SCALE Network Event Highlights

Meet the Experts Redefining Urban Freight Around the World

On December 15 at 8 AM EST, the MIT Global SCALE Network - hosted by the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) - brings together top researchers and practitioners for a free webinar to explore what’s next for city logistics.

Featuring international experts sharing cutting-edge work on digital tools, operational pilots and policy-driven innovations:

 

Guest Speakers 

Dr. Beatriz Royo

Zaragoza Center for Logistics (ZLC), Spain

Dr. Royo is an Associate Professor at the MIT–Zaragoza International Logistics Program...

For supply chain professionals, finance can be more than a back-office function—it’s a tool to unlock working capital, strengthen supplier networks, and build resilience. Join the MIT Global SCALE Network and a panel of experts as we explore how supply chain finance is evolving into a true driver of value and growth.

🎙️ Hosted by Professor Jan Godsell, Dean of Loughborough Business School

👥 With Federico Caniato, Professor of Supply Chain and Procurement Management at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano and Spyros Lekkakos, Professor of Supply Chain Management at the MIT-Zaragoza...

REGISTER TO ATTEND
April 1, 2025
8am ET / 12pm UTC / 1pm BST / 2pm CEST / 8pm CST

In an era of escalating uncertainty, supply chains must rapidly adapt to geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and evolving risks. This MIT Global SCALE Network webinar will explore how supply chains respond to global uncertainty through three key lenses: managing risk and resilience in logistics, navigating shifts from global to regional supply chains, and leveraging data-driven decision-making for crisis response. Expert speakers will share insights from their research and real-world applications, drawing on...

The MIT GCLOG invites you to join a distinguished panel of alumni & faculty from the program as they share their insights about how the program has impacted their lives.

Register here.

SCM Research Symposium provides a unique overview of supply chain research projects conducted by MIT SCM graduate students working in partnership with project-sponsor companies. Research Symposium showcases students’ future-forward research on a range of supply chain and operations areas including Sustainability, Inventory Management, Transportation, Data Analytics, Risk Management, Supply Chain Strategy, and many more.

The MIT Supply Chain Management department will be hosting a reception upon the conclusion of the Symposium, providing students, guests, and representatives...

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Discover how emerging innovations intersect with supply chain management. Since 2014, Crossroads has been offering a unique learning opportunity for participants by connecting experts from MIT, the world’s foremost center for technological innovation, with the foremost business & management industry leaders, and researchers from the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, the global leader in supply chain education and research.

Crossroads 2024 speakers will include:

• Dr. Ben Armstrong, Executive Director, Industrial Performance Center, and Co-Lead, Work of the Future...

POMS Chapter for the Caribbean and Latin America + MIT–SCALE Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean = one major conference for the region

We are excited to announce that the MIT–SCALE Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will merge with the 2023 POMS LAC Conference! The event will be hosted by a consortium consisting of LOGYCA, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, and Universidad del Norte on March 16–19, 2024. It will be a hybrid virtual/in-person event. Join us in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, or from anywhere in the world! Review presentations from top academics and...

We are excited to announce that the MIT–SCALE Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will merge with the POMS LAC Conference! The event will be hosted by a consortium consisting of LOGYCA, Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, and Universidad del Norte on March 16–19, 2024. It will be a hybrid virtual/in-person event. Join us in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, or from anywhere in the world! Review presentations from top academics and practitioners, who are developing high-impact research projects for the region and participate in keynote plenary sessions and networking events.