In this research, we investigate how carrier assignment methods impact available capacity and pricing. In the lane robustness study we examine how shipment volumes on specific lanes affect price escalation. We also study the role of brokers and asset based carriers in capacity creation process. In addition, we examine lane...
This project explores how a shipper’s fuel surcharge (FSC) program affects its per-load transportation cost in the United States truckload (TL) transportation industry. We built a cost model using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis to quantify the effect of an FSC program on transportation cost. We controlled for well...
In this research, we examined the behavior of transportation costs during supply chain complexity events, in particular, new product launches in the distribution network of an FMCG manufacturer. We analyzed the cost-to-serve a customer in the network, recommended a method for picking the lowest transport cost factory and analyzed how...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Cadena de suministro Frontiers n.º 45, presentaciones 2012 MIT CTL Chris Caplice «Long-Range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project», Transportation@MIT, serie de charlas, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, EE.UU., 10 de abril. «Future Freight Flows: Using Scenario...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Cadena de suministro Frontiers n.º 46, presentaciones 2012 MIT CTL Yossi Sheffi “Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth”, Current Issues II Track, Conferencia anual del Consejo de Profesionales de la Gestión de Cadenas de Suministro, Atlanta, Georgia, EE...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #45 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “Long-Range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project,” Transportation@MIT series of talks, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA, April 10. “Future Freight Flows: Using Scenario Planning to Assist in Long-Term Planning,” 2012 AASHTO Spring Meeting, Traverse City, MI, USA, May...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #46 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “What Makes an Effective Analytics Group?” Talent Strategies column, Supply Chain Management Review, July/August issue. ZLC Youyi Feng “Optimal Pricing and Production Control in an Assembly System with a General Stockout Cost,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 57, No. 7...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #47 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “Do You Have the Right Toolkit?” Talent Strategies column, Supply Chain Management Review, November issue. Yossi Sheffi “Logistics Clusters: Unsung Champions of Economic Opportunity,” Supply Chain Matters blog, October 17. “Logistics as a Creator of Jobs,” Supply Chains Rock blog, October...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #48 MIT CTL Chris Caplice “The Leadership Challenge: Keeping Pace with the Skills Needed,” Supply Chain Management Review, January–February issue. With Edgar Blanco. ZLC María Sáenz “Towards an Empirical Typology of Buyer-Supplier Relationships Based on Absorptive Capacity,” International Journal of Production Research, January 7. With E...
Long-range Planning for Transportation: The Future Freight Flows Project (4/10) Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics leads this seminar on Future Freight Flows as part of the Transportation@MIT and the MIT Transportation Club Spring 2012 Transportation Seminar Series.
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . ¿Cómo ha cambiado el mix de habilidades de la gestión de la cadena de suministro en la última década, y qué capacidades necesitarán los profesionales del mañana? Tanto proveedores como empleadores que buscan talentos para la gestión de...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #44 How has the mix of supply chain management skills changed over the last decade, and what capabilities will the professionals of tomorrow need? Both providers and employers of supply chain talent are wrestling with these questions as the industry tries to build a skill base...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers # 43 Ponencias 2011/12 CLI Isabel Agudelo “Enhancing RFID Adoption Through Innovation and Research” (Incrementando la adopción de RFID mediante la innovación e investigación), RFID Journal Live LatAm Mexico, Ciudad de México, México, 29 de noviembre...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 CTL Chris Caplice “Onsite Relationships: Challenging but Rewarding,” Supply Chain Management Review, “Talent Strategies” column, November 2011. Co-authored with Dan Ryan, Vice President, C. H. Robinson Worldwide. ZLC Y. Feng “A computational approach for optimal joint inventory-pricing control in an infinite-horizon periodic review system,” Operations...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #43 How reliable is ocean transportation, and what is the business case for improving its reliability? The answers to these two questions have far-reaching implications for the efficiency of global supply chains. Research under way at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) indicates...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Supply Chain Frontiers #42 Presentaciones 2011 CLI Andrés Baquero y Rene Suárez “Un Enfoque Previsivo para la Reformulación de Acciones en el Suministro de Alimentos y el Plan Maestro de Seguridad de Bogotá” Congreso Latino – Iberoamericano de Gestión...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #42 CLI Andrés Baquero y Rene Suárez “A Foresight Approach to Reshaping the Actions in the Food Supply and Security Master Plan of Bogota,” Latino and Ibero American Congress of Technology Management (ALTEC 2011), Lima, Peru, October 19 – 21. Julián Lasso and Jhonatan Rotberg “Virtual...
This project evaluates the financial implications to shippers and motor carriers in the United States truckload (TL) transportation industry of modifying the compensation structure of fuel surcharges. Fuel surcharges (FSCs) are contracts added as addendums to payment of service (called the line-haul rate in the transportation industry) that enable the...
This thesis developed a three-model approach for analyzing the impact of lead-time and review time in a large retailer’s supply chain network. The foundation of all three models is based on the periodic-review (R,S) policy. These models mimicked the “Direct-to-Store” and “Regional Distribution Center” supply chain network. Authors: Xiaobei Song...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40 Leadership in supply chain management has become a hot topic over the last few years. Many supply chain executives visit the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) for recruiting, executive education, and other reasons, and it is a rare meeting where the topic...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto Presentaciones 2011 CLI Vivian Rangel Castelblanco “Carbon Footprint Analysis in Latin America: The Colombian Case,” Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), 22nd Annual POMS Conference, Operations Management - The Enabling Link, Reno, NV, USA, Abril 29 a mayo 2...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #40. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . El liderazgo en la gerencia de la cadena de abastecimiento se ha convertido en un tema candente en los últimos años. Muchos ejecutivos de la cadena de abastecimiento visitan el Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #39 The first Future Freight Flows (FFF) Workshop took place on November 4, 2010, at the headquarters of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), in Philadelphia, PA. The event was a resounding success. The project team will now take the workshop on the road in...
