MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

With the 120th running of the Boston Marathon, the competition to bring 3D-printed athletic shoes to the general market is sprinting ahead, but for the sneaker industry, the technology, and its supply chain, this will be a marathon, not a sprint.

This white paper is part of a series of papers published by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) on disruptive technologies that could reshape supply chains over the next decade.

The controversy over reshoring has flared up again thanks largely to some research published by the managing consulting firm A.T. Kearney in December 2015.

As an industrial company for the digital era, GE said it was moving its headquarters from its longtime sprawling suburban home in Fairfield, Conn., to the high-tech environs of Boston.

Gift will fund fellowships for graduate supply chain students and endow a chair for the Center for Transportation and Logistics director, Dr. Chris Caplice.

Yossi Sheffi talks about his new book, The Power Of Resilience: How The Best Companies Manage The Unexpected, and how the best companies are balancing the risks involved in new products, new markets, and new processes - all crucial for growth - and the resilience created by advanced risk management.

Establishes collaborative research centers with MIT and Stanford to accelerate artificial intelligence research and broaden its focus on computer science and human-machine interaction with an immediate goal of reducing highway injuries and fatalities.

In an effort to gain momentum before the Paris climate talks this December, the Obama Administration has rallied some of the largest companies in the nation to commit billions of dollars to slash their environmental footprints to help combat climate change.

Innovative technology, automation, and colocation on UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus gives direct digital manufacturer CloudDDM a strategic advantage as they set out to commercialize additive manufacturing.

In this white paper MIT CTL gives a brief description of the initial research findings, and undertakes a basic assessment of three very different innovations that have the potential to reshape supply chains: cloud computing, omni-channel retailing, and 3D printing. Each one is reviewed according to the positive changes in cost, cash, and/or service that result from its introduction, as encapsulated in the working definition of SCI.

Irrespective of age, gender, or experience, the most highly compensated logistics managers are those with the best formal educations - but academics and job recruiters say leadership acumen, the ability to adapt to technology, and “cultural skills” are not to be discounted.

As Executive Director of MIT’s Supply Chain Management Program, Bruce Arntzen works with corporations to find innovative solutions to supply chain problems.

Modern spends 60 seconds talking to Jim Rice, deputy director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics at MIT about supply chain innovation.

Made In Space Announces Launch of First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer to International Space Station.

Dremel Builds on Legacy of Easy-To-Use Tools with Introduction of 3d Printer - Comprehensive 3D printing ecosystem empowers a new generation of makers to build revolutionary projects for creative and functional purposes.