April 2013

Distinguished Speaker Series: Transport for London’s Experience Organizing Public Transportation for the 2012 Olympic Games

Apr 05, 2013 at 8:00AM - Apr 05, 2013 at 10:00AM

Location: W20-306
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Leon Daniels
Managing Director, Surface Transport
Transport for London

Topic: Transport for London’s Experience Organizing Public Transportation for the 2012 Olympic Games

Time: Friday, April 5, 12:30 to 2:00pm. A light lunch well be served at noon.

Leon Daniels joined Transport for London in April 2011 as Managing Director, Surface Transport. Surface Transport provides and manages a broad range of sustainable transport choices and has an annual operating expenditure of over £2.5 billion. In his role as Managing Director, Daniels is responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of London...

March 2013

Food Supply Chain Risk Management Roundtable (3/20-21)

Mar 20, 2013 at 4:00AM - Mar 21, 2013 at 1:00PM

Food Supply Chain Risk Management Roundtable, March 20-21, 2013

more information coming soon.

February 2013

MIT CTL Advances in Supply Chain Management Webinar Series: Ocean Transportation Reliability: Myths, Realities, and Impacts

Feb 06, 2013 at 8:00AM - Feb 06, 2013 at 9:00AM

Register: https://mit.webex.com/mit/onstage/g.php?d=646687709&t=a

Most supply chains are global to some degree, which means that you are probably managing a complicated transportation network that crosses a number of borders, uses multiple modes, and involves a variety of third party companies. And it is likely that ocean shipping is a key part of the transportation mix.

How do you monitor and manage the reliability of the vital ocean segment of your global supply chain?

Are you "managing by anecdote" or do you have real data to support the management practices you are using?

This type of data is now available as a result of new research at the MIT Center...

January 2013

5th Annual MIT Global SCALE Network Supply Chain Student Poster Session and Networking Night (January 2013)

Jan 17, 2013 at 11:30AM - Jan 17, 2013 at 3:00PM

MIT Media Lab, 6th Floor (Bldg E14)

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January 17, 2013 - 4:30-8:00pm at the MIT Media Lab (Bldg. E14, corner of Amherst & Ames Streets, 6th floor)

Come meet the master’s students and learn about their projects. It’s FREE!

On Thursday, January 17, 2013, the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics will host a Poster Session for 97 SC master’s students from our four MIT SCALE Network centers: MIT (SCM), Zaragoza Spain (ZLC), Bogota Colombia  (CLI), and Malaysia (MISI). The poster session will be immediately preceded by the Talent Management for HR Executives.

In the top floor gallery of the MIT Media Lab, each student team will...

MIT SCALE Graduate Programs Webinar Series: Current Students' Perspective

Jan 17, 2013 at 6:00AM - Jan 17, 2013 at 7:00AM

Online

Join CTL and the other centers in the MIT Global SCALE Network for a lively and informative discussion around the graduate programs in supply chain management. Learn from current students about their courseload and what to expect as you consider applying.

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Annual Talent Management Roundtable for SC & HR Executives (January 2013)

Jan 17, 2013 at 3:30AM - Jan 17, 2013 at 10:30AM

MIT Faculty Club

View a post-session blog on Logility.com about this event.

On Thursday, January 17, 2013, the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics will host the Annual SC Talent Management Forum for SC and HR Executives at the MIT Faculty Club on the MIT campus. This is the first of a two-session day, this being immediately followed by the MIT SCM/SCALE Network Poster Session. You may register for both events at the event registration page by clicking both boxes.

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How Can HR team up with their Supply Chain partners to meet the Talent Management demands of 2013...

MIT CTL Global Leadership Lecture Series - "Logistics Parks: Driving Economic Growth" - Sheffi & Allen (1/15)

Jan 15, 2013 at 4:00AM - Jan 15, 2013 at 6:30AM

MIT Campus
E25-111

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Please join the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and The MIT Center for Real Estate Tuesday January 15 as we present two dynamic speakers for the CTL Global Leadership Lecture Series.

Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Director MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and Richard Allen, CEO, The Allen Group

"Logistics Parks: Driving Economic Growth"

Two thought leaders will give different perspectives on the role of logistics parks. Professor Sheffi will start with an overview of the evolution of logistics clusters and how they have become critical parts of global supply chains. Mr. Allen will...

Executive Education - Supply Chain Management (January 2013)

Jan 08, 2013 at 3:00AM - Jan 11, 2013 at 9:00AM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

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Registration Fee: $4,495

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December 2012

Logistics Clusters: Book Launch & Signing

Dec 04, 2012 at 12:30PM - Dec 04, 2012 at 2:00PM

Location: MIT Media Lab, (bldg. E14-633) 6th Floor*
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

*Reception with light refreshments and book signing to follow talk.

Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth

Join Dr Yossi Sheffi for an informative talk about how logistics clusters drive growth and employment in multiple sectors

When: Tuesday December 4, 2012, 5:30 - 7:00PM

Where: MIT Media Lab, (bldg. E14-633) 6th Floor*

Who: Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.

In this book Dr Sheffi argues for the most important advantage offered by logistics clusters in today's recession-plagued economy: jobs, many of them open to low-skilled workers...