SCALE Network News Hightlights

175 Master's and Graduate Certificate students from the six global SCALE Network centers came together in Cambridge, MA in January for SCALE Connect 2020. Read more...

The Ningbo Center for Supply Chain Innovation Institute China (NSCIIC) held an opening ceremony on September 9, 2019 for their new building in Meishan, in the Sichuan region of China.

The MIT Global SCALE (Supply Chain And Logistics Excellence) Network’s master’s in Supply Chain Management has been ranked #1 in the world by Paris-based EdUniversal for the fourth consecutive year. Read more on the CTL site.

Spanish newspaper El Mundo has ranked MIT Global SCALE Network's master's program the No. 1 master's program in supply chain and logistics in Spain for the 9th consecutive year. El Mundo is one of Spain's largest news outlets, and one of the country's news sources of record.

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.