Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #26. Read all articles in this issue
Soaring fuel costs have put freight transportation in the spotlight, but even before the current furor over rising oil prices the challenges of moving shipments through congested networks represented a major issue for supply chain managers. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT-CTL) has created FreightLab to research these issues, and executives will get a chance to meet the researchers and colleagues and review the FreightLab’s work at the Innovations in Transportation Roundtable event on June 18, 2008, on the MIT campus.
The roundtable will involve an in-depth discussion under the theme Innovation in Transportation. Specifically, participants will address two questions:
- How is the raising price of fuel impacting the way in which freight transportation systems should be managed?
- How should a company determine the optimal flow of product through its network?
The roundtable is only open to MIT-CTL Partners and invited guests. Attendance will be limited to encourage interaction, so those interested in joining the event need to register as soon as possible.
For more information on FreightLab and the upcoming roundtable contact Chris Caplice.