chain Fix for Flu
Influenza claims thousands of lives in the United States yet the country still struggles to provide enough vaccine to fight the illness.  Researchers at the Zaragoza Logistics Center may have found a new way to combat the problem: a more efficient vaccine supply chain.

The Meaning of Green
Environmental issues are impinging on supply chains and will  become even more influential as new legislation is introduced.  The quandary for companies is how to respond given the complexities of global trade.   Work being carried out by MIT Supply Chain 2020 researchers could point the way to greener supply chains.

Bottom Line Practices
Leading companies have gained competitive advantage by applying supply chain practices that go straight to the bottom line.  An MIT Supply Chain 2020 research paper looks at which practices have delivered these benefits and how they are applied.


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