Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 The Center for Innovation in Logistics Systems (CISLOG), at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, has been awarded funding for a project to study the greenhouse gas emissions and energy-usage levels associated with trucks on delivery routes in São Paulo. USP is a member...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 The ability to work in teams that span multiple time zones is critically important in today’s globalized business environment. A research project that involved four students from the Graduate Certificate in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GC-LOG) program shows how learning these skills can...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 In terms of supply chain planning, is it better to be prepared by developing long-range plans or to be agile and responsive to change over the short run? Find out the current thinking on this dilemma by attending the Supply Chain Planning: Exploring the Trade-Off...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 A new European research project called FUTUREMED aims to improve the competitiveness of ports in the Mediterranean area. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) in Zaragoza, Spain, a Global SCALE Network member center, is one of the primary partners in the project. The Mediterranean ports system...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 SWIFT, the Belgium-based organization that sponsors research in the financial services industry, has awarded The Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) funding for a project to analyze small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) value chains. One of the goals is to enhance SME financial supply...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 The MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award is a new scholarship that will be given annually at Penn State University to the most outstanding graduating senior supply chain major. The award entitles the winner to a tuition scholarship of $20,000 toward the MIT Supply Chain Management...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 MIT CTL Yossi Sheffi “Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth,” Current Issues II Track, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference, Atlanta, GA, US, October 1. “Lessons from the Top,” Talents and Leadership: People of Supply Chain Track, Council of Supply Chain Management...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 Despite a lackluster global economy, supply chain master’s programs offered by MIT Global SCALE Network centers have attracted high numbers of students for the class of 2013. The MIT Supply Chain Management program at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL), Cambridge, MA...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 What does Silicon Valley have in common with an artists’ colony in 14th-century Florence, Italy? Both are clusters of expertise created to benefit the participants. Logistics is another type of expertise shared in this way. These entities have become major commercial centers and generators of...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 A Retail and Fashion Supply Chain Management executive education program for CEOs was organized recently by the Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, for retailers in Singapore. The event attracted 21 people from leading companies. The program was delivered by distinguished academics from MIT Global SCALE...
Crossroads 2012 Emerging Supply Chain Risks Moderator: Jim Rice, MIT CTL Panelists: Gary Lynch, Managing Director, Global Leader Supply Chain Risk, Marsh Inc.; John Wass, CEO, Wavemark; Dr. Heinke von Seggern, Head Procurement Sustainability and Risk Management, F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd. The moderator will highlight the need for methods to identify...
Crossroads 2012 Managing Resource-Constrained Supply Chains Dr. Randy Kirchain, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Material Systems Lab (MIT MSL) MIT MSL is working with industry to identify the materials supply constraints and price fluctuations that could impact the future viability of businesses. Dr. Kirchain will explain how companies can use supply/demand...
Crossroads 2012 Megacities and Sustainability Dr. Edgar Blanco, Research Director, MIT CTL, Executive Director, MIT SCALE Network, Latin America Megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – are growing in size and number, and are expected to account for about 20% of world GDP within...
Crossroads 2012 Mining Digital Data for Actionable Strategies Dr. Jeanne W. Ross, Director and Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research Both the number and range of electronic data sources available to businesses are increasing at a phenomenal rate. Based on current research at the MIT Sloan...
Crossroads 2012 Talent Management That Supports Global Growth Doug Cooper, Trubelo Development and Consulting A shortage of talent is one of the most critical problems facing the supply chain community, particularly for global supply chains. Doug Cooper will share some of the challenges and solutions for managing global supply chain...
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Most companies aim for perfect on-time delivery from suppliers, since late deliveries cause supply disruptions. But some companies incur direct costs in maintaining supplier delivery performance. Our empirical research looked at a company that invests in suppliers to help them achieve a desired performance level. We developed a framework that...
Analysis of e-luxury from a systems-thinking perspective can give companies valuable insights into how to organize their supply chain and align their operations to capture demand. In the South Korean market, the luxury retailer that can simultaneously elevate its brand, segment its products and services, and unify the online and...
In this research, we investigate how carrier assignment methods impact available capacity and pricing. In the lane robustness study we examine how shipment volumes on specific lanes affect price escalation. We also study the role of brokers and asset based carriers in capacity creation process. In addition, we examine lane...
This research aims to improve the accuracy of individual freight train run time predictions. A regression model is proposed utilizing a broad selection of explanatory variables. The performance of the proposed regression model is compared against a baseline simple historical averaging technique. The proposed regression model offers substantial improvements in...
Analysis of inventory stock levels, supplier contracts, and supplier manufacturing capacity can provide insight to humanitarian organizations on their capacity and ability to respond to disastrous events. To organizations this information can aid in determining adequate inventory levels and negotiation of supplier contracted transportation times in order to maximize response...
This project explores how a shipper’s fuel surcharge (FSC) program affects its per-load transportation cost in the United States truckload (TL) transportation industry. We built a cost model using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis to quantify the effect of an FSC program on transportation cost. We controlled for well...
This project explores the financial impact of insourcing logistics for a major oilfield services company. Insourcing the transportation of their products to offshore oil rigs at sea – a function currently provided by their customers – will increase asset velocity of their most important tools, and allow them to service...
This project examines the current supply chain for a family of emergency surgical kits and uses mathematical models and sensitivity analysis to derive the best strategy to reduce the inventory level and the operating cost. Using a Strategic Inventory Placement method, we derive a complementary strategy to further enhance the...
