MIT Supply Chain
APRIL 3, 2014
Robinson (CHR), the world’s largest provider of truckload transportation services, visited MIT CTL recently to give his view of the changing face of logistics. Most people thought of transportation as a part of their overhead.” Here are some highlights from his talk. New benchmarks for excellence.
Supply Chain View from the Field
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Our program engages our 20 top corporate partners to develop projects across a wide variety of different areas, including market intelligence, logistics, inventory, value stream mapping, cost management, supply management, transportation, performance metrics, and others (see Project Breakdown ,).
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Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 15, 2022
Many of the panelists discussed the ongoing talent management or brain drain challenges of supply chain management. Technology can assist in such efforts in providing the ability to generate different planning scenarios weighted for different levels of service or cost risk, as well as impact to business financial metrics.
Supply Chain View from the Field
MAY 31, 2013
People need to have metrics that drive transparency on events both in the short-term, but that also provide input into broader strategic decisions, such as longer-term needs for capacity, or even slowdowns that translate to postponing major capacity investments.
Supply Chain Matters
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
One prominent speaker was MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics , who specifically addressed advanced AI’s impacts on supply chain processes and future decision-making. He described a good news situation where supply chain graduates are garnering multiple job offers right now.
BlueYonder
MARCH 10, 2016
That view is confirmed by new industry research from Eye For Transport (EFT) that shows that LSP customers are looking to gain more value from their service providers and, in fact, want to engage with their LSPs more strategically than ever before. A New Generation of Talent. Innovation Helps Grow Your Business. While only 14.2%
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
In supply chain collaboration efforts, both participants should use the same performance-management system. By building common metrics and targets and jointly monitoring progress – companies avoid the misaligned incentives that damage so many collaboration efforts. 3) Manage the transformation. Lower out-of-stock levels.
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