Past Events Archive

SCM Research Fest 2021

May 21, 2021 at 8:00AM - May 21, 2021 at 4:30PM

Online

SCM Research Fest provides a unique overview of supply chain research projects conducted by MIT SCM graduate students working in partnership with project-sponsor companies. The 2021 Research Fest program will feature new asynchronous online content available to a worldwide audience, as well as the student presentations (synchronous, online) open to CTL Supply Chain Exchange partners, project sponsors, and affiliate audiences.

Research Fest showcases students' future-forward research on a range of supply chain and operations areas including digital transformation, optimization, analytics...

Disrupting the Dominant Design of Transportation Procurement with Dr. Chris Caplice

May 07, 2021 at 11:00AM - May 07, 2021 at 12:00PM

For over 30 years, truckload transportation procurement has followed the dominant design of an Annual RFP to collect fixed contract rates that are fed into static Routing Guides. Recent experience and analysis show that this two-stage procurement process (Award and Tender) commonly fails and shippers have to spend additional effort to secure truckload capacity. This session discusses how shippers, carriers, and brokers can improve the transportation procurement and management process.

This event is open to MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange members and their guests. Learn more about becoming a...

Distribution Network Resilience During Disasters with Tim Russell and Shraddha Rana

Apr 02, 2021 at 11:00AM - Apr 02, 2021 at 12:00PM

Shraddha and Tim present their research to develop analytical concepts and tools that FEMA can employ to improve supply chain resiliency and adaptability during crises. They will focus on fuel, as it is the lifeblood for emergency response necessary for freight movement, emergency response vehicles, and backup generators. During natural disasters, the increased demand for fuel is met with distribution infrastructure and processing constraints. We use discrete event simulation to model the movement of gasoline from fuel terminals to retail stations in Florida and identify interventions that...

Planning an omnichannel learning journey for individuals and teams

Mar 31, 2021 at 12:00PM - Mar 31, 2021 at 1:00PM

Join Drs. Eva Ponce and Chris Caplice in a candid discussion of how online and blended learning is being applied to different teaching and learning scenarios.

Find out how individuals and organizations are meeting their training and education needs through a mixture of online, in-person, and blended learning options. Learn which of these omnichannel education pathways might best meet your own needs. Plan when and how to join us for your MITx MicroMasters in SCM journey.

Hear from fellow learners through interactive polling and audience Q&A about how others are developing their own skills and...

2020–2021 MIT SCALE Latin America Conference

Mar 21, 2021 at 7:00AM - Mar 26, 2021 at 1:00PM

We’re excited to announce that the MIT SCALE Latin America Conference will be held virtually in 2021. Now, you can join from anywhere in the world to review over 100 presentations from top academics from across Latin America and the Caribbean and participate in three keynote virtual plenary sessions. 

The MIT Latin American SCALE Network is an alliance of leading-edge research, education, and outreach organizations dedicated to the development and dissemination of innovative supply chain and logistics research in Latin America. The network helps companies, governments, and organizations to...

SCALE Speaker Series: Meri Stevens (J&J) in Conversation with Yossi Sheffi

Mar 17, 2021 at 8:00AM - Mar 17, 2021 at 9:00AM

Meri Stevens is the Worldwide Vice President Supply Chain – Consumer Health and Deliver at Johnson & Johnson. She will speak with Professor Yossi Sheffi about resilience, supply chain functions, and business management as related to the covid response and vaccine rollout. Learn about what it means to lead during uncertain times. This event is hosted by the MIT Global SCALE Network and is open to the public. Registration is required.

Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, is Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and the MIT Supply Chain and...

Supply Chain Champions for Change: An International Women’s Day Leadership Panel

Mar 08, 2021 at 2:00PM - Mar 08, 2021 at 3:00PM

Streaming live on LinkedIn

The theme of 2021’s International Women’s Day is Choose to Challenge. Together, we can choose to challenge gender bias and inequality and celebrate women's achievements. #ChooseToChallenge #IWD2021

This year, the MIT Women in Supply Chain Initiative (WISCI) is hosting a special International Women’s Day leadership panel to celebrate the women working in the supply chain field and how they have worked to achieve gender balance across their organizations.

Join WISCI’s leader Katie Date, Julie Van de Kamp, Vice President for Customer Experience at U.S. Xpress, and Tricia Brannigan, Vice...

Human-AI Collective Intelligence: Applications in SCM with Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz

Mar 05, 2021 at 11:00AM - Mar 05, 2021 at 12:00PM

Artificial Intelligence deploys the ability of a machine to perform cognitive functions associated with human minds such as perceiving, learning, interacting with the environment, problem-solving, among others. But some supply chain decisions require more than the formal rationality that underpins AI algorithms, they will need to use the substantive rationality of humans. In our research at the MIT Digital SC Transformation Lab, we research on humans and AI’s complementarities and identify different configurations of human-AI collective intelligence for applying AI more successfully. We will...

Virtual Roundtable: Securing Transportation Capacity in Challenging Markets

Feb 25, 2021 at 1:30PM - Feb 25, 2021 at 2:30PM

In 2021, many shippers are already struggling to secure both surface and maritime freight transportation capacity. What can be done? How can shippers compete for scarce transportation capacity in these challenging markets? This quarterly MIT FreightLab roundtable will bring together shippers, carriers, and MIT researchers, to consider what we can all do to keep our supply chains running smoothly, and profitably when carrier capacity is tight.

This event is open to MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange members and their guests. Learn more about becoming a Member here or contact Katie Date datecl@mit...

Securing Transportation Capacity in Challenging Markets

Feb 25, 2021 at 1:30PM - Feb 25, 2021 at 3:30PM

Virtual

In 2021, many shippers are already struggling to secure both surface and maritime freight transportation capacity. What can be done? How can shippers compete for scarce transportation capacity in these challenging markets? This quarterly MIT FreightLab roundtable will bring together shippers, carriers, and MIT researchers, to consider what we can all do to keep our supply chains running smoothly, and profitably, when carrier capacity is tight.