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
(presentation)
More information on the Speaker Series can be found on the Distinguished Speaker Series webpage.
E40-298
MIT Campus
Complex system models can play an important role in assessing the overall system performance and influence design and policy change. This research talk presents ongoing collaborative system modeling and analysis activities between Xerox Innovation Group and Xerox Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group. The talk will start with the general introduction of Xerox Global Supply Chain, the supply chain simulation model overview, and two case studies that utilized the simulation model to generate informed recommendation to improve level of service and/or overall supply chain cost. The...
Shah Alam Conference Center, Malaysia
China and India are the main drivers behind Asia’s rise as the world’s most important source of economic growth. Countries in Southeast Asia also have a central role to play, but their contribution has received less attention and they need to address some unique supply chain challenges before their full economic potential can be realized. On July 19th, 2011, a major conference, The Global Supply Chain SumMIT organized by the Malaysian Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), will bring together thought leaders from renowned research centers such as the Massachusetts Institute of...
Presented by: Dr. Bruce C. Arntzen, Sr Research Director at MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics
http://supplychainvirtualevents.com/sessions
Supply chain risk is everywhere today. What’s critical to business success—and even survival—is how well you manage that risk. That’s a key message of our keynote speaker, a leading authority on supply chain risk and a top researcher at MIT. Our keynoter will explain how supply chain managers should prepare for possible supply chain disruptions—and what they can do if a disruption occurs. For any...
MIT Wong Auditorium (Map)
In 1980 China was America’s 24th ranked trading partner, the Internet, mobile phones, and PC’s were nowhere to be seen, and the prime rate stood at 15.26%. What will the world look like 10 to 20 years from now?
More specifically, what will supply chains look like in one to two decades? What disruptive technologies and trends are taking shape today that will redefine supply chains tomorrow?
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) will explore the future of supply chains at Crossroads 2011, the annual conference that has become the industry’s most important forum...
MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)
On Wednesday, June 15, the Center will convene members from the 40+ Partner companies that are members of the CTL Supply Chain Exchange. The intention of this annual partner meeting is to provide our Partners with an update on the latest research and development activities at CTL, and allow us to solicit input from our Partners on future plans for CTL. Then please join us for dinner afterward at a local restaurant.
This meeting coincides with our annual Crossroads conference on Thursday, June 16. Don't miss out on the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about our plans for...
MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)
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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 embrace new capabilities that drive more value. How can you leverage the latest supply chain tools, practices and capabilities to ensure that your company is poised to...
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 Tuesday May 24 and half-day on Wednesday May 25) 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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AGENDA
April 25, 2011: 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST (with dinner to follow)
Location: MIT E40-298
1:00pm Welcome and Introductions
1:30pm Case study I – Ocean Spray: Scope 3 Protocol Road Test
2:30pm Leadership Workshop with Dr. Peter Senge and Dr. Jason Jay
4:00pm Making the Business Case for Climate Change by Dr. Andrew Hoffman
6:00pm Dinner at Legal Seafoods
April 26, 2011: 8:30am - 12:30pm EST
Location: MIT E38-467
8:30am Breakfast
9:00am Debrief from Previos Day
9:15am Case study II – LCA Informing Design Strategy
9:45am Case study workshop: Considering the challenges and...