Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue The wisdom of hindsight is more impressive if it’s based on observations you originally predicted. In 2004 the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT-CTL) launched the Supply Chain 2020 research program to identify and analyze the factors that...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue Governments must be able to respond to disasters both natural and man-made, but what about their responsibilities during the economic recovery phase of calamities when freight and transportation systems could be crippled? New research carried out by the MIT...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue The annual networking retreat of MIT-CTL’s Demand Management Interest Group (DMIG) will take place on December 11, 2007, at the MIT Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA. In addition to discussing the Center’s latest research in demand management, attendees at the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue In many supply chain applications of radio frequency identification (RFID), the costs have exceeded the savings, one reason why the technology’s growth has failed to meet early expectations. But companies might be asking the wrong questions when evaluating RFID...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue MIT-CTL has launched its Partner Gateway, an online resource available only to the Center’s partner organizations. The MIT-CTL Partner Gateway provides partners with exclusive access to an exhaustive list of the Center’s research materials - from papers to presentations...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue If the nation’s healthcare system had a 900-pound gorilla pushing innovation like Wal-Mart does in the retail industry, then it would be better at implementing more efficient processes and leveraging technology. This is one of the differences between healthcare...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue MIT-CTL Director Yossi Sheffi has been appointed Director of the Engineering Systems Division (ESD) at MIT, a position that will allow him to play a more strategic role in the development of MIT research and education. Sheffi will also...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Memo to Tim Cook, Chief Operating Officer of consumer electronics company Apple: if you are looking for an additional sales channel for your notebook products, put specialty electronics retailers at the top of your list. That is the main...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Products such as appliances carry labels that show consumers how much energy the units consume during operation, so why not introduce a similar system for the amount of carbon emitted during a product’s manufacture and delivery? It’s an attractive...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), which provides air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, and MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), have joined forces to create a fellowship program that will generate military leaders...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Death and taxes are two of life’s certainties; another is that world populations are aging. The resultant demographic shifts will have a profound impact on the work place and the way firms operate. As these age-related changes reshape organizations...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue The line-up is complete for the Hot Topics session on disruptive demographics organized by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT-CTL) for the Council of Supply Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual conference in Philadelphia in October. The session will...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Innovative ways to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the supply chain is the subject of a symposium on October 10, 2007, in Cambridge, Mass., that is co-sponsored by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Supply Chain...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue Domestic auto suppliers in Japan sustained damage from the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country this July, causing shut downs at major manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda, because the supply of key components was interrupted. The manufacturers’ just-in-time...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue The 2007 Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) Research Journal is now available. The seven papers in the Journal were selected from the theses submitted by the MLOG Class of 2007 at MIT. The articles, written as executive summaries...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue Supply Chain Strategy, the influential monthly newsletter co-produced by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), has a new publisher: New York City-based Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA). August 2007 will be the first issue to be...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue What is the most efficient blend of make-to-order and make-to-stock manufacturing that also meets a company’s profitability goals and satisfies the ever-increasing demand for a wider choice of products supplied at the lowest cost and quickest delivery time? It...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue The world’s population is aging. The 50+ segment is the fastest growing age group worldwide, and predicted life expectancies are at a historical high. These changes have profound implications for supply chain management – changes that will be explored...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue Each time a customer attempts to place an order is a defining moment for your company. It is at this point where all the supply planning and process execution come together to test your ability to deliver on the...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue The inaugural research meeting of the MIT Efficient Healthcare Delivery Research Group (MEHD) will take place on September 18, 2007, on the MIT campus. Launched by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), the MEHD Group will drive...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue Changing the world’s energy consumption habits to counter rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere requires a 50-year time horizon, said Professor Ernest J.Moniz, MIT Professor of Physics and Director of the MIT Energy Initiative. Meanwhile, global energy...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue Two major retailers, Best Buy and Inditex Group, originate on different sides of the Atlantic Ocean yet share a common focus on innovation that benefits the customer. And both organizations have developed supply chains that support their innovative approaches...
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...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue For shoe manufacturers in China, it can be cheaper to export product and then import it back into the country than to sell direct to domestic markets. It’s one of the quirks of doing business in emerging markets that...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #20. Read all articles in this issue New England’s leading organization for supply chain professionals has awarded its Academic Achievement Scholarship to a student from the Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The New England Roundtable (NERT) of the...
