Supply Chain Frontiers issue #16. Read all articles in this issue.
Graduates of MIT’s Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) Program continue to be in high demand. By graduation day almost 90% of the MLOG 2006 class had accepted a job offer.
“Companies are looking for people who have both the analytical ability to solve a problem and the leadership skills to see the problem through to its solution,” said MLOG Executive Director Chris Caplice. “Graduates of our program possess the full range of problem-solving and management skills that many top companies are looking for.” Leading-edge companies including Amazon, Cisco, McKinsey and Shell all lined up to recruit and hire graduates from the 2006 class.
And those companies are willing to pay for the MLOG students’ expertise. The median salary for these students jumped by more than 50% from the time the students entered the nine-month MLOG program (Fall 2004) to graduation (June 2005).
Why are companies lining up to hire MLOG students? It could be MIT’s first-place ranking in US News and World Report in logistics and supply chain management for the fourth time. It could also be the caliber of business professionals the program attracts. This year’s MLOG class brought with it an average of almost seven years work experience in industries ranging from manufacturing to finance. Or it could be the MLOG program itself.
During the intensive nine-month period at MIT, MLOG students are taught by industry leaders, take part in cutting edge research and gain exposure to real-world supply chain practices.
The recent MLOG grads will now utilize those skills in a variety of industries from distribution to manufacturing to consulting. And they’ll take on supply chain challenges on many different levels with position titles that include Consultant, Six Sigma Black Belt, Program Manager, and Director of Supply Chain Systems.
Other companies MLOG 2006 graduates are working for include Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Capgemini, Caterpillar Logistics, Emptoris, HyperLogis Corp., i2 Technologies, IBM Consulting, Icelandair, JB Hunt, LogicTools, McKinsey, and Skylink Air and Logistic Support.
Go to the MLOG web site for more information.