New Study on Fully Automated, Self-Driving Vehicles in Canada: There’s a Problematic Knowledge Gap about Automated Vehicles
Toronto: 15 June 2022
Bryan Reimer Presents on AI and Autonomous Cars for the Future Networked Car Symposium
Dr. Bryan Reimer presented on the potential for advances in artificial general intelligence to produce a new generation of automated vehicles. To begin with, he noted that roadway safety is a global, undertreated public health crisis, with over 1.25 million fatalities worldwide every year. The fully automated vehicle represents a “holy grail” to address these harms. Vehicle automation has been a technological dream for the better part of the last century, and in the last decade, AI has produced new hopes for the potential to create a truly automated car.
Students Imagine Better Products, Services, and Infrastructure for an Aging Society
A pop-up hearing aid exposition called HearWeAre. A travel agency that matches older and younger travelers for group adventures. An app that guides outgoing hospital patients through every step of the discharge process. These are a few of the projects presented by students on the final day in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP)’s class Global Aging and the Built Environment.
A Retirement Safe From Climate Change? Ask the Tough Questions About Real Estate and Property Insurance
MIT AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin was quoted by MarketWatch in an article about the impact that climate change will have on Baby Boomers’ and Gen X’s retirement plans. While American retirees can still have an enjoyable retirement, he says, factors such as extreme weather and higher flood risks could heavily impact quality of life. But he cautions that any message about climate-change preparedness has to make retirees feel empowered, not fearful.
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium Announces Recipients of Inaugural MCSC Seed Awards
The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) has awarded 20 projects a total of $5 million over two years in its first-ever 2022 MCSC Seed Awards program.
Filling Empty Seats: Why Baby Boomer & Gen X Retirement May Leave Millennials Coming Up Short
In an article for Forbes, MIT AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin writes that Gen X and Baby Boomer retirement may contribute to a shortage in many different fields, such as nursing and long-term care.
7 Ways to Help New Operators Be Safe From the Start
SCM Instructor Toby Gooley, Contributing Editor at DC Velocity, writes that fleet managers may need to reconsider their one-size-fits-all approach to forklift safety training.
Lockdowns Driving Multinational Soul-searching on Staying in China
CTL Director Yossi Sheffi was quoted by UK-based The Loadstar about companies' apprehension to stay in China, as lockdowns are heavily impacting international supply chains.
Yossi Sheffi Among Top Ten Supply Chain Influencers
CTL Director Yossi Sheffi was recognized by Supply Chain Digital as a top 10 supply chain influencer.
Retirement: A New Way of Living
MIT AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin joins Walter Isaacson on the Trailblazers podcast, where he discusses retirement, life expectancy, and the societal pressure on the aging population to retire and allow a younger workforce to take their jobs.
Top Sea Polluters Beg for Climate Rules That No Rival Can Avoid
MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab Director Josué Velázquez Martínez was quoted by Bloomberg about pressures on the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations oversight body, to revisit their regulations on greenhouse gas emission.
Measuring Reusable Packaging Performance in Omni-channel Networks
In an article for Supply Chain Management Review, Dr. Eva Ponce writes about how omni-channel supply chains can support the development of circular supply chains.
One way is to create reverse flow channels that collect returned product and packaging for recycling and reuse. The retail industry is actively developing these reverse supply chains, but one of the challenges they face is how to measure the impact of reuse strategies on omni-channel operations.
Why 18 Minutes Could Be the Answer to Global Truck Driver Shortages
MIT FreightLab Co-Director David Correll was interviewd by UK-based news outlet Supply Management about driver detention, and how supply chain pressures could be eased by allowing drivers to spend more time on the road.
Supply Chain Resilience in a State of Steady Disruption
In a presentation at the 2022 MIT Manufacturing Conference, CTL Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab Director Jarrod Goentzel discussed the advantages of flexibility when supply chain disruptions are becoming more common. Establishing a direct relationship with their supplier was an example that allowed hospitals to be better prepared for the beginning of the pandemic
Truckers Hope Bill Brings Long-Sought Overtime Pay to Their Field
MIT FreightLab Co-Director David Correll was quoted by Capitol Hill news outlet Roll Call about a bipartisan bill just introduced in the House of Representatives that would eliminate truck drivers' exempt status for overtime pay above 40 hours per week.
Are Supply Chains Stuck in Detention?
Washington is recognizing that the American truck driver shortage might have been misdiagnosed.
Research from David Correll, a research scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and co-director at the MIT FreightLab, has been getting some attention in Washington recently.
DAT Executives Provide Insights On Myriad Market Trends
CTL Executive Director Chris Caplice was interviewed by Logistics Management about different market trends, such as freight recession and the seasonality of increasing fuel prices:
Smaller US Ports Offer Potential Solution for Supply Chain Delays
CTL Deputy Director Jim Rice was interviewed by Fox Business in regards to smaller ports becoming viable alternatives to overcrowded docks:
FreightLab Research Cited Again in White House Trucking Plan
MIT FreightLab Co-Director David Correll's research was cited in a recent fact sheet released by the White House detailing the Biden administration's plans to address issues in the trucking industry:
Why Online Practitioner Communities Are a Valuable Professional Resource
Executive Director of MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management Eva Ponce and Senior Communications Officer Arthur Grau discuss the benefits of cultivating communities in online professional education.
Eva and Arthur's article, originally posted on our MIT Supply Chain blog, was recently featured in SupplyChain247.
How “Detention” is Punishing Truck Drivers and Supply Chains
In an interview with NPR's Marketplace, FreightLab director David Correll discussed his research into the efficiencies and bottlenecks involved in trucking. According to his research, truck drivers on average spend only six and a half hours a day actually driving even though they are allowed, by law, up to 11 hours per day.
MIT CTL announces 2022–23 UPS Fellowship recipients
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics is pleased to announce that two students have been awarded the UPS Fellowship for the 2022–23 academic year.
Will Just Transition Agendas Reshape Supply Chain Sustainability Goals?
David Correll and Ken Cottrill discuss the potential impact on the supply chain sustainability space by "just transition", a principle that would attempt to balance a successful economy and cleaner environment. Is just transition another short-lived buzzword - like "net zero" - that will have minimal impact on supply chain operations, or is it something more substantial?
Why Millennials, Gen X & Retiring Boomers Need To Find Their Happy Place
AgeLab Director Joseph F. Coughlin writes in Forbes: