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MIT Supply Chain Frontiers
Sep 29, 2023
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, Executive Editor of Supply Chain Quarterly. Yossi and Susan discuss the miracle of modern global supply chains—a magic conveyor belt that moves goods from mines and forests to supermarket shelves. They also discuss supply chain resilience in the face of major disruptions, the growing role that AI will play in supply chains, and how that affects practitioners, businesses, and consumers alike.
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MIT Supply Chain Frontiers
Aug 15, 2023
Blue Sky, Gray Sky – Part 2
"Hope is not a strategy."
In this episode, we are joined by Kathy Fulton, Executive Director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), who discusses her work connecting private-sector resources with disaster response needs: a "gray sky" response, after a disaster hits. For instance, if a supplier has excess food they need to offload, ALAN will connect them with a warehouse with the capacity to accept the delivery. ALAN forges partnerships between various players in the supply chain as well as between the public and private sectors, which, along with information sharing among all parties, are critical to fostering collaboration in order to respond effectively to a disaster and to strengthen future disaster preparedness.
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MIT Supply Chain Frontiers
Jul 31, 2023
Blue Sky, Gray Sky – Part 1
In the wake of a disaster, restoring supply chains can be critical in assuring that the most vital needs of affected communities are met.
In this episode, Tim Russell and Lauren Finegan of the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab discuss the fundamentals of humanitarian logistics and disaster response—including how to best build resilient communities, how the public and private sectors can work together for optimal disaster response, and how their research and work helps inform and strengthen disaster response work worldwide.
Learn more about the work of the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab.
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