Supply Chain Frontiers issue #7. Read all articles in this issue. Globalization continues to open the door to new markets--and to risks including increasing supply chain complexity and changing cost structures. Two business leaders who have spearheaded the international growth of their companies, David Abney, President, UPS International, and Edouard...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #6. Read all articles in this issue. In December 2004 the MIT Supply Chain 2020 Industry Advisory Council visited the Austin, Texas, headquarters of Dell Computers. The Council discussed the future of supply chains and talked with company chairman and founder Michael Dell about his company's...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #6. Read all articles in this issue The MIT Supply Chain 2020 project is ramping up in Europe with the engagement of students and faculty at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain. Complementing the CTL research effort in the United States, the Zaragoza SC2020 team is...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #5. Read all articles in this issue Dr Larry Lapide, Project Manager of the Supply Chain 2020 Project, meets Michael Dell during the Industry Advisory Council meeting hosted at Dell. In December the MIT Supply Chain 2020 (SC2020) research group took its search for supply chain...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #5. Read all articles in this issue. Fifteen years ago, CAMCO, GE's Canadian appliance joint venture, revolutionized manufacturing: they cut the cycle time for manufacturing stoves, refrigerators, and other white goods from four months to three days. And the new process didn't cost a cent. In...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #3. Read all articles in this issue. As the National Football League gears up for a new season suppliers of NFL team replica jerseys are finding out how well their demand forecasting systems have scored. Driven by uncertainties such as team popularity and player trades, predicting...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #2. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, a new partnership between the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) and the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) in Spain, has reached another milestone with the initial appointment of faculty at the ZLC. The...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #1. Read all articles in this issue. Financial options are commonplace but how about trucking options? Researchers at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics are exploring the idea of a road transportation option as a way to make the procurement of trucking services a surer...
