Supply Chain Frontiers issue #15. Read all articles in this issue. The number of imports into the United States, as measured by TEU lifts, has risen from under 50 million to over 400 million in the past 26 years, and the rate of growth is increasing sharply. The capacity growth...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #15. Read all articles in this issue. Supply chains that support and reinforce corporate competitive strategy are far more powerful as drivers of success than those that focus narrowly on short-term gains such as cost savings. But supply chain professionals are often too busy with day-to-day...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #15. Read all articles in this issue. Matching supply and demand is a major challenge for companies, so the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics has launched three important initiatives to help enterprises solve some of their most pressing demand management (DM) problems. An executive roundtable...
Introduction A group of researchers at MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics solicited input from leading practitioners across the health care industry, interested in learning more about the dynamics and challenges within the health care supply chain. In particular, the researchers inquired about the way the respondents perceived the structure...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #15. Read all articles in this issue. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics is creating a taxonomy that will classify supply chains according to the characteristics of the businesses they support. Just as humans and whales are both classified as mammals, even disparate businesses in...
