Introduction by Dr. Edgar Blanco, MIT Natural Resources - Randolph Kirchain, MIT MSL Waste - Elsa Olivetti, MIT MSL Alternative Energy - Dr. Jarrod Goentzel, MIT Green House Gases - Dr. Edgar Blanco, MIT Water - Sarah Slaughter, MIT Sloan
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Initial responses to a groundbreaking international survey of attitudes toward supply chain risk management offer some valuable insights into the types of incidents that are disrupting supply chains and how frequently company operations are being hit. The Global Supply Chain Risk Management research project was...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Attendees at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) Summer 2010 executive education program will play CHAOS (Supply Chain Operations Simulation), the new inventory management simulation game from MIT CTL. Based on a real-world supply chain, CHAOS simulates operational disruptions. Teams compete to...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. A summary report and presentations from the Second Zaragoza Global Health Supply Chain Summit are available for event attendees. The two-day “Bringing Industry, Government, NGOs, and Academia Together: What Can Be Learned from the For-Profit World?” summit was organized by the Zaragoza Logistics Center and...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Logistics parks have grown in number across the globe in recent years, with governments and real estate enterprises supporting the development of these facilities. Yet, there is no standard framework for logistics park design to guide the builders and managers of these facilities. Research into...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Purchasing is becoming more strategic in nature, so it stands to reason that aligning the function with corporate strategy will improve its performance. In practice, however, the case for such an alignment is not straightforward, and it may even be ill advised in some instances...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) website has been rebranded and redesigned to reflect the center’s rapid growth and to provide an improved and more interactive source of information on MIT CTL supply chain education and research activities. “We have expanded across...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. PRESENTATIONS CLI Edgar Blanco “Supply Chain Innovation in Emerging Markets,” Líderes Annual Conference, Bogotá, Colombia, May 5, 2010. MIT CTL Edgar Blanco “Implications of Carbon Footprint in Supply Chains,” MIT Energy Conference Showcase, Cambridge, MA, USA, March 5, 2010. With Anthony J. Craig. Conference and...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. At the April 2010 CEO Summit organized by the LOGyCA-Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (LOGyCA-CLI), company leaders will share business strategies with their peers and get valuable feedback from industry experts on the strategic role of logistics. The CEO Summit will take place April 7–8...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Los asistentes al programa de educación ejecutivo verano 2010 del Centro de Transporte y Logística de MIT (MIT CTL) jugarán CHAOS (Simulación de Operaciones en Cadena de Suministro), el nuevo juego de simulación en administración de inventarios de...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #36. Lea todos artículos en este asunto . Un reporte resumen y las presentaciones de la Segunda Cumbre de la Cadena de Suministro del Sector Salud, que se realizó en Zaragoza, están a disposición de los asistentes al evento. La cumbre de dos días "Bringing Industry...
