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Cutting Last-Mile Costs for Large Parcel Deliveries
October 30, 2019
Researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics worked with a freight services company that specializes in last-mile deliveries of large parcels to address this challenge.
Is There a Truck Driver Shortage or a Utilization Crisis?
October 28, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, unveiled its annual Top Industry Issues report on October 6, 2019, and for the third year in a row, a shortage of drivers is the top-ranked issue for trucking fleets.
An Alternative Route to a Fuel-Efficient Last Mile
September 26, 2019
The recent announcement by UPS that it will start delivering packages on Sundays next year is another sign of the inexorable growth of e-commerce, and the number of delivery trucks on the roads.
Route Clustering in Transportation with Geospatial Analysis and Machine Learning
September 23, 2019
This research examines carbon emissions and fuel efficiency characteristics of last-mile delivery vehicles for Coppel, a large Mexican retailer.
Four Last-Mile Routes to Successful Omnichannel Retailing
August 28, 2019
Omnichannel retailing has become the new norm in the retail sector as companies reinvent their supply chains to offer customers multiple buying channels.
MIT and ASU Partner For Online Master’s in Supply Chain Management
July 24, 2019
Graduates of the program will receive training at both institutions.
The Supply Chain Planner of the Future
May 29, 2019
New technologies could revolutionize planning and radically change the role of the supply chain planner. Here is how to prepare your organization.
Learning from Route Plan Deviation in Last-Mile Delivery
April 28, 2019
This capstone project studies route deviations in the last-mile deliveries of a large soft drink company.
Last-Mile Delivery Route Optimization
April 24, 2019
Urbanization and customer demands are making last-mile delivery optimization increasingly complex and important for retail companies.
Don’t Build Weapons of Math Destruction
April 1, 2019
The business community might not develop Weapons of Math Destruction, but it might develop models of moderate distortion if they rely too heavily on face-valid factors, without checking for validity.
Are Graduate Degrees Leading to Less Job Options?
January 31, 2019
The economy is humming all cylinders, employers say they can’t find employees with the right skills, yet graduate students report a tough job market. Are Advanced Degrees Taking Students Backwards in Employment?
Export Compliance for Higher Education and Research Groups
November 6, 2018
Changes in the nature of higher education, such as increasing globalization, advances in technology, and new sources of revenue (e.g. scientific research) have made it more complex to administer export compliance programs at universities and research institutions.
MIT Restructures Itself to Shape the Future of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
October 16, 2018
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application.
Los Angeles Pacific Crafts New Degree Programs
May 2, 2018
Los Angeles Pacific University announces the launch of two new online programs in Fall 2018: a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management and a Master of Business Administration.