MIT SCM students presented their studies at the Research Expo

Feb 28, 2020 | News

The MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network organized a Research Expo at the end of January. At the Expo, the students have presented their research projects that they have been conducting during their studies in the Supply Chain Management...

Intelligent Demand Planning

Feb 28, 2020 | Projects

A human-robot dance duet. Source: TED Talk ted.com The research project analyzes different human (demand planners) and machine (machine learning forecasting algorithms) decision-making structures: full-human to AI delegation, hybrid AI-to-human or human-to-AI, and...

The trade-offs of Resilience and Efficiency in Synchromodal Networks (FMCG)

Feb 28, 2020 | Projects

The research focuses on synchromodality, where a novel transportation approach in which shippers and logistics companies work together to find the optimum transport mode based on synchronizing real-time information and taking advantage of the new digital paradigms....

Dealing with Complexities in Digital Supply Chain

Feb 28, 2020 | Projects

The high-tech industry is rapidly evolving, putting greater pressure on the suppliers for adapting to the dynamic demands of the buyers, which leads to more complex inventory and tertiary vendor management. Focusing on the cloud computing industry, this study...

How Blockchain Transactions Transform SC Relationships

Feb 28, 2020 | Projects

The benefit of blockchain implementations in business settings is currently being questioned. The technology is often misunderstood and it is still at the early stages, its potential is often misunderstood, agreements about data standards are not easy to reach,...

Horizontal Collaboration in Last-Mile Delivery for on-line Groceries

Feb 26, 2020 | Projects

Retailers today respond to the ever-increasing customer demand through alternative delivery options such as pickup at the store, curbside pickup, and home delivery. Even though home delivery, viz. the last-mile delivery, is one of the most preferred options for...

FrAImework Research

Nov 15, 2019 | Projects, Research

Effective Human-Machine Teaming in Artificial Intelligence-Driven Supply Chains Summary: The MIT Digital SC Transformation research group is currently pursuing a research project on  “Human-Machine Teaming in Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven Supply Chains”...

Blockchain Applications in SCM – a reality check!

Sep 19, 2019 | Events, News

Dr. Inma Borrella, a research scientist at MIT CTL and collaborator with the Digital Supply Chain Transformation Initiative will be speaking at the New England Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition in October. The panel will focus on Blockchain applications and...

Digital Supply Chain Update on MMx SC3x

Sep 12, 2019 | Education, News

Digital technology is accelerating the pace of business and transforming supply chains. Transforming the supply chain digitally can lead to a 50% reduction in process costs and increase revenue by 20%. Maria Jesus Saenz research explores how inter-organization...

Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz at Academy of Management 2019 Conference

Aug 15, 2019 | News

Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz presented her latest research at AOM2019 this past week in Boston. Maria’s research and talks featured two papers, The Trade-Offs of Resilience and Efficiency in Synchromodal Supply Chains: An Empirical Analysis Practice-oriented and...