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MIT CTL Director Yossi Sheffi offered insights on the impact of the recent disruptions at Stop & Shop, suggesting that recovery could be swift if the company can restore its systems safely. 

Its before Thanksgiving, there's a limited capacity of trucking, there's a limited capacity for warehousing and some of it is already committed," Sheffi said. "My estimate as I'm reading the situation, is that next week, or towards the end of this week and certainly this weekend, we should be close to okay."

Giving up driving can be a big loss of independence for seniors, and coming to the decision that it's no longer safe for them to be behind that wheel can be difficult. James Brown showcases one family who navigated that very conversation.

MIT Agelab Director, Joseph Coughlin, sits down with Brown to discuss.

Dr. Jarrod Goentzel, of MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, receives 2024 honor.

Mobility Confidence Index Study in Collaboration with the MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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."

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.” 

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.

AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin was recently quoted in The Atlantic:

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

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