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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Caplice and Joe Lynch discuss MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a wide range of logistics and supply chain topics. Chris is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT and serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). He received a Ph.D.

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AI and the Future of Supply Chain with Yossi Sheffi

The Logistics of Logistics

Professor Sheffi is the author of a 1985 textbook on transportation networks and eight management books, dealing with supply chain resilience, sustainability, industrial clustering, and other business management issues. Launched in 2016, the program had its one millionth registrant at the end of 2022.

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How Technology is Helping Companies Move Goods and Do Good

Logistics Viewpoints

The US Bureau of Labor statistics reported over 500,000 job openings in warehousing and transportation in August of 2022 alone. By applying modern technologies in new and innovative ways, AMR and voice technology can open a new greenfield of possibilities.

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Upcoming Special MIT CTL Crossroads Event

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights the upcoming MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Crossroads 2023 event, along with the opportunity to attend in person at a discounted rate. It will be held on Tuesday, March 28 th , at the MIT Wong Auditorium (Tang Center) , 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. These boxes were called ‘Transporters.’

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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In fact, as a Massachusetts resident I see the highway exit sign for the Plimoth Plantation every time I go to Cape Cod. FreshDirect has a reputation for innovative technology deployment, and recently initiated an advanced microfulfillment center automation project with Fabric to support customers in the Washington DC area.

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How to Learn About Supply Chain Research From Around the World in a Few Hours

MIT Supply Chain

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).