MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia). Obtain more information and register here.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

With a complex mix of inbound and outbound transportation modes, we’ve had to tailor our fulfillment from full truckload shipments outbound to more small-pack and courier shipments. Some of the key benefits we’ve realized are lower transportation costs, record service levels and shorter cycle times, and better inventory accuracy.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. The 105-year-old, Massachusetts-based supplier Cutler-McDermott Co.,

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

One challenge to this approach, however, is that many shippers focus exclusively on price when making their transportation decisions. So even as our business has grown, I’ve never had to dial-for-diesel, begging someone to take my load,” says Dave Kodadek, Director of Transportation. We look for value and long-term partnerships.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 4, 2023

In a communication published to Flexport employees today , CEO Dave Clark indicated that the San Francisco based global transportation and logistics Cloud platform provider will be acquiring the logistics operations assets of online retail platform provider Shopify.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2017, Walmart partnered with Wilmington, Massachusetts based robotics and artificial intelligence technology provider Symbotic to pilot automation at the Brooksville distribution center. Reportedly within three years, the number of automated fulfillment centers will increase to 65 percent.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

Check out the team website for photos and a recap of last year’s ride (we’ll be updating the site soon with this year’s team information). warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Primary delivery destinations include the U.S.,

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

However, transportation management experts caution logistics providers not to get too excited. As the logistics industry reexamines capacity challenges ahead of the 2022 holiday shipping season, SupplyChainDive gathered a group of transportation experts to discuss how shippers should prepare for a potentially tough peak season.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Macquarie University has conducted research that reveals companies are grappling with the opportunities and risks presented by outsourcing processes overseas, there is a need for better information for decision making, and a stronger foundation is required to understand whether it really pays for companies to be green and socially responsible.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

He explains, “As Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day feasts, some may recall the story of the ‘Pilgrim Fathers’ who founded one of the first English settlements in North America in 1620, at what is today the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. If you must travel, be informed of the risks involved.”[2]

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

As supply chain and transportation visibility is a hot topic for Logistics Managers and Directors, 3rd party logistics providers , who adopt this type of technology, are surely to reap the rewards of highly satisfied customers. The sheer enormity of digital information that now connects us is mind-blowing.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Use the form below to send us your information! Massachusetts. Schedule Now. First Name *.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

On September 30, 2014, supply chain education will take a major step into the digital age with the start of SCx, an on-line educational program developed by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) for thousands of professionals across the globe. Transportation Planning, Management, and Execution.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

A control tower provides end-to-end inventory visibility to make more informed decisions, harnessing data to detect events quickly that could impact your inventory, enabling organizations to reduce waste and optimize outcomes.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2016

Another opportunity to study logistics for free is Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.

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EcoVadis

OCTOBER 26, 2018

CO 2 emissions declined 14 percent from 2005 to 2017 , the Energy Information Administration projects that emissions will rise 1.8 While 20 percent of the tax would fund transportation infrastructure and renewable energy projects, 80 percent would be refunded to taxpayers based on income. s withdrawal from the agreement.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2018

Drones could transport boxes around the DC and perform tasks such as palletisation, which automated robots have already proven to be adept at. Do you think they have a place alongside surface transportation for home delivery—or is there more space for them above the racking of a high bay warehouse? Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Co-founded in 2017 by CEO Kevin Frechette, COO Tarek Alaruri, and CTO Victor Kushch, the company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and has offices in New York and Poland. He indicated the need to cull thru hundreds of thousands of paper-based maps to gather and digitize precise information.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

A control tower provides end-to-end inventory visibility to make more informed decisions, harnessing data to detect events quickly that could impact your inventory, enabling organizations to reduce waste and optimize outcomes.

