SCALE Network Event Highlights

The MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network Research Expo provides a unique opportunity to preview ~100 supply chain research projects conducted by MIT SCALE graduate students in partnership with project-sponsor companies and MIT SCALE researchers. The Expo offers a glimpse of what the students' research will reveal in May-June when final projects are presented. This event has three components, all online January 19-22, 2021. See full details and register on the MIT CTL web site.

In this webinar we will discuss the growing imperative to address human rights and environmental abuses in the supply chain, current and emerging regulation in this space, and engage with how some businesses are already proactively addressing these issues. Alexis Bateman, Director, MIT Sustainable Supply Chains; Basak Baglayan, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Luxembourg; and speakers from ArcelorMittal and the United Nations Global Compact. Read more and register on LCL's site...

ZLC will present a Virtual Info Session on Wednesday, December 2nd at 5pm (CEST) on the 10-month ZLOG master's in Supply Chain Management, the ZLOGb Blended master's option, and the GSCM (Global Supply Chain Management) master's program offered in partnership with MISI (Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation) and the global SCALE Network. Learn more and register on ZLC's web site.

Get insights into the SCM Blended program option for MITx MicroMaster's in SCM Credential holders, and learn how to prepare a strong application for the Supply Chain Management master's program.

The Zaragoza Logistics Center will present a free webinar with experts from Amazon, DHL and IKEA on the topic “November, the Month of Discounts and Promotions: the Logistical Challenge of Compulsive Buying." Note, start and end times are CET (Zaragoza time) and the webinar will be conducted in Spanish. Learn more and register. 

MIT CTL and SCALE Network Director Yossi Sheffi will be a keynote speaker at MAKERS & MOVERS of APAC 2020. Supply chain experts and executives from global organizations explore topics on the theme of adapting to the NEW NORMAL in Supply Chain. This event is the first of a series where the future of Supply Chain in Asia is debated, transformed and improved. Learn more and register on conference site. Supply Chain practitioners attend free. 

In his new book, The New (Ab)Normal, MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi studies how businesses have grappled with the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this free virtual book talk, he explores what individuals and enterprises are likely to do to survive and thrive after the pandemic subsides. Engage with professor Sheffi through live Q&A and audience polls.  Learn more and register...

ZLC is a co-organizer of BNEW (Barcelona New Economy Week), a hybrid physical and digital B2B event that gathers unique events of the sectors of Logistics, Real Estate, Digital Industry, Ecommerce and Economic Zones. Learn more and get a free spot here: https://www.zlc.edu.es/events/barcelona-new-economy-week-bnew/

This half-day webinar hosted by NISCI brings together experts from manufacturing, logistics, retailing and academic research to share their views, experiences, and expectations on topics relating to “Omnichannel Marketing and the Supply Chain Digitalization."  Learn more and register on NISCI's site.

ZLC and Supply Chain Labs invite you to attend a free Webinar on Resilient supply chain network design on Tuesday, August 11 at 5:30pm (IST). Check your timezone here. 

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Presenters Dr. Milos Milenkovic, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, MIT-Zaragoza SCM program; Carolina Ciprés, ZLC Director of Research; Rohit Bhayana, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Lumis Partners will cover: 

• Basic supply chain concepts such as supply chain management, the main characteristics of high performance supply chains and supply chain planning and network design. 
• Resilient supply chains , why we...