Supply Chains & Logistics
Managing in the Location-Tracking Era
To make the most of location-tracking technologies, adjust for agility.
Supply Chains & Logistics
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Quality & Service
You Can’t Afford to Please Everyone
Giving customers what they want quickly is a worthy goal. Businesses can’t always afford to do it.
Amy R. Ward, interviewed by Frieda Klotz
Supply Chains & Logistics
‘Just Enough’ Piracy Can Be a Good Thing
Small-scale piracy sometimes offers surprising benefits for IP rights holders.
Antino Kim, Atanu Lahiri, Debabrata Dey, and Gerald C. Kane
Supply Chains & Logistics
Transforming Manufacturing and Supply Chains With 4D Printing
The next transformative emerging technology could be 4D printing.
Monika Mahto and Brenna Sniderman
Corporate Social Responsibility
Amazon Raised Its Minimum Wage — Will Its Rivals Do the Same?
The MIT SMR Strategy Forum examines whether Amazon’s new $15 per hour minimum wage for workers will force rivals to follow suit.
Automation
Why Supply Chains Must Pivot
In an uncertain world, supply chains must adopt flexibility and automation to gain sustainable advantage.
Laurent Chevreux, Michael Hu, and Suketu Gandhi
Marketing Strategy
Beyond the Speed-Price Trade-Off
Advances in inventory and sales analytics make it possible to deliver products both cheaply and quickly.
Jason Acimovic, Michael K. Lim, and Ho-Yin Mak
Quality & Service
Can Your Supply Chain Hear Me Now?
Conversational commerce has the potential to transform the business supply chain.
Brian Subirana, Sanjay Sarma, James Rice, and Ken Cottrill
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Beyond Manufacturing
Summary of the discussion on digital operations management in our eight-part Digital Thread video series.
Mark Cotteleer, Paul Michelman, and Brenna Sniderman
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: The Digital Thread Takes Flight
In part 8 of our eight-part video series, we explore the potential future applications of the digital thread.
Mark Cotteleer, Mark Vitale, and Kelly Marchese
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: How the Digital Thread Weaves Its Way Through the Business
In Part 7 of our eight-part video series, we synthesize the steps of the digital thread.
Mark Cotteleer, Joe Schibi, and Jonathan Holdowsky
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Testing and Validation
Part 6 of our eight-part video series looks at quality assurance in additive manufacturing.
Mark Cotteleer, Monika Mahto, and Brenna Sniderman
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Fabricating Within the Digital Thread
Part 5 of our eight-part video series looks at digital additive manufacturing systems.
Mark Cotteleer, Sarah Jersild, and Anh Phillips
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: A Digital Safety Net
Part 4 of our eight-part video series looks at how digital simulation makes product testing more efficient.
Mark Cotteleer, Joseph Mariani, and Jonathan Holdowsky
New Product Development
Following the Digital Thread: Augmenting Part Design With Topology Optimization
In Part 3 of our eight-part video series, we examine how topology optimization makes design more cost-effective.
Mark Cotteleer, Brenna Sniderman, and Hemnabh Varia
Collaboration
Following the Digital Thread: Creating a Smart Part and Managing Its Life Cycle
Part 2 of our eight-part video series explores design as the starting point for digital production.
Mark Cotteleer, Jonathan Holdowsky, and Monika Mahto
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Following the Digital Thread: Revolutionizing Supply Chains
Part 1 of our eight-part video series explores how integrated digital technologies can transform business.
Mark Cotteleer, Kelly Marchese, and Mark Vitale
Supply Chains & Logistics
Following the Digital Thread: The Path Toward the Digital Enterprise
Our eight-part video series explores how integrated digital technologies can transform business.
Mark Cotteleer and Paul Michelman
Supply Chains & Logistics
Using Visualization to Connect Humans and Analytics in Supply Chain Decision-Making
In this webinar, MIT research scientist Matthias Winkenbach discusses how interactive visualization and augmented reality technology to change the way we access, understand, and utilize complex systems and logistics data.
Matthias Winkenbach and Bruce Posner
Supply Chains & Logistics
Digital Audits as a Tactical and Strategic Management Resource
New factory audit processes make it possible to evaluate supplier performance in more depth.