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Freight Plus

JULY 26, 2022

Innovative managed transportation provider brings on LTL industry leader to continue to support rapid growth. QUINCY, Mass — FreightPlus, a data-driven managed transportation solutions provider, has announced the expansion of their company with the hiring of Curtis Garrett, joining as Senior Vice President of LTL.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The New London Day, a Connecticut newspaper, recently reported Massachusetts resident Peter Picone was sentenced to 37 months in prison for trafficking counterfeit integrated circuits from China. Aerospace and defense industry equipment not only transport personnel but contain weapons systems and sensitive information.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The New London Day, a Connecticut newspaper, recently reported Massachusetts resident Peter Picone was sentenced to 37 months in prison for trafficking counterfeit integrated circuits from China. Aerospace and defense industry equipment not only transport personnel but contain weapons systems and sensitive information.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

We will update this information every week until restrictions are completely lifted. Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. Massachusetts. Remain in-the-know of transportation market updates by signing up for Zipline’s monthly e-newsletter.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2015

New England, especially Massachusetts, has a long history of manufacturing that has evolved from clothing and shoes to electronics and chemical products — with good wages to show for it. As you know by now, we love bringing you interesting infographics and information around manufacturing. I hope you enjoy!

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

We will update this information every week until restrictions are completely lifted. The information in this section was obtained through CNN , unless otherwise noted. . Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. . Massachusetts . Status: Open . Status: Varies . Status: Restricted .

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Depending on how your systems are set up, this may be information you can rapidly pull out of other data bases. They also give you better negotiating information for suppliers and other third parties (transporters, warehousing companies, product assemblers and others) contributing to your supply chain operations.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). What's important is not visibility, but the decisions you make based on your information.". I asked Sheffi how visibility had changed. How to Build Agility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2023

Summer months often bring a dip in sales for many retail organizations, and events such as Prime Day, and tax-free holidays such the one in my home state of Massachusetts can stimulate demand for inventory on-hand. Over the course of the two-day shopping event, Prime members purchased more than 375 million items worldwide.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In one project sponsored by the Itaú Fund for Research on Sustainability in Latin America, students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of São Paulo (USP) tracked goods vehicles in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. For more information on the project see this recent article in MIT News.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This requires contracts, transportation, and deliveries from both large-scale turkey producers as well as local turkey farms. The only potential hurdle in the frozen turkey supply chain is cold storage capacity in both warehouses and transportation. In Massachusetts, one of the biggest Thanksgiving traditions is high school football.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

We will update this information every week until restrictions are completely lifted.?? . Transportation?could Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa.?? . Massachusetts ? . Remain in-the-know of transportation market updates by signing up for Zipline’s monthly e-newsletter.? .

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2021

If you don’t have time to watch the video, Stank and his colleagues describe the effect this way: “ The bullwhip effect is a business phenomenon first described in the early 1960s by Jay Forrester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and more recently explored by researchers at Stanford University. ”[4].

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 8, 2024

These podcasts cover a variety of informative topics. Continue reading to learn the podcasts that can be your ultimate source of supply chain wisdom. Informed Decisions for Success In the supply chain, decisions matter. Being updated means you have the latest insights at your fingertips, allowing you to make informed decisions.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Transportation Management System (TMS) providers have long struggled to meet the unique challenges that come with local delivery, leading shippers to build their own platform (Amazon’s approach) or to spend millions of dollars and years customizing their TMS. Lessons to Learn from Crowdsourced Transportation Providers.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 15, 2015

It's the result of a 5-year study about the Toyota Production System conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In Search of the Best Lean Book According to a short survey we conducted, we found that the best "classic" lean book is The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production by James P. Womack, Daniel T.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 27, 2015

This was pretty unprecedented and unexpected and I think it’s going to — it’s already having pretty serious economic consequences.” – Andrew McAfee , principal research scientist and co-founder, Initiative on the Digital Economy , Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “…I

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 14, 2020

Today is going to be a fun one, sitting next to me is someone who in no way knows anything about freight, logistics, transportation or any of that. I am originally from Bridgewater Massachusetts, I am a rising sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. However translating the information was the hardest part.

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