Past Events Archive

MIT Distinguished Speaker Series: Jim Barch, Seventh Generation

MIT E51

Sustainable Supply Chains - Seventh Generation's Approach to Green Supply Chains. Jim Barch, Director of Research and Development at Seventh Generation. Summary: As a leading maker of green cleaning and personal care products Seventh Generations wants their products to make a difference—from their development through to their production, purchase, use, and disposal.  Seventh Generation is constantly evaluating how to reduce their environmental impact, increase performance and safety, and create a more sustainable supply chain. As a part of this mission, Seventh Generation confronts an ongoing...

MIT Distinguished Speaker Series: Steve Sensing, President of Global Supply Chain Solutions, Ryder

MIT E51-325

The Next Wave: Where Disruption and Innovation Converge. Steve Sensing, President of Global Supply Chain Solutions at Ryder Summary: There has never been a more exciting time to be in logistics. From a heightened regulatory environment, to new technology platforms and sluggish yet uncertain economic growth, new macro trends are changing the way businesses deliver products and services – and making well-managed fleets and supply chains even more critical to business success. At the same time, significant disruptors like the “now economy” are impacting the transportation and logistics industry...

MIT Humanitarian Speaker Series: Jeffrey Dorko, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Logistics

MIT NE45-202

As the head of FEMA's logistics operations, Jeff Dorko's mission is to effectively plan, manage and sustain national logistics response and recovery operations, in support of domestic emergencies and special events. Jeff will speak about several "top-tier" priorities for FEMA including preparing for catastrophic events, restoring lost capacity in commercial supply chains after a disaster, and managing the post-disaster transportation system.

To hear more about events like the MIT Humanitarian Speaker Series, please contact egooding@mit.edu.

Bio: Jeffrey Dorko serves as the Assistant...

8th Annual MIT Global SCALE Network Supply Chain Student Research Expo and Networking Night

MIT Media Lab E14 6th Floor

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, in the MIT Media Lab (75 Amherst Street, Building E14, Floor 6), the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics will host a Research Expo for over 125 supply chain master's students from the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network as they showcase their company-sponsored thesis projects. Representing the MIT Global SCALE Network:

• MIT (Supply Chain Management program)
• Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC)
• Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI)
• Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI)

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Wendy Landman, Executive Director of WalkBoston

Location: 56-114 MIT

As we plan the future of our cities and communities for people of all ages, all abilities, all incomes and all interests, walking and walkability are key to success. As we imagine the places we want to live, visit and work, walking and walkability are core values. Come talk about how walking fits in the transportation world.

Speaker Bio: Wendy Landman has served as Executive Director of WalkBoston since 2004. She has led the organization’s growth into a statewide advocacy presence and works with leaders in state and municipal government as well as the non-profit community to broaden the...

The Race to Trace: Integrating Profits, Planet, and Precaution Roundtable

MIT E25-401

Supply chain tracing, tracking, transparency, visibility, and a myriad of other terms are in play around the central goal of identifying and following the history, distribution, place, and use of materials, parts and products. This has become especially important in the ability to implement and verify sustainability within the supply chain in the areas of labor and the environment. But the motivations behind traceability also include improving operational efficiencies, ensuring product quality, and reducing supply chain risks. Beyond internal motivations for traceability, there are also...

Book Release: The Power of Resilience by Yossi Sheffi

MIT E51

To celebrate the release of his new book, Professor Sheffi, the author of the widely read The Resilient Enterprise, will hold a one-hour talk at 5pm with beverages and refreshments to follow. Copies of his latest book will be available for purchase at the event. Book Summary: A catastrophic earthquake is followed by a tsunami that inundates the coastline, and around the globe manufacturing comes to a standstill. State-of-the-art passenger jets are grounded because of a malfunctioning part. A strike halts shipments through a major port. A new digital device decimates the sales of other brands...

Quantifying Resilience Roundtable

MIT - E40

Supply chain leaders recognize the importance of resilience in protecting their supply chains against disruptions and market volatility. Having a resilient supply chain has proven to be a critical business enabler, often making the difference between market success and business failure. The increasing number of supply chain resilience investment options has made it easier for leaders to achieve resiliency. However, a general lack of guidance and inadequate information on how to quantify resilience, can make it difficult for leaders to take a logical, data-driven approach when making supply...

Supply Chain Finance Workshop

MIT E40

Finance is widely recognized as the language of business – yet supply chain managers have not fully learned how to communicate the impact of their function in financial terms. This workshop will show how supply chain actions affect the income statement and balance sheet – two key financial statements – and how supply chain managers can explain their decisions in the language of finance. The workshop will include exercises that challenge the participants to make critical investments in working capital, focusing on four core supply chain elements:  inventory, capital operating equipment...