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October 2022
American Trucking Associations’ Interstate One: A Virtual Driving Experience – Cambridge Science Festival
Oct 09, 2022 at 12:00PM - Oct 09, 2022 at 4:00PMThe MIT FreightLab has teamed up with the American Trucking Associations and US Xpress to bring a tractor-trailer truck and driving simulator to the Cambridge Science Festival. Admission is free and open to the public. A note from the event organizers:
Supply chain management research is typically done from behind a desk. But the actual work of supply chain management is done over the road by millions of professionals operating sophisticated and heavy equipment. The MIT FreightLab is happy to work with our industry partners to bring a state-of-the-art freight truck and driving simulator to...
Supply Chain Exchange Monthly Research Briefing – CAVE Lab Intro II
Oct 05, 2022 at 11:00AM - Oct 05, 2022 at 12:00PM Our monthly research briefing in September is the second of a two-part exercise to give Supply Chain Exchange partners a first-hand experience with our CAVE (Computational and Visual Education) Lab. Over the past 18 months, the CAVE team has developed several applications that illustrate the CAVE’s ability to visualize and support the analysis of complex supply chain problems.September 2022
The Evolving Nature of Transportation Procurement
Sep 23, 2022 at 12:30PM - Sep 23, 2022 at 2:00PM Transportation procurement has undergone tremendous changes over the last few years. The capacity crisis of 2018, followed by a freight recession in 2019, and a pandemic forced shippers, carriers, and brokers to reassess their procurement process. This interactive roundtable will focus on better understanding how shippers should consider using a mix of dedicated, contract, and spot relationships to secure truckload transportation. We will present recent research from MIT’s FreightLab and elsewhere and discuss potential follow on research.
Roundtable: Maximizing Data ROI for Supply Chains
Sep 13, 2022 at 8:00AM - Sep 14, 2022 at 2:00PMWayfair, Boston. (This event is open to Supply Chain Exchange members and invited guests. Please register with your work email address.)
Data is widely recognized as a key source of potential competitive advantage in businesses today, yet this advantage remains elusive for many organizations. This begs the question: How can data be used in the supply chain to maximize the benefit to the company? This simple question raises many issues requiring thoughtful choices and decisions, each of which ultimately affects the ability of the company to create a return on its investment in data (and all the activities surrounding the data).
Inside Supply Chain Analytics and Fundamentals
Sep 07, 2022 at 11:00AM - Sep 07, 2022 at 12:00PM Analytical skills say a lot about you, from how you think and process to how you achieve your goals. When you demonstrate an ability to analyze vast amounts of data and make informed recommendations, you quickly become an indispensable part of any team. You will always be included in the conversation when making strategic decisions. This is why we created Supply Chain Analytics – SC0x.
Supply Chain Exchange Monthly Research Briefing – CAVE Lab Intro I
Sep 07, 2022 at 11:00AM - Sep 07, 2022 at 12:00PM Our monthly research briefing in September is the first of a two-part exercise to give Supply Chain Exchange partners a first-hand experience with our CAVE (Computational and Visual Education) Lab. Over the past 18 months, the CAVE team has developed several applications that illustrate the CAVE’s ability to visualize and support the analysis of complex supply chain problems.July 2022
Visual Analytics for Supply Chain Design: Innovative tools to optimize supply chain networks.
Jul 14, 2022 at 11:00AM - Jul 14, 2022 at 12:00PM As supply chains become more end-customer-focused and global, their design becomes paramount as a competitive differentiator. Dr. Milena Janjevic, a research scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics leading the Supply Chain Design initiative, joins us to discuss a new approach to rethink our network design. Join Dr. Janjevic and her host Laura Allegue, course lead for SC2x-Supply Chain Design. Learn about improving decision-making in supply chain design through data-driven optimization and simulation models and their integration into interactive visual tools.June 2022
2022 Supply Chain Exchange Annual Partner Meeting
Jun 23, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jun 23, 2022 at 3:00PMThis event is open to Supply Chain Exchange members only. Register with your work email domain to verify.
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics convenes members from the Supply Chain Exchange for the Annual Partner Meeting. The Annual Partner Meeting provides the representatives from our 50+ Supply Chain Exchange member companies with updates on the latest research and development activities at MIT CTL. We use this time together to solicit input from members on future plans for the Center.
The New Competitive Edge: Supply Chain Design for Value Creation - Crossroads 2022
Jun 22, 2022 at 8:00AM - Jun 22, 2022 at 4:00PMMIT Media Lab
Our world has become much more complex since supply chain design conventions were established from research carried out in the 1990s. The competitive environment in which firms operate experiences more volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—such that it has even become its own acronym: VUCA. Crossroads 2022 will dive into what it takes for companies to thrive in today's VUCA environment, exploring new considerations for supply chain design that companies need to maintain a competitive advantage.