Past Events Archive

Supply Chain Planning Roundtable (8/29-8/30)

Aug 29, 2012 at 8:30AM - Aug 30, 2012 at 9:00AM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

Supply Chain Planning: Exploring the Trade-off Between Planning and Execution

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Long-term planning of supply chain and transportation assets is a common problem faced by organizations of all sizes, types, industries, and orientations. Over the last twenty years, tremendous advances in computational power have allowed companies to design very detailed and precise "optimal" long range plans. Essentially, these organizations took Benjamin Franklin's words to heart when he said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Recently, though, some...

Megacity Logistics Workshop @ Rio de Janeiro

Aug 23, 2012 at 4:00AM - Aug 23, 2012 at 2:00PM COPPE/UFRJ 

(Location and speakers TBD)

Megacities: the Supply Chain Frontier

Megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – are increasing in both number and size, and their share of world GDP is expected to grow from about 14% to over 20% in a decade. Most of the 23 megacities that currently exist are located in emerging markets. 

Up until now research on the megacity phenomenon has centered on the urban landscape, people mobility and managing traffic congestion. MIT CTL’s Megacity Logistics Lab research project focuses on the special supply chain demands of these sprawling urban...

Megacity Logistics Workshop @ Mexico City

Jul 13, 2012 at 4:00AM - Jul 13, 2012 at 2:00PM ITESM Campus Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico

Megacities: the Supply Chain Frontier

Megacities – cities with a population of at least 10 million people – are increasing in both number and size, and their share of world GDP is expected to grow from about 14% to over 20% in a decade. Most of the 23 megacities that currently exist are located in emerging markets. 

Up until now research on the megacity phenomenon has centered on the urban landscape, people mobility and managing traffic congestion. MIT CTL’s Megacity Logistics Lab research project focuses on the special supply chain demands of these sprawling urban centers. 

This is the first...

Crossroads 2012: Supply Chains in Transition: The Driving Forces of Change

Jun 28, 2012 at 4:00AM - Jun 28, 2012 at 1:00PM

Stata Center (Building 32-123) (Map)
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The growth of megacities, projected shortages of vital human and natural resources, and a dramatic increase in the amount of market data available to companies, are some of the major forces that will reshape supply chain management over the next five to 10 years. Many enterprises are not prepared for these developments.

Crossroads 2012 will convene leading experts from MIT and the business community to discuss the impact of these changes on companies and the supply chain profession.

• How will enterprises meet the unique logistics challenges of delivering product...

Annual CTL Partner Meeting

Jun 27, 2012 at 4:00AM - Jun 27, 2012 at 1:00PM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

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On Wednesday, June 27, the Center will convene members from the 40+ Partner companies that are members of the CTL Supply Chain Exchange. The intention of this annual partner meeting is to provide our Partners with an update on the latest research and development activities at CTL, and allow us to solicit input from our Partners on future plans for CTL. Then please join us for dinner afterward at a local restaurant.

This meeting coincides with our annual Crossroads conference on Thursday, June 16. Don't miss out on the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about our plans for...

Executive Education - Supply Chain Management (June 2012)

Jun 12, 2012 at 9:00AM - Jun 15, 2012 at 10:00AM

MIT Faculty Club (Campus Map)

Due to popular demand, we have added one more block of seats and extended registration through June 10 for the June 2012 course. ACT NOW to reserve your spot.

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I want to register for the June 2012 course (June 12-15, 2012)
Registration Fee: $3,995

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Registration Fee: $3,995

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Today’s companies are realizing the importance of the supply chain as a revenue generator— it's not just a cost of doing business. In order to...

Supply Chain Masters Research Fest 2012

May 23, 2012 at 4:30AM - May 24, 2012 at 9:00AM

MIT Faculty Club - 6th floor, located at 50 Memorial Drive (building E52)

Every year, graduating masters students present their theses to the Center's corporate Supply Chain Exchange Partners. This one and one-half day event (full day on Wednesday May 23 and half-day on Thursday May 24) is a chance for Partners to hear the results of new student research, much of which has been done with Exchange Partners.

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Sustainable Transportation - is the world moving in this direction? - Paulo Sergio Custodio (5/3)

May 03, 2012 at 7:30AM - May 03, 2012 at 9:30AM

Location:  32-141
Stata Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 11:30 am

Paulo Sergio Custodio
Brazilian international consultant

Topic: Sustainable Transportation - is the world moving in this direction?

Time:
11:30 am – Complimentary lunch
12:00 pm – Lecture begins

Abstract:
Over the last decades decision makers and stakeholders have embrace the ideas of sustainability and pursued great endeavors in public transportation that have shaped major cities in the developing world. Amazing futures - inspired by the Rede Integrada de Transporte of Curitiba, Brazil (1974) - were imagined through the transit projects of Transmilenio, Lima BRT, Transantiago, and Guangzhou...

Logistics Management 28th Annual Salary Survey: Pulling Away from the Pack (4/26)

Apr 26, 2012 at 10:00AM - Apr 26, 2012 at 11:00AM

 Webcast

The highest logistics and supply chain salaries continue to be earned by those who concentrate on adapting new technological advances and maintain a life-long commitment to learning.

According to the findings of Logistics Management’s (LM) 28th Annual Salary Survey conducted by Peerless Media Research Group (PRG), average earnings and compensation have actually leveled off over the past year. Join Dr. Bruce Arntzen from CTL, along with other industry experts, for this live webcast to discuss the survey results.

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Challenges in the Truckload Trucking Market - Woody Richardson (4/19)

Apr 19, 2012 at 7:30AM - Apr 19, 2012 at 9:00AM

Location:  E51-315
Tang Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 11:30 am

Woody Richardson
Vice President of Engineering and Business Transformation for Schneider National, Inc.

Topic: Challenges in the Truckload Trucking Market

Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012

Location:  E51-315
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Time: 11:30 am – Complimentary lunch updated
12:00 pm – Lecture begins

Bio:
Woody Richardson is Vice President of Engineering and Business Transformation for Schneider National, Inc. Schneider National is a provider of truckload, intermodal, brokerage and logistics services having revenues in 2011 of 3.4 billion dollars. In his 30 years at Schneider...