SCALE Network News Hightlights

Students in the MIT-SCALE master’s programs received their degrees at commencement ceremonies on four continents in late May and early June, 2019. Read more...

Stakeholders throughout the transportation industry face fundamental disruptions as vehicle ownership yields to as-needed mobility.

Mobility has been the lifeblood of modern civilization. Throughout the 20th century, autos and the auto industry propelled human development, bringing unrivaled utility and flexibility to the way people move. The automobile forever altered urban and suburban landscapes, and the auto industry emerged as one of the largest sectors of the world economy.

The Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) intends to offer Supply Chain Innovation Internships, which will be awarded to the winners of the Supply Chain Innovation Internship Competition. The competition will be judged by a jury consisting of external venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the MISI Director of Research.

The Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management hosted its third annual eXplore conference on 12 March, 2019, featuring high-profile speakers from industry and academia giving insights into the sustainability of supply chains. LCL director Benny Mantin welcomed 120 participants from 54 organizations on 3 continents. Read more on LCL's site...

MISI’s Center for e-Commerce And Retail Transformation (CART) held its Second Annual Retail Conference on March 5, 2019 at Sasana Kijang in Kuala Lumpur. Six distinguished individuals, who are leading the digital transformation in South East Asia, shared their views through speeches and in two panel sessions on the topic of the conference theme: “Rethinking Retail Supply Chains in Digital Economy.”

An article by Ken Cotrill and Dr. Christopher Mejía on combatting food deserts draws from the GCLOG-student research project that won the grand prize at the 2019 SCALE Connect Research Expo.

The winning finalists of the AWE - Advancing Women Through Education scholarship were awarded at MIT on 30 January 2019. The award, to be given annually and currently valued at $72,000, is the first ever full-tuition award specifically for women in the 20-year history of the MIT SCM program. Read more on the CTL site...

Dec 18, 2018: Dr. Shardul Phadnis, MISI’s Director of Research, moderated a panel exploring the growth of small-and-medium enterprise businesses through cloud computing at the American Innovation & Business Speakers Series organized by American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), U.S. Embassy in Malaysia, and MDEC.

Why is it that most of the micro and small firms that represent 99% of the businesses operating in Latin America survive for less than a year? One of the main reasons is a lack of supply chain expertise – an issue that has received scant attention from researchers up until now... Read More at Supply Chain @MIT Blog

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