The world isn’t prepared for an aging population — but it’s actually a huge opportunity

October 19, 2024 • In the Media

MarketWatch's Jessica Hall talks about the increasing economic power that older adults will obtain, siting the newest book by AgeLab's Joseph Coughlin and Luke Yoquinto.

Loughborough University welcomes supply chain industry leaders for UK SCALE Centre Symposium

October 16, 2024 • News

On Monday 7 October, Loughborough University welcomed leaders and executives from across the supply chain industry to the UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Centre Symposium.

This symposium aimed to bring together key stakeholders from industry, policy and academia to discuss and co-create visions how the UK SCALE Centre, and supply chain community, can confront some of the biggest challenges facing the sector.

What's the role of AI in Omnichannel? The MIT Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab launches annual survey

October 16, 2024 • News

Omnichannel supply chain strategies are driven by the growth of eCommerce, and technology-related innovations are helping industry players remain competitive in this transformational journey.

Aurora distances itself from Tesla as Musk unveils robotaxi

October 14, 2024 • In the Media

In an article for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette MIT AVT Foudner Bryan Reimer weighs in on Tesla's newly anounced robotaxi.

Great expectations or paper rates?

October 10, 2024 • In the Media

MIT CTL's Angela Acocella, Chris Caplice, and Yossi Sheffi's recent research offers a fresh look at how shippers, carriers and market dynamics play into freight contract performance.

10 ways to keep your forklift operators from jumping ship

October 08, 2024 • News

MIT CTL's Toby Gooley writes about how companies can reduce their turnover rate for forklift drivers with 10 tips.

Rising Stars: Meet Maria Lucchi, Supply Demand Planner at Apple

October 07, 2024 • News

Follow Maria's journey from working the deli counter at her local supermarket to her current role as a Supply Demand Planner at Apple

The following is an excerpt of an article in SupplyChain247 by Andy Gray, published on October 7, 2024. Click here to read the full article.

Professor Janet Godsell named in The Manufacturer Top 100 Awards

October 04, 2024 • News

Dean of Loughborough Business School, Professor Janet Godsell, has been named as a winner for the ‘Sector Activist’ category in 2024 edition of The Manufacturer Top 100.

Now in its 12th year, The Manufacturer Top 100 scours the length and breadth of the nation to find the 100 most dynamic leaders and innovators in manufacturing, nominated by The Manufacturer’s audience, the industrial community and judged by a panel of industry leaders, academics and manufacturing associations.

Opinion: Why the dockworker strike was really an aging-workforce issue

October 03, 2024 • In the Media

Port strike’s perfect storm: An aging workforce, automation and the next-generation labor crisis.

Dr. Joseph Coughlin, MIT CTL Senior Research Scientist and Director of the MIT AgeLab, writes in MarketWatch about how the strike was about more than the fragility of supply chains, markets and the economics of global trade. "It was a high-profile example of the converging impacts of an aging workforce, how the next-generation workforce views work and automation."

Dockworkers Join Other Unions In Trying To Fend Off Automation, Or Minimize The Impact

October 02, 2024 • In the Media

CTL Director Yossi Sheffi was quoted by The Associated Press on American dockworkers' strike and their attempt to minimize the impact of future automation.

You cannot bet against the march of technology,” said Yossi Sheffi, “You cannot ban automation, because it will creep up in other places.”

Read the full article on The Associated Press

Top 10: Supply Chain Influencers

October 02, 2024 • In the Media

MIT CTL Director Yossi Sheffi was recently named the #1 Supply Chain Influencer by SupplyChainDigital.

Beyond academia, Dr. Sheffi has founded or co-founded five successful companies, including LogiCorp and Logistics.com. His consultancy with top enterprises cements him as the leading voice in shaping modern supply chain strategies and addressing emerging industry challenges.

ALAN Announces 2024 Humanitarian Logistics Awards Winners

October 01, 2024 • Press Releases
Dr. Jarrod Goentzel of MIT CTL

Dr. Jarrod Goentzel, MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab, and Principal Research Scientist at MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, receives 2024 honor.

