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Our researchers work with a wide variety of supply chain topics and areas of expertise. Explore the topics below to find an expert who can provide insight into one or more of these fields.
AI and Machine Learning
Grasp how artificial intelligence and machine learning are impacting supply chain management.
Dr. Matthias Winkenbach
Director - Computational Analytics, Visualization & Education (CAVE) Lab
Blockchain and Supply Chain
Explain blockchain promises and pitfalls for supply chain and beyond.
Mr. James Rice
Blockchain Research Group
Dr. Inma Borrella
Blockchain Research Group
Digital Supply Chain Transformation
Explore how digitalization is reshaping supply chains and how these changes impact organizations.
Dr. Maria Jesús Saénz
Director - Digital Supply Chain Transformation
Education and Learning
Find the latest developments in online and campus learning offered by MIT’s #1-rated Supply Chain Master’s.
Dr. Chris Caplice
Director and Creator - MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management
Dr. Maria Jesús Saénz
Director - MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s Degree Program
Dr. Eva Ponce
Executive director - MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management; Research Scientist, Digital Learning
Freight Transportation
Unpack how transportation and freight are changing in a global marketplace.
Dr. Chris Caplice
Director - FreightLab
Dr. Yossi Sheffi
Director - MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
Author, Logistics Clusters (MIT Press, 2012)
Humanitarian Supply Chains
Keep abreast of developments in logistics and strategy for the world's vulnerable populations.
Dr. Jarrod Goentzel
Director - Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab, Natural Disasters Roundtable
Mr. Tim Russell
Feed the Future - Value Chain and Supply Chain
Real-Time Data Visualization and Decision Science
See how MIT CTL uses algorithmic filters to understand and act on complex data in real time.
Dr. Matthias Winkenbach
Director - Computational Analytics, Visualization & Education (CAVE) Lab
Retail and Omnichannel Logistics
Learn how supply chain consumer models are changing in an increasingly complex retail landscape.
Dr. Eva Ponce
Research Scientist - Retail and Omnichannel Consumer Behavior
Dr. Christopher Mejía
Director - Food and Retail Operations
Dr. Joseph Coughlin
Director - AgeLab; Consumer Behavior, Aging Populations, Business Strategy
Risk and Resiliency
Understand how companies and organizations manage supply chain risk and build resiliency.
Mr. James Rice
Director - Supply Chain Exchange; Measuring and Investing in Resilience
Dr. Yossi Sheffi
Director - MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
Author, The Power of Resilience (MIT Press, 2015)
Author, The Resilient Enterprise (MIT Press, 2005)
Supply Chain Finance
Learn the financial implications of supply chain management and how they drive competition.
Mr. James Rice
Director - MIT Supply Chain Exchange; Supply Chain Financial Analysis
Sustainable Supply Chains
Access diverging viewpoints on how to manage sustainability in a competitive global landscape.
Dr. Yossi Sheffi
Director - MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
Author, Balancing Green - When to Embrace Sustainability (and When Not To) (MIT Press, 2018)
Dr. Josué Velázquez Martínez
Director – Sustainable Logistics Lab