Exploring and quantifying the impact of rapidly evolving digital technologies and AI as they reshape end-to-end (E2E) supply chains
What is the Digital Supply Chain Transformation Initiative?
Digital Supply Chain Transformation is the strategic imperative for competitive advantage in today’s volatile landscape. It fundamentally reshapes operational capabilities, granting organizations the essential agility and resilience they need. This shift secures measurable impacts, including:
- Up to 50% process cost reductions.
- Up to 20% new revenue gains.
- Increased trust in AI decisions.
- Exponential scalability for processes.
Our Research Initiatives
Human-AI Collaboration
By combining human insights with the power of artificial intelligence, organizations are fundamentally upgrading their core operational performance.
Scaling End-To-End Automation Roadmap
Exploring how to move from automation pilot projects to full integration, from suppliers to final customers, fundamentally transforming core tasks to deliver exponential operational output.
Autonomous Operations
Achieving true operational independence, where systems self-manage to guarantee consistent and efficient performance.
Executive Education
Supply Chain Management: Leading with AI and Digital Transformation
This 6-week online executive program, offered with MITx Pro and Emeritus, provides a holistic view of digital transformation in the supply chain. The curriculum focuses on the strategic perspective and the necessary digital supply chain visions and capabilities. We examine real case studies and essential topics for discussions, including:
- Digital Supply Chain Transformation Roadmaps
- End-to-End Visibility
- Human-AI Collective Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence
- New Technological Trends in Supply Chain Management
Selected Research Partners
Highlights
Human-AI Collaboration: Boosting Supply Chain Performance
Geographical and Industrial Concentrations in Supply Chains
The impact of Industrial and Geographical Concentrations of Upstream Industries on Supply Chain Performance.
Dell case study Bestseller at Harvard Business Publishing
The case study presents Dell’s experience in employing transformative efforts for their global operations and it clearly shows the importance of aligning a common vision among the different functions of the company.
Mapping the impact of geographic differences on global supply chain practices
This article explores how approaches to key elements of supply chain management vary across geographies, particularly in North America versus the rest of the world. In a globalized business environment, critical capabilities such as a company’s ability to handle risk, embrace innovative technology, and ensure that the workforce has the right skills can differ markedly from country to country.
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