MIT Supply Chain Frontiers

Building Global Supply Chain Leaders: Inside the MIT Global SCALE Network

Supply chains are inherently global, shaped by geopolitical dynamics, regional market complexities, and the interconnected movement of goods across continents. As such, p

The Latest Technology in Freight Transportation with Samsara

Freight companies face increasing pressure to adopt AI, but which technology is actually working on the road? This episode examines critical findings from ground-level fr

Automating Warehouse Inventory with Drones: An MIT SCM Capstone Project

Warehouse automation is often evaluated through an operational lens in terms of productivity gains, labor efficiency, and accuracy improvements. Yet the environmental imp

The State of AI in Warehousing and Omnichannel

AI is “not optional anymore” in large-scale warehouses and omnichannel operations, as it’s becoming foundational to how they function at scale. In this episode, we explor

Decarbonizing Supply Chains with C.H. Robinson

As climate-related disruptions and regulatory pressures intensify, corporate sustainability is a core strategic necessity for all operations of global firms. In this epis

Beyond the Hype: Decoding AI in Supply Chains

Artificial Intelligence is frequently hailed as a transformative force for global supply chains, yet the gap between technological promise and operational reality remains

Why So Much Food is Lost: Inside Global Food Supply Chains

Global food systems produce more than enough to feed the world—yet nearly one-third of all food is lost or wasted. Much of that loss happens far upstream, driven by peris

Weaponized Supply Chains: U.S.-China Trade and National Security

Rising geopolitical tensions and global trade volatility have revealed a key power struggle: supply chains are a matter of national security. This year’s annual report fr

Sustainability Still Matters

As global supply chains face new waves of political uncertainty, regulatory change, and economic pressure, one thing remains clear: sustainability still matters. The late

What Coffee, Cobalt, and Mangoes Have in Common: Introducing the Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab

Emerging markets play an essential role in global supply chains, providing much of the food, raw materials, and labor that keep the world running. But they also face uniq

The Road to Vehicle Automation: How Far Are We?

Self-driving cars have been heralded by many as the future of transportation—promising safer roads, reduced traffic, and greater mobility for all. Yet despite rapid advan

The State of Sustainability

Sustainability has become an imperative for many companies—but in the face of regulatory rollbacks and budget cuts, are those goals here to stay? In this episode, we expl

The Role of Online Education in Upskilling the Workforce

In recent years, online education has come to the forefront as an alternative to traditional education programs. Its increasing prominence reflects its adaptability, flex

Smarter Warehouses: AI & Robotics at the Forefront of Logistics Innovation

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Matthias Winkenbach, Director of Research at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, Alejandro González, Software Business Uni

Vehicle Routing in the Age of AI

Vehicle routing is one of the most well-understood, extensively studied problems in both history and academia—it's been studied by academics since the early 1800s. Yet 20

Empowering Micro Retailers in Emerging Markets

In this episode, we sit down with members of the MIT Low Income Firms Transformation (LIFT) Lab: Director Josué Velázquez Martínez, Postdoctoral Researcher Sreedevi Rajag

The Warehouse of the Future

Warehouses are undergoing a fundamental transformation—in response to the explosion of growth in the e-commerce space and worldwide large-scale supply chain disruptions,

Innovation in Motion: Shaping the Next 50 Years of Supply Chain

On this episode, we're joined by Melanie Nuce-Hilton, SVP for Innovation and Partnerships at GS1 US, a nonprofit standards organization best known for administering the U

Sustainability Contains Multitudes

MIT CTL Research Scientist David Correll joins us to share findings from the State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2023. Pressure on firms to make their supply chains more

The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and the Future of Work

In this episode, MIT CTL Director Yossi Sheffi, an expert with nearly five decades of experience in the supply chain and logistics areas, sits down with Susan Lacefield,