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Data-driven inbound coordination can replace fragmented freight movements with fewer trucks, fuller loads, and a more resilient logistics network. Collaboration does not mean compromise; it means fuller loads, fewer trucks, and a more efficient network.

Collaborate with seasoned MIT SCM students and researchers to tackle real-world supply chain challenges head-on. Through a 10-month partnership, your team gains actionable insights and fresh solutions as student teams apply analytical skills and effective strategies to your current projects. Joint teams that include MIT SCM students and MIT CTL faculty work on real-world problems. If you are interested in learning more about sponsoring a capstone project for the upcoming academic year, please email scm-capstone@mit.edu to connect with a member of our team.

By combining Generative AI, automated data visualization, and Retrieval Augmented Generation, researchers created an intelligent chatbot that engages directly with procurement data.

Companies can reduce planning delays and improve service levels by using a hybrid metaheuristic approach, achieving near-optimal solutions in minutes instead of hours.

SCM alum Adam Buttgenbach ’20 is powering PepsiCo’s EV revolution! The Wall Street Journal interviewed Adam about his transformative work as PepsiCo’s Director of Fleet Engineering & Sustainability, where he is leading the deployment of more than 1,750 electric vehicles, including over 100 battery-electric semi-trucks from leading OEMs like Volvo, Tesla, and Daimler.

By combining industry expertise with statistical modeling, study offers a consensus-driven definition of the truckload market cycle and tools to predict changes

Many executives at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) associate process automation with expensive robots and assume that it’s within reach only for large enterprises. However, possibilities for reducing the amount of human involvement in tasks extend well beyond robots and include a host of affordable approaches. In our research with SMEs, we have uncovered strategies that can make automation feasible, even for businesses with lean budgets.