Supply Chain Frontiers issue #30. Read all articles in this issue. The 2009 Supply Chain Innovation and Leadership Series (SCILS), a month-long series of talks, site visits, and leadership workshops that happens every January, was the largest yet, reflecting the growing research and academic base of the MIT Center for...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #30. Read all articles in this issue. Supply chain is adjusting to the extreme turbulence that has become the new norm in most markets, but how is it evolving to meet these challenges in a post-recession world? Perhaps towards a role as shock absorber, one that...
Articles Include: Tetra Pak Takes Control of Global Transportation Driving freight management to strategic levels Weighing Your Sourcing Options Regional and global choices in the balance Hedging Know-How That Pays Dividends Supply chains that talk finance Learning to Live With Fuel Price Swings How to be miserly with miles [Re]Searching...
Articles Include: Is Your Supply Chain Strategy in a Rut? Time to check your strategic temperature Don’t Fall for Divided Logistics Contracts Lowest-cost logistics might not deliver Weathering the Economic Storm Some tactics from the recession front line Searching for Answers: Tips on Building Solid Relationships Win-win conversations with suppliers...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue Enlightened companies know that economic downturns can be occasions to regroup and prepare for the next new set of challenges, and resources such as the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) Supply Chain Exchange Program provide the...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue More than $10 billion in donor-financed health commodities is expected to flow into low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) annually by 2011, and much work is going on to improve the efficiency of the supply chains that deliver these products...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue Even though companies are devoting more resources to developing green supply chains, some form of government support is needed to address environmental issues that are simply too big for enterprises to tackle alone. The problem is that such private/public...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue A supply chain simulation exercise will be part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) “Supply Chain Management: Driving Strategic Advantage 2009” executive education course, January 6-9, 2009, in Cambridge, MA. This four-day program for supply...
Articles Include: Lessons From India on Managing Supply Chain Complexity Get acquainted with India if you want to fulfill its eastern promise Cisco Gets the Measure of Risk A real-world run for risk management Look for Leaders With Hard and Soft Skills Versatility is the name of the game if...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #29. Read all articles in this issue The globalization of supply chain and logistics education will take a major step forward in January 2009, when applications open for a new program that spans Europe, the United States, and a network of universities across Latin America. The...
How are supply chain professionals involved in start-up firms? What sorts of companies employ them? What kinds of decisions do they make? In this webinar, you will hear from a panel of MIT MLOG and ZLOG alumni who are working in start-up firms. They will discuss how they became involved...
This video contains a presentation given at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference in October of 2008. In it, Dr. Mahender Singh discusses the pitfalls and limitations of traditional supply chain forecasting methods, and explores a new method that enables companies to estimate supply chain risk more accurately, and prepare better...
Supply chains have extended their global reach at a time when there is less room for error when making deliveries to customers. As a result, supply networks are extremely vulnerable to damaging disruptions. A way to reduce the likelihood of service interruptions is to introduce a risk management (RM) strategy...
The health care industry in the United States is being reshaped by a dramatic shift away from acute care and towards chronic care (called the A2C shift). By 2020, it is expected that half of the US population will suffer from chronic disease and that the management of these conditions...
Articles Include: Revive Your Outsourcing Strategy by Rebuilding SRM Two steps to a rejuvenated Asian outsourced operation Brace Brittle Supply Chains With S&OP Another perspective on S&OP: risk management Face [To] Face: SCS Q&A Finding New Roads to Profitability GM’s David Gonsalvez on driving through change [Re]Searching for Answers: Supply...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue It comes as no surprise that supply chains have to flex with unforeseen events, yet companies are being caught off guard by the complexity of the changes they now have to deal with. Unexpected twists in business fortunes are...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) will give a number of presentations on a wide range of topics at this year’s Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference 2008, Denver, CO, October 5...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue Supply chain talent is in short supply, particularly in areas such as planning and strategic management, according to Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). Caplice participated in a recent webinar...
Articles Include: The Pitfalls of Remote Supplier Management Is your Asian outsourcing strategy sinking under the weight of administrative costs? New Light on Container Scanning Get the facts before passing judgment on 100 percent scanning Widen Your Risk Horizon Plug into the power industry to find out about risk [Re]...
Supply Chain Frontiers Issue #28. Read all articles in this issue Global supply networks are becoming more complex at a time when maintaining the integrity of business supply lines has never been more challenging. Companies must deliver product over wider geographical areas while meeting the demands of lean operating principles...
I’ve always been a big believer that using downstream supply chain information can improve demand forecasting and planning. I’ve written several columns that discussed various aspects of this during my 12-year tenure in writing for the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF). These discussed the potential use of downstream data including...
