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Leading Supply Chain Organization Recognizes MLOGger for Academic Achievement

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 2, 2007  –  New England’s leading organization for supply chain professionals has awarded its Academic Achievement Scholarship to a student from the Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   The New England Roundtable (NERT) of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) selected Josh Merrill, MLOG 2007, to receive the $1000 award.

MIT Expert on Corporate Disruptions Discusses How Companies Can Prepare for the Unexpected

August 12, 2005, CAMBRIDGE, MASS – British Airways could have, and should have, spared its customers most of the aggravation resulting from the strike that brought its Heathrow operations to a standstill, according to MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi. The strike alienated customers, and generated negative publicity that will take a significant effort to overcome. The debacle has important lessons for other companies, he noted.