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June 2020
May 2020
Supply Chain Management Convocation
May 29, 2020 at 11:00AM - May 29, 2020 at 11:30AMJoin the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics to celebrate the graduating class of 2020 in a brief online webinar. Friday's convocation will come just before MIT commencement and feature faculty and staff highlighting the SCM experience for graduates and families.
Resilient S&OP - Supply Chain Exchange Virtual Series
May 27, 2020 at 11:00AM - May 27, 2020 at 12:00PMMIT CTL hosts a Partner Virtual Series exclusively for Supply Chain Exchange members to share their experiences, responses, and issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example – albeit an extreme one – of the supply and demand shocks that convulse supply chains today. There are many ways to gird supply chains against these shocks, but one that we believe merits much more attention is to develop a resilient Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process. If you are not a Supply Chain Exchange member, learn how to become one here. **Please note this session will not...
Supply Chain Models in Action - with MIT and Intel
May 20, 2020 at 1:00PM - May 20, 2020 at 2:00PMWhere: Online Webinar
Let's explore how to utilize and optimize supply chain tools and models. Learn how companies analyze large amounts of data and how they are making decisions for supply chain management during times of disruption.
In this live event, we are very fortunate to host Mani Janakiram, PhD., MBA, a Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain at Intel Corporation. Mani will discuss his experience and perspectives on developing and managing supply chain network models and how to pivot during times of disruption.
The session will include two short presentations/demos from Mani focussing on: supply chain...
Supply Chain Exchange Virtual Series
May 20, 2020 at 12:00PM - May 20, 2020 at 1:00PMMIT CTL hosts a Partner Virtual Series exclusively for Supply Chain Exchange members to share their experiences, responses, and issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. More details to come. We will use this time to exchange ideas and best practices among partner companies. **Please note this session will not be recorded**. If you are not a Supply Chain Exchange member, learn how to become one here.
Supply Chain Master's Program Research Fest 2020
May 15, 2020 at 8:00AM - May 15, 2020 at 5:00PM Every year, graduating master's students present their theses to the Center's corporate Supply Chain Exchange Partners. This one-day event is a chance for Partners to hear the results of new student research, much of which has been done with Exchange Partners.
Strategic Last-Mile Distribution Network Design under Demand Uncertainty - Partner Virtual Series
May 13, 2020 at 12:00PM - May 13, 2020 at 1:00PMMIT CTL hosts a Partner Virtual Series exclusively for Supply Chain Exchange members to share their experiences, responses, and issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. Last-mile distribution typically constitutes the most expensive part of any global supply chain, and it is becoming increasingly complex due to the ongoing boom in e-commerce, the associated rise in customer expectations, and the increasing levels of urbanization. Appropriately designing the underlying distribution networks, including facility location, inventory allocation, and fleet composition decisions is paramount for...
Supply Chain’s Digital Future after COVID-19 - Partner Virtual Series
May 06, 2020 at 12:00PM - May 06, 2020 at 1:00PMMIT CTL hosts a Partner Virtual Series exclusively for Supply Chain Exchange members to share their experiences, responses, and issues related to the coronavirus outbreak. For this edition, Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz, Director of MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation, interviews Vijay Sankararaman, Head of Digital Product Management, Walmart. The discussion will center around topics from Dr. Saenz' recent article, “How the Pandemic Could Remake Supply Chain’s Digital Future.” If you are not a Supply Chain Exchange member, learn how to become one here. **Please note this session will not be...
POSTPONED: Women in Supply Chain Summit
May 05, 2020 at 12:00PM - May 06, 2020 at 12:00PMWhy women in supply chain?
Engineering and Supply Chain Management have traditionally been male-dominated fields. This is slowly changing. According to the 2019 Women in Supply Chain Survey by Gartner, the average percentage of women in Supply Chain roles has increased from 37% to 39% over a three-year period from 2017–2019.
The goal of this roundtable is to bring the supply chain community together to share in the insights, experiences, and knowledge of inspiring women who are leaders in their industries and in their supply chain roles. Through the sharing of these lessons and experiences, we...
April 2020
Supply Chain Exchange Virtual Series
Apr 28, 2020 at 12:00PM - May 28, 2020 at 1:00PMPlease note: this series is open to Supply Chain Exchange members exclusively.
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MIT CTL offers a virtual series that to include briefings from CTL and SCALE Network researchers and virtual exchange sessions. We will host a briefing and discussion each week during the time that we are unable to convene in person. Each talk will start with a presentation from the researcher and then will be followed by a Q&A session. These are intended to provide our Partners continued engagement with other Supply Chain Exchange members and offer the opportunity to continue to learn about our work.