Past Events Archive

2022 Supply Chain Exchange Annual Partner Meeting

Jun 23, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jun 23, 2022 at 3:00PM

This event is open to Supply Chain Exchange members only. Register with your work email domain to verify.

The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics convenes members from the Supply Chain Exchange for the Annual Partner Meeting. The Annual Partner Meeting provides the representatives from our 50+ Supply Chain Exchange member companies with updates on the latest research and development activities at MIT CTL. We use this time together to solicit input from members on future plans for the Center.

The New Competitive Edge: Supply Chain Design for Value Creation - Crossroads 2022

Jun 22, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jun 22, 2022 at 4:00PM

MIT Media Lab

Our world has become much more complex since supply chain design conventions were established from research carried out in the 1990s. The competitive environment in which firms operate experiences more volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—such that it has even become its own acronym: VUCA. Crossroads 2022 will dive into what it takes for companies to thrive in today's VUCA environment, exploring new considerations for supply chain design that companies need to maintain a competitive advantage.

Improving the Sustainability of Truckload Transportation

Jun 17, 2022 at 12:30PM - Jun 17, 2022 at 2:00PM

This virtual event is open to Supply Chain Exchange members and invited guests. Register with your work email domain to verify.

Many shippers and carriers look to meaningfully reduce their carbon emissions and energy consumption. But their menu of options for achieving these goals is currently unclear. What is possible in the near term? What about the medium-term? What effects will different interventions have? This virtual update and discussion will convene professionals and academics to assess the path toward more sustainable truckload freight transportation.

2022 MIT SCALE Conference for Latin America & the Caribbean

Jun 12, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jun 15, 2022 at 4:00PM

Hybrid. Virtually online and in-person at MIT

We are excited to announce that the MIT SCALE Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will be held as a hybrid event in 2022. Join us on MIT's campus, or from anywhere in the world! Review presentations from top academics and practitioners who are developing high-impact research projects for the region and participate in keynote plenary sessions and networking events.

Executive Education – Supply Chains: Driving Strategic Advantage

Jun 07, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jun 10, 2022 at 5:00PM

MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, 1 Amherst St., Cambridge, MA, USA

This is event is planned on-campus at MIT.

Cultivate your talents with MIT CTL Executive Education. To harness the power of the supply chain as a strategic resource, executive leadership needs to cultivate teams that exhibit a unique combination of both analytical and interpersonal capabilities. Our faculty and instructors include some of the world’s most prominent thought leaders across these disciplines. 

The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Supply Chains

Jun 01, 2022 at 10:00AM - Jun 01, 2022 at 11:30AM

This is a free, public, open-access webinar. Registration is required.

An expert panel will discuss the impact of the war in Ukraine on Global Supply Chains. More information to follow.

SCM Research Fest 2022

May 13, 2022 at 8:00AM - May 20, 2022 at 5:30PM

Registration for the in-person event on MIT's campus is now closed. 

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. Research Fest showcases students’ future-forward research on a range of supply chain and operations areas including Sustainability, Digital SC Transformation, Omnichannel, Humanitarian Logistics, Network Design, Urban Logistics, and more. CTL Supply Chain Exchange partners, project sponsors, and affiliate audiences are invited to attend student presentations in person on May 13, 2022, at MIT. Registration is required to attend in person. Please note that live student presentations will not be broadcast to remote audiences.

Leveraging Freight Market Uncertainty to Improve Transportation Procurement

May 06, 2022 at 11:00AM - May 06, 2022 at 12:30PM

This event is open to Supply Chain Exchange members and current SCM students and invited guests. Register with your work email domain to verify.

Freight transportation has made headlines in recent years as a major supply chain bottleneck and source of unanticipated costs. In this talk, I’ll discuss how such constrained capacity in over-the-road transportation is a cyclical occurrence, its impacts on both shippers and carriers, and what we can learn from it.

The Paradox of Digital - people, processes, and technology in SCM

Apr 19, 2022 at 11:00AM - Apr 19, 2022 at 12:00PM

Join us to learn about the paradox of digital with Adam James, Vice President, North America Surface Transportation at C.H. Robinson. Mr. James brings more than 20 years of experience and aims to help us unpack some of the complexities he encounters working with people, data, and technology in the logistics industry.

Hosted by MITx MicroMasters Program in SCM course leads Laura Allegue and Kellen Betts, the discussion focuses on the difficulties bridging the functional and tactical to the strategic.

View the recording here: https://youtu.be/K2GeTB74Zhc

Circular Supply Chains – Challenges and Opportunities

Apr 01, 2022 at 11:00AM - Apr 01, 2022 at 12:30PM

This event is open to Supply Chain Exchange members and current SCM students and invited guests. Register with your work email domain to verify.

Circular supply chains are designed to eliminate waste and recover value in products and materials. In this talk, Dr. Eva Ponce will present insights from companies that are integrating circular thinking into the management of their supply chain and the role the supply chain plays in a circular economy.