Past Events Archive

Strategic Last-Mile Distribution Network Design under Demand Uncertainty - Partner Virtual Series

MIT CTL hosts a Partner Virtual Series exclusively for Supply Chain Exchange members to share their experiences, responses, and issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. Last-mile distribution typically constitutes the most expensive part of any global supply chain, and it is becoming increasingly complex due to the ongoing boom in e-commerce, the associated rise in customer expectations, and the increasing levels of urbanization. Appropriately designing the underlying distribution networks, including facility location, inventory allocation, and fleet composition decisions is paramount for...

Supply Chain’s Digital Future after COVID-19 - Partner Virtual Series

MIT CTL hosts a Partner Virtual Series exclusively for Supply Chain Exchange members to share their experiences, responses, and issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. For this edition, Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz, Director of MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation, interviews Vijay Sankararaman, Head of Digital Product Management, Walmart. The discussion will center around topics from Dr. Saenz' recent article, “How the Pandemic Could Remake Supply Chain’s Digital Future.” If you are not a Supply Chain Exchange member, learn how to become one here. **Please note this session will not be...

POSTPONED: Women in Supply Chain Summit

Why women in supply chain?

Engineering and Supply Chain Management have traditionally been male-dominated fields. This is slowly changing. According to the 2019 Women in Supply Chain Survey by Gartner, the average percentage of women in Supply Chain roles has increased from 37% to 39% over a three-year period from 2017–2019.

The goal of this roundtable is to bring the supply chain community together to share in the insights, experiences, and knowledge of inspiring women who are leaders in their industries and in their supply chain roles. Through the sharing of these lessons and experiences, we...

Supply Chain Exchange Virtual Series

Please note: this series is open to Supply Chain Exchange members exclusively.

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MIT CTL offers a virtual series that to include briefings from CTL and SCALE Network researchers and virtual exchange sessions. We will host a briefing and discussion each week during the time that we are unable to convene in person. Each talk will start with a presentation from the researcher and then will be followed by a Q&A session. These are intended to provide our Partners continued engagement with other Supply Chain Exchange members and offer the opportunity to continue to learn about our work.

Crossroads 2020 - Understanding Uncertain Futures

Agenda 

For this year we transition Crossroads from an in-person event at MIT to a virtual event online. In order to offer the best participant experience, we are currently updating the agenda and program activities. Registration for the event is now closed. If you would like to receive follow-up information about Crossroads please let us know here.

The year 2020 was less than a month old when the coronavirus outbreak erupted in China. The crisis provides a stark reminder of the uncertainties that supply chains face today – and throughout the new decade. The Crossroads 2020 one-day...

50 Years of Earth Day: MIT Perspectives in the Face of Radical Change

Join us on the 50th Earth Day to explore what the path forward may look like to the 2050 Climate Goals and a more sustainable future in the face of radical change. The session will explore ecological, political, technological, and industrial perspectives on the intersections of sustainability, climate change, and innovation, what this means now and for the future. 

In a time of great uncertainty, this session convenes experts from across MIT to discuss current realities and the path forward from 2020 to 2050. Collectively, panelists will provide an understanding of the status of key issues...

POSTPONED: Analytics & Automation of the Future – Asia

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***PLEASE NOTE: This event has been postponed until May due to increased travel risk. A new date will be announced soon.***

Over the past three years, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics has convened a number of roundtables to explore different aspects of Machine Learning and how it impacts the supply chain. Most recently, we explored the challenges of acquiring, preparing and managing the right data as well as the work needed to turn data into the fuel that will run machine learning models effectively and efficiently.

Our most recent roundtables include:

• Data Management...

Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience - Research Briefing

MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

In response to a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened an expert committee to conduct a study to document and understand the strengths and vulnerabilities of the supply chain networks affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017. The study report recommends strategies, applicable to both the private and public sectors, for strengthening the resilience of these networks.

This unique National Academies activity was informed by two additional activities. First, The CNA Institute for Public...

POSTPONED: MIT FreightLab Summit

***IMPORTANT UPDATE: In consideration of MIT event policies during COVID-19 the FreightLab Summit is postponed until further notice.

We will be modifying all of our events to make them virtual or reschedule them for an appropriate time in the future when the risks have abated.

***This MIT FreightLab Summit is exclusively for members of the MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange and invited guests. If you are not a member of the Supply Chain Exchange and are interested in attending this roundtable, please reach out to CTL Events at ctl-events@mit.edu.***

Commercial trucking in the United States is an...

A Coronavirus Briefing with MIT

Join the MIT Industrial Liaison Program with professors Yossi Sheffi, Alex Pentland, and Andrew Lo for a special webinar highlighting the impacts of COVID-19 on business.

Join us to consider:
* What should firms be doing with their supply chain now?
* Who is most at risk in your organization? What should firms be doing to prevent catastrophic spread of the virus inside their organizations?
* What do executives need to be watching now in financial markets?

AGENDA and Background

9:00-10:00: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business and Supply Chain

What happens to a company when the unimaginable...