Past Events Archive

Executive Education January 2010 - Supply Chains Driving Strategic Advantage

MIT Faculty Club
Cambridge, MA

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Are You Ready for the Next Level of Supply Chain Leadership?

Let MIT Take You There

Markets are changing and business rules are being rewritten, creating extraordinary opportunities for companies that are ready to meet the challenge. Where can supply chain professionals go to learn about the “new normal” and their role in capturing these opportunities? The place that is synonymous with cutting-edge ideas: MIT.

The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) invites you to attend its industry-leading executive education program Supply Chain Management: Driving Strategic...

Webinar: MIT Port Resilience Project

Join Jim Rice who will be speaking about the MIT Port Resilience Project

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CTL Global Leadership Lecture Series :: Wolfgang Lehmacher – President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental

Location: MIT E40-298

Establishing a Global Network through Collaboration
Wolfgang Lehmacher – President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental

Wolfgang Lehmacher is President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental and Member of the Board of GeoPost, the express parcel holding of Groupe La Poste (the second largest postal service in Europe). He manages all GeoPost entities outside of Europe, encompassing Russia / CIS, Turkey, Middle East / South Asia, East Asia / Oceania, Africa and the Americas, and is responsible for the global expansion of the Group and its worldwide network.

Mr. Lehmacher considers...

Webinar: Strategic Supply Chain Planning & the Role of Forecasting

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Join Dr. Noel Watson, CTL Research Associate and Zaragoza Logistics Center Senior Professor to explore how to improve your supply chain design and selection processes.

Webinar: Opportunities for Supply Chain Masters

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Supply chain management offers a world of opportunities for those with degree specialization, because it is the backbone of so many different kinds of companies. Almost every business out there - manufacturing, retail, service, and public sector - must have reliable supply management professionals to ensure the most effective, profitable, and competitive operations possible.

A professional masters degree in supply chain management has proven to be effective for people early in their careers and those looking for a change in direction. Supply chain graduates have taken...

Webinar : The MIT CTL Risk Management Project

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Dr. Bruce Arntzen, MIT CTL Senior Research Director will focus on the MIT CTL Risk Management Project, which engages the MIT SCALE Global Network to provide a global perspective on risk management processes and practices in global supply chains.

Brent Woodworth: Man vs. Disaster - Adventures and Lessons Learned in Global Crisis Management

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With first-hand experience leading his crisis response team in response to more than 70 crisis events in 49 countries, Brent Woodworth (President and CEO of the Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation) will talk about the unique adventures, challenges, and lessons learned ranging from the remote regions of Colombia to the tragic events of September 11th and the recent, devastating fires in Southern California.

CTL @ CSCMP 2009

Location: Chicago, IL

MIT CTL to Explore Planning for Future Uncertainty in the Supply Chain
At the CSCMP Conference in September, MIT CTL will explore how supply chains are central to improving healthcare delivery around the world..

Tuesday, September 22  | 8:00 am to 9:30 am
Improving Health in the World and Saving Lives with More Effective Supply Chains
Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT
Dr. Yadav’s presentation will share how you can contribute your knowledge and expertise to
help save lives and improve health around the world.
 
Tuesday, September 22 | 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm
The...

Webinar: Earn a Supply Chain Masters AND an MBA

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Globalization has driven supply chain management and logistics to the forefront of business strategy - but few managers have this expertise. This informative session will highlight how our supply chain masters program complements your MBA by instilling in you a system-wide and global perspective, analytical problem solving techniques, and change leadership skills necessary to jumpstart your supply chain career. In addition, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics has partnered with leading European and Latin American business schools (IE Business School in Spain and...

Webinar: Using Effective Supply Chains to Save Lives

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The world is smaller than ever thanks to technology, trade and globalization and yet there are still hundreds of millions of people in need. Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program will discuss how supply chain principles from the commercial sector can be applied to private/non-profit and governmental/NGO medical and food distribution networks to help address those needs.