An offer for free parts when something breaks is a great idea for the customer. But good supply chain managers know that practice encourages bad behavior and ultimately may cost the company more than it earns.
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue MIT-CTL has launched its Partner Gateway, an online resource available only to the Center’s partner organizations. The MIT-CTL Partner Gateway provides partners with exclusive access to an exhaustive list of the Center’s research materials - from papers to presentations...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue If the nation’s healthcare system had a 900-pound gorilla pushing innovation like Wal-Mart does in the retail industry, then it would be better at implementing more efficient processes and leveraging technology. This is one of the differences between healthcare...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #23. Read all articles in this issue MIT-CTL Director Yossi Sheffi has been appointed Director of the Engineering Systems Division (ESD) at MIT, a position that will allow him to play a more strategic role in the development of MIT research and education. Sheffi will also...
Articles Include: Get Ready for Disruptive Demographics Don’t be blindsided by the changes you will have to make as the age profile of your work-force rises Demand Management as a Succession Strategy Managing demand meets recruitment as companies struggle to replace top-tier supply chain managers Look Beyond Compliance for Supply...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Memo to Tim Cook, Chief Operating Officer of consumer electronics company Apple: if you are looking for an additional sales channel for your notebook products, put specialty electronics retailers at the top of your list. That is the main...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Products such as appliances carry labels that show consumers how much energy the units consume during operation, so why not introduce a similar system for the amount of carbon emitted during a product’s manufacture and delivery? It’s an attractive...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), which provides air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, and MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), have joined forces to create a fellowship program that will generate military leaders...
There’s a good chance sweeping changes in demographics will be your supply chain’s biggest threat in the near future. Here’s what you can expect and how to deal with it.
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Death and taxes are two of life’s certainties; another is that world populations are aging. The resultant demographic shifts will have a profound impact on the work place and the way firms operate. As these age-related changes reshape organizations...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue The line-up is complete for the Hot Topics session on disruptive demographics organized by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT-CTL) for the Council of Supply Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual conference in Philadelphia in October. The session will...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #22. Read all articles in this issue Innovative ways to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in the supply chain is the subject of a symposium on October 10, 2007, in Cambridge, Mass., that is co-sponsored by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Supply Chain...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue Domestic auto suppliers in Japan sustained damage from the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country this July, causing shut downs at major manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda, because the supply of key components was interrupted. The manufacturers’ just-in-time...
A wide variety of electronic marketplace formats are used in the Truckload (TL) transportation industry, including combinatorial auctions, private and public exchanges, and electronic catalogs. Combinatorial multi-attribute auctions are commonly used strategically to populate electronic catalogs, commonly called “routing guides,” with pricing, assignments, and priority logic. Private and public exchanges...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue The 2007 Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) Research Journal is now available. The seven papers in the Journal were selected from the theses submitted by the MLOG Class of 2007 at MIT. The articles, written as executive summaries...
Perfect order metrics are a great performance assessment tool until you forget that they don’t tell you everything—and might even hide problems in your supply chain.
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue Supply Chain Strategy, the influential monthly newsletter co-produced by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), has a new publisher: New York City-based Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA). August 2007 will be the first issue to be...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #21. Read all articles in this issue What is the most efficient blend of make-to-order and make-to-stock manufacturing that also meets a company’s profitability goals and satisfies the ever-increasing demand for a wider choice of products supplied at the lowest cost and quickest delivery time? It...
