Outreach | Center for Transportation and Logistics

Today, an efficient supply chain is at the heart of business success. The organizations that partner with MIT CTL through our outreach programs, gain access to world-leading research, unrivaled expertise, and a unique forum for exchanging knowledge.

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Our corporate outreach program brings together more than 50 global companies to solve critical supply chain challenges. There is a strong emphasis on turning innovative ideas into competitive advantage.

Companies that benefit most from working with CTL are:

Preparing to implement pivotal change
Evaluating supply chains in transition
Priming to take their supply chains to a higher level of efficiency
Employing supply chain innovations to achieve corporate goals

How organizations work with CTL

Our Supply Chain Exchange (SCE) is a robust, flexible corporate outreach program that offers four levels of engagement so that all organizations have an opportunity to participate.

Exchange Partners

CTL engages Exchange Partners with our industry-leading Executive Education course, partner symposia, and online forums to form a community of practice for supply chain management.

Thesis Partners

Sponsoring companies are paired with students from the MIT Supply Chain Management Program to work on innovative and challenging supply chain research projects.

Research Partners

Organizations that want to probe deeply into specific supply chain challenges participate in the Research Partner program.

Strategic Partners

Strategic Partners engage at the highest level of collaboration with CTL faculty, researchers, and students while gaining the most access to other industry leaders. Strategic Partners sit on CTL’s executive board to help guide the future or the Center.