MIT Supply Chain Frontiers
Episodes
The State of AI in Warehousing and Omnichannel
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI is “not optional anymore” in large-scale warehouses and omnichannel operations, as it’s becoming foundational to how they function at scale. ...
Decarbonizing Supply Chains with C.H. Robinson
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As climate-related disruptions and regulatory pressures intensify, corporate sustainability is a core strategic necessity for all operations of global...
Beyond the Hype: Decoding AI in Supply Chains
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence is frequently hailed as a transformative force for global supply chains, yet the gap between technological promise and operati...
Why So Much Food is Lost: Inside Global Food Supply Chains
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ups...
Weaponized Supply Chains: U.S.-China Trade and National Security
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rising geopolitical tensions and global trade volatility have revealed a key power struggle: supply chains are a matter of national security. This yea...
Sustainability Still Matters
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As global supply chains face new waves of political uncertainty, regulatory change, and economic pressure, one thing remains clear: sustainability sti...
What Coffee, Cobalt, and Mangoes Have in Common: Introducing the Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Road to Vehicle Automation: How Far Are We?
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Self-driving cars have been heralded by many as the future of transportation—promising safer roads, reduced traffic, and greater mobility for all. Y...
The State of Sustainability
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Role of Online Education in Upskilling the Workforce
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, online education has come to the forefront as an alternative to traditional education programs. Its increasing prominence reflects it...
Smarter Warehouses: AI & Robotics at the Forefront of Logistics Innovation
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we sit down with Dr. Matthias Winkenbach, Director of Research at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, Alejandro Gonzál...
Vehicle Routing in the Age of AI
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vehicle routing is one of the most well-understood, extensively studied problems in both history and academia—it's been studied by academics since t...
Empowering Micro Retailers in Emerging Markets
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with members of the MIT Low Income Firms Transformation (LIFT) Lab: Director Josué Velázquez Martínez, Postdoctoral Re...
The Warehouse of the Future
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warehouses are undergoing a fundamental transformation—in response to the explosion of growth in the e-commerce space and worldwide large-scale supp...
Innovation in Motion: Shaping the Next 50 Years of Supply Chain
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we're joined by Melanie Nuce-Hilton, SVP for Innovation and Partnerships at GS1 US, a nonprofit standards organization best known fo...
Sustainability Contains Multitudes
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MIT CTL Research Scientist David Correll joins us to share findings from the State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2023. Pressure on firms to make thei...
The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I., and the Future of Work
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 wi...
Blue Sky, Gray Sky – Part 2
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Hope is not a strategy." In this episode, we are joined by Kathy Fulton, Executive Director of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), who discuss...
Blue Sky, Gray Sky – Part 1
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 epis...
The New Competitive Edge: Analytics-Driven Supply Chain Design for Value Creation
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chain design has traditionally been conducted with only one dimension in mind: cost minimization. The conventions of supply chain design date l...
Shipper Ghost Lanes - Hidden Costs and Consequences
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Truckload transportation services procurement is costly and time-intensive. These months-long procurement events typically result in thousands of cont...
Empathetic Leadership in the Field–More Insights with the MIT CTL Military Fellows
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks the second installment of research scientist David Correll speaking with the 2021–22 MIT CTL military fellows: US Army Col. Joe P...
Supply Chains across Sectors - A Conversation with the MIT CTL Military Fellows
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, research scientist David Correll speaks with the 2021–22 MIT CTL military fellows: US Army Col. Joe Parker, Lt. Col. Brian You...
Moderna’s Road to the Vaccine and Beyond
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join MIT Global SCALE Connect for an in-depth conversation with Paul Granadillo, SVP Global Supply Chain at Moderna. MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi speaks...
Bottleneck Analysis to Understand Systems in Disruption
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bottleneck analysis aiming to increase asset productivity has commonly