July 23, 2022
In the Media
The Wall Street Journal asked CTL's Katie Date about a recent study which found that women perform more efficiently than men in logistics planning. Date, who heads MIT's Women in Supply Chain Initiative, points out that while the University of Akron and University of Arkansas researchers' study was based on a simulation, diversifying supply chain operations could provide great benefits for companies.
“For companies it’s not a matter of simply prioritizing diversity for the sake of having diversity,” she says. “The reality is diversity has been shown to impact the bottom line in a positive way.”