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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 remain competitive in the global marketplace, senior executives must completely transform their business approach and conventional supply chain practices, and...
Location: W20-306
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 12:45
CTL Distinguished Speaker Series Featuring Petra Todorovich
Topic: High-Speed Rail - International Lessons for U.S. Policy Makers
Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
Location: W20-306, Twenty Chimneys
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time: 12:45 pm – Complimentary lunch
1:00 pm – Lecture begins
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High-speed rail has been adopted throughout the world, and is now being planned and developed in the United States. Over the past 50 years, U.S. transportation spending has heavily favored the development of interstate highway and aviation systems. In the...
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MIT Humanitarian Speaker Series
Dynamic Multi-Period Humanitarian Relief Routing Problem
Irina Dolinskaya
Northwestern University
Abstract
Disaster relief presents many unique logistics challenges, with problems including damaged transportation infrastructure, limited communication, and coordination of multiple agents. Central to disaster relief logistics is the distribution of life-saving commodities to beneficiaries. Operations research models have potential to help relief agencies save lives and money, maintain standards of humanitarianism and fairness and maximize the use of limited resources amid post-disaster chaos...
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Muckley Building
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Cambridge, MA 02142
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October 27, 2011:
Moderated by Dr. Edgar Blanco, Center for Transportation & Logistics, MIT
Session 1: Efficiency Improvements: A Win-Win for Business & the Environment?
1:00pm Welcome and Introductions
1:30pm Financing Climate Change, by Dr. Anant Sundaram
Dr. Sundaram is on the finance faculty at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
2:45pm Case Study: Strategic Investments in Sustainability, by Jeramy Lemieux
Mr. Lemieux is responsible for delivery Diversey Inc.'s Climate...
Location: W20-407
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 11:30
Professors Hilde Meersman and Eddy van de Voorde from the University of Antwerp in Belgium.
More information on the Speaker Series can be found on the Distinguished Speaker Series webpage.
This event is for CTL Partners and invited guests.
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Virtually all supply chains are global to some degree. Whether your firm is focused on importing finished goods from the Pacific Rim, exporting agriculture products to Europe, or anything in between – you are most likely managing a complicated transportation network that crosses several borders, uses multiple modes, and involves a variety of third party companies. This one-day conference is concerned with how shippers currently do and, more importantly, how they should design, procure, and manage their global transportation networks. We will discuss all legs required for global...
MIT Campus
Tang Center (E51)
Room 315
Open to MIT Community and CTL Supply Chain Exchange members.
Dr. Robert Blackburn is Senior Vice President & Head of Global Supply Chain Operations of BASF SE and member of the Procurement Steering Team responsible for managing BASF's annual spend globally. Additionally Robert leads BASF Group's worldwide business transformation program. He is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Prior to his current role, Robert served as Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Portfolio Development for Siemens AG where he was a member of the company's 'Worldwide Leadership Team'. He successfully performed and completed his contract serving on the CEO's direct...
MIT Campus
Wong Auditorium
Tang Center (E51)
Open to MIT Community and CTL Supply Chain Exchange members.
UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis speaks with MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi in a candid and wide ranging conversation about logistics, global commerce, and other timely issues. As a member of the President’s Export Council, Mr. Davis is one of the nation’s leading advocates for free and open global trade. He will talk about the rise of emerging economies and the weak U.S. economic recovery.
He’ll also discuss the need for U.S. leadership in global trade and improved competitiveness, with more investment in transportation infrastructure. UPS is a sustainability leader with a rolling laboratory of...
Location: W20-407
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 12:30
Dr. Joshua Schank, President and CEO of the Eno Transportation Foundation
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More information on the Speaker Series can be found on the Distinguished Speaker Series webpage.