MIT CTL Executive Education: Supply Chain Resilience

Jun 11, 2019 | Education, Events, News

Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz, Ph.D. will be teaching at MIT CTL’s June Executive Education. The industry-leading executive education program, Supply Chains Driving Strategic Advantage: Managing Dynamics & Innovating the Future, is taught by distinguished MIT...

Executive Education in Digital Supply Chain Transformation Strategy

May 20, 2019 | Education, Events, News

Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz, Ph.D. will be teaching Digitalization in Supply Chain at the Ningbo Supply Chain Innovation Institute, an MIT SCALE Network Center. Digitalization is revolutionizing supply chains landscape dramatically, but intellectual, searching minds are...

Do You Have the DT’s? Why It’s Time to Bring Digital Transformation Down to Earth

Apr 1, 2019 | News, Research

Delirium Tremens, or the DTs, is a condition that causes “delirium, tremor, anxiety and vivid hallucinations,” according to one dictionary definition. It’s a symptom of alcoholism, but there is another type of DT, digital transformation, caused by the excessive...

The Supply Chain has an important role in the Digital Transformation

Mar 6, 2019 | News

In this interview, Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz – Digital Supply Chain Transformation Founder and Leader – provides her vision to Innovadores about the future of supply chain digitalization and how global supply chains are really ready to embrace the challenges...

CBSA and Montreal port dip toe into blockchain to tug shipping into digital age

Mar 5, 2019 | News

Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz and Dr. Inma Borrella, share their thoughts in this article at Financial Post, about the opportunities and barriers of blockchain-powered technology, aiming to streamline freight shipping and cut costs. It is based on the collaboration between...

Education at MIT-IAP: Digital SC Transformation, in the future of retail

Feb 21, 2019 | News

Across the globe, retailers have changed rapidly due to multiple factors: customer-centric strategies, supply chain expectations about delivery and customization, etc. We analyzed the effects of all these factors in the Digital Transformation under the influence of...

Navigating the road to digital supply chain transformation

Jan 8, 2019 | News

By Maria Jesus Saenz and Ken Cottrill It seems that no self-respecting company can be without a digital transformation (DT) strategy these days. But shifting an organization from an analog mindset to the brave new world of digitalization is a long and challenging...

The Future of Retail

Dec 31, 2018 | Events, News

MIT CTL “Future of Retail” Roundtable – insights summary 14 and 15 November, 2018 Across the globe, data show that retailers have been changing rapidly due to multiple factors. First, high population densities in urban areas limit the areas in which large retailers...