Past Events Archive

Executive Education - Supply Chain Management (June 2012)

Jun 12, 2012 at 9:00AM - Jun 15, 2012 at 10:00AM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

Due to popular demand, we have added one more block of seats and extended registration through June 10 for the June 2012 course. ACT NOW to reserve your spot.

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Today’s companies are realizing the importance of the supply chain as a revenue generator— it's not just a cost of doing business. In order to...

Supply Chain Masters Research Fest 2012

May 23, 2012 at 4:30AM - May 24, 2012 at 9:00AM

MIT Faculty Club - 6th floor, located at 50 Memorial Drive (building E52)

Every year, graduating masters students present their theses to the Center's corporate Supply Chain Exchange Partners. This one and one-half day event (full day on Wednesday May 23 and half-day on Thursday May 24) is a chance for Partners to hear the results of new student research, much of which has been done with Exchange Partners.

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Sustainable Transportation - is the world moving in this direction? - Paulo Sergio Custodio (5/3)

May 03, 2012 at 7:30AM - May 03, 2012 at 9:30AM

Location:  32-141
Stata Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 11:30 am

Paulo Sergio Custodio
Brazilian international consultant

Topic: Sustainable Transportation - is the world moving in this direction?

Time:
11:30 am – Complimentary lunch
12:00 pm – Lecture begins

Abstract:
Over the last decades decision makers and stakeholders have embrace the ideas of sustainability and pursued great endeavors in public transportation that have shaped major cities in the developing world. Amazing futures - inspired by the Rede Integrada de Transporte of Curitiba, Brazil (1974) - were imagined through the transit projects of Transmilenio, Lima BRT, Transantiago, and Guangzhou...

Logistics Management 28th Annual Salary Survey: Pulling Away from the Pack (4/26)

Apr 26, 2012 at 10:00AM - Apr 26, 2012 at 11:00AM

 Webcast

The highest logistics and supply chain salaries continue to be earned by those who concentrate on adapting new technological advances and maintain a life-long commitment to learning.

According to the findings of Logistics Management’s (LM) 28th Annual Salary Survey conducted by Peerless Media Research Group (PRG), average earnings and compensation have actually leveled off over the past year. Join Dr. Bruce Arntzen from CTL, along with other industry experts, for this live webcast to discuss the survey results.

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Challenges in the Truckload Trucking Market - Woody Richardson (4/19)

Apr 19, 2012 at 7:30AM - Apr 19, 2012 at 9:00AM

Location:  E51-315
Tang Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 11:30 am

Woody Richardson
Vice President of Engineering and Business Transformation for Schneider National, Inc.

Topic: Challenges in the Truckload Trucking Market

Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012

Location:  E51-315
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Time: 11:30 am – Complimentary lunch updated
12:00 pm – Lecture begins

Bio:
Woody Richardson is Vice President of Engineering and Business Transformation for Schneider National, Inc. Schneider National is a provider of truckload, intermodal, brokerage and logistics services having revenues in 2011 of 3.4 billion dollars. In his 30 years at Schneider...

Supply Chain Analytics Roundtable (4/17)

Apr 17, 2012 at 4:00AM - Apr 17, 2012 at 1:00PM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

Supply Chain Analytics Roundtable, April 17, 2012

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Analytics groups comprised of experts who are highly skilled in the use of various analytical tools and methodologies, provide key problem-solving support for many supply chains. Yet these groups are often ill defined both in terms of their position within organizations and how their services are deployed. The lack of operating standards opens up a number of important questions:  

• What is the best method for creating analytics groups?
• How can these groups be organized and what reporting relationships are appropriate?
• What...

Distinguished Speaker Series: Federal Surface Transportation: Perspectives from Inside the Beltway - Alex Herrgott (4/13)

Apr 13, 2012 at 8:00AM - Apr 13, 2012 at 9:30AM

Location:  W20-306
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 12:00 pm

Alex Herrgott
Director, Transportation and Infrastructure
Congressional and Public Affairs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Topic: Federal Surface Transportation: Perspectives from Inside the Beltway

Date: Friday, April 13, 2012

Location:  W20-306
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Time: 12:00 pm – Complimentary lunch
12:30 pm – Lecture begins

Short description:
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which authorized U.S. federal transportation spending, expired in 2009. Since then, transportation spending has been continued through...

Supply Chain Innovation & Leadership Series (SCILS) - Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Logistics (4/12)

Apr 12, 2012 at 7:30AM - Apr 12, 2012 at 10:00AM

E51-335
MIT Campus

(lunch is provided)

Starting and growing a logistics company from 3 to over 300 people, presence in 20 countries and $100 million in revenue is an exciting journey. However, it is not always smooth sailing and requires constant adaptation to changing business and economic landscape. Jim Berlin will provide his perspective on how he manages the company, inspires people and takes on new business opportunities.

Jim Berlin, Founder and CEO of Logistics Plus, Inc.

In 1996 with only three employees, one customer and $120,000 in annual revenue Jim founded a logistics and transportation company - Logistics Plus in Erie...

Long-range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project (4/10)

Apr 10, 2012 at 8:00AM - Apr 10, 2012 at 9:00AM

32-141

Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics leads this seminar on Future Freight Flows as part of the Transportation@MIT and the MIT Transportation Club Spring 2012 Transportation Seminar Series.

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Global Supply Chain Trends: What the Experts See Ahead (3/29)

Mar 29, 2012 at 10:00AM - Mar 29, 2012 at 11:00AM

Online

Expert panelists including Jim Rice, Deputy Director of CTL, will offer their insights into key areas such as global risk management, energy costs, near-shoring, regulatory compliance, educational requirements, and more. Attendees at this timely web event will come away with a better sense of the supply chain challenges ahead—and what they can do to better prepare for them.

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