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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

He is also the founder of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that focuses on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed. Outside of MIT, Dr. Caplice is the Chief Scientist for DAT Freight and Analytics. He received a Ph.D.

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New Student Projects Suggest Greater Focus on Analytics

Supply Chain View from the Field

Lenovo – Fraud Analytics – The team will work on building an estimate of the magnitude of service parts fraud which will include designing a process with prescribed data preparation, analytical models, and an alerting system that can be leveraged by a business analyst. You guessed it – ANALYTICS!

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o9 Solutions to Host “The Planet Needs Global Sustainable Supply Chains” Panel at SXSW 2023

o9 Solutions

The panel speakers will discuss how cutting-edge digital supply chain technologies with advanced ESG modeling, analytics and planning capabilities are changing the game when it comes to enabling industries to truly understand their environmental impact and adopt sustainable, low-carbon operating models.

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Supply Chain Matters Podcast Episode 17- Needs for More Diverse Supply Chain Talent from the Lens of Technology.

Supply Chain Matters

The evolution of technology, the growing complexity and performance expectations for industry supply chains are driving the need to have people who understand data, analytics and decision-making needs from multiple angles including planning, execution, product management and customer service level performance.

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

Enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), predictive analytics and optimization engines powered by proprietary algorithms, these solutions can often autonomously anticipate and resolve disruptions before they ever impact costs or service levels. While driving a projected $14.1

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Profitably Delivering eCommerce with Consumer-Centric Priorities

Logistics Viewpoints

At both the executive and lower levels, there may be resistance to adopting AI, ML, automation, analytics and other concepts that threaten to replace “the way we’ve always done things.”. Supply chain technology investments were once delegated to a specific function such as procurement or logistics.

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Another Supply and Demand Shortage That Warrants Attention- Tech Implementation

Supply Chain Matters

Many supply chain management and direct procurement professionals are acutely aware of the ongoing shortages of key materials among multiple industry supply networks. The same could be stated for certain global transport assets with COVID-19 restrictions continuing among China’s major manufacturing centers and logistics networks.