Fifth Annual State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report Reveals Growing Investor Pressure and Persistent Challenges with Emissions Tracking

September 30, 2024 • Press Releases

2024 report highlights five years of global progress, uncovering gaps in corporate sustainability goals, with Scope 3 emissions remaining a major hurdle for supply chains worldwide

Biden Admin in ‘No-Win Situation’ Ahead of Possible East Coast Port Strike

September 18, 2024 • In the Media

CTL Director Yossi Sheffi was interviewed by Sourcing Journal about recent east coast port strikes and how the employees have more bargaining power due to recent precedents set by UPS and other organizations.

The future of logistics around the world: Diverse characteristics, common objective.

September 01, 2024 • In the Media

Experts from the Netherlands, Malaysia, USA and Uruguay spoke exclusively to MundoLogistica about the particularities and perspectives of a tomorrow that is already here.

CTL’s Dr. Eva Ponce (Director, Online Education; Director, MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management; Director, Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab) worked with MundoLogistica on the article.

How artificial intelligence is transforming logistics

August 20, 2024 • In the Media

MIT CTL Executive Director Chris Caplice was recently quoted in MIT Sloan School of Management's Ideas Made to Matter.

“AI is a moving target,” said Chris Caplice, the executive director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. “It’s not sitting still; it’s aspirational because what was considered AI 30 years ago — even 20 years ago — is not considered cutting-edge AI anymore. It’s always that thing that exceeds our grasp.” 

Make Smarter Investments in Resilient Supply Chains

August 12, 2024 • News
More than ever, companies need supply chains that are resilient to disruptions, whether the cause is a natural disaster, an infrastructure failure, labor actions, or a global pandemic. Yet the conventional approach to resilience is seriously flawed. Many companies follow a boom-and-bust pattern, making big investments in resilience after a supply chain disruption and then paying little attention to the issue until the next crisis.

Innovation Strategies: How to get the most out of academic research

August 01, 2024 • News

Understanding the process and the resources required improves the ability to meet the project goals.

By Ken Cottrill, editorial director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Companies can engage with academia on various levels through educational programs and the cross-sharing of knowledge. Another channel to engagement is research—the subject of this column.

Retirement Gets Harder the Longer You Wait

July 23, 2024 • In the Media

AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin was recently quoted in The Atlantic:

MIT Global SCALE Network Expands with Addition of UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Centre at Loughborough University

July 22, 2024 • Press Releases

Loughborough University Joins Prestigious International Network to Advance Global Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation

CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA, and LOUGHBOROUGH, UK – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) and Loughborough University proudly announce the addition of the UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Centre at Loughborough University

When disaster strikes, the supply chain becomes the key to life

July 22, 2024 • In the Media

Humanitarian supply chains have unique characteristics that the private sector must understand

Do certifications clinch supply chain jobs & promotions?

July 05, 2024 • In the Media

Executives have a lot of learning opportunities at their avail. Here’s how certifications fit into the picture.

In the constantly evolving world of supply chain management, the executive quest for new knowledge, qualifications, and skills never really ends. In this article by Contributing Editor Bridget McCrea, Eva Ponce, Director of Online Education at MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics, highlights a growing trend where employers increasingly prioritize certifications to formally upskill their workforces.

Procurement Pulse: The key to good data management? Start with good data

July 05, 2024 • In the Media

Many companies are turning to AI to help manage their data efforts, but dirty data leads to poor analysis

The increasing use of artificial intelligence and Generative AI in supply chain will not fix the primary problem that has existed since the dawn of time: data quality. The old saying, garbage in, garbage out, still applies to AI. But, paraphrasing the words of Yossi Sheffi, director of MIT’s Master of Supply Chain Management degree and a leading voice in supply chain: All AI is doing is allowing us to fail faster.

Loughborough University partners with MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics in UK first

July 04, 2024 • In the Media

Loughborough University has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) to be the first UK member of its Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network.

The union will offer an exclusive Master’s degree program for hundreds of students each year, with time divided between both Loughborough and Massachusetts, in the United States.