Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue
Supply chain managers have a unique opportunity to learn how to compete in fast-changing markets at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Executive Education Course, in Cambridge, MA, June 19-22, 2007.
Two new speakers, Nick LaHowchic, formerly Corporate Executive Vice President at Limited Brands and President and CEO of Limited Logistics Services Inc., and Professor Sanjay Sarma, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Chairman of Research and Co-founder of the Auto-ID Center, MIT, are in the line-up of speakers this June. These distinguished thought leaders will offer their insights into developments that will shape the future of supply chain management.
The Supply Chains Driving Strategic Advantage: Managing Dynamics and Innovating the Future course will provide supply chain professionals with the cross-functional and global perspective they need to excel in today’s highly demanding business environment. The three-day course is taught by CTL’s world-class team of MIT faculty and researchers, and utilizes the Center’s exclusive research on leading supply chain practices and future challenges.
Designed specifically for senior managers the course offers a blend of management exercises, case studies, and thought-provoking interactive sessions to help participants leverage their supply chains to gain competitive advantage. Key themes include:
- The latest supply chain management practices in leading companies
- The connection between business success and logistics & supply chain management excellence
- The role of advanced information technology coupled with global optimization in supply chain management
- Tools, models, and business processes for supply chain excellence
- "Out of the box ideas" in supply chain integration
Attendees not only enhance their own professional skills, they enrich their organizations by bringing back new knowledge about current and future competitive landscapes. Interested supply chain professionals are encouraged to register soon, because space is limited.
Discounts for CTL Partners and CSCMP members are 25% and 15% respectively. To encourage teams to attend, CTL is giving Exchange partners 25% discounts on all additional people they send to the June course.
For more information on the June course and other upcoming executive education events contact James B. Rice Jr. or go to the course web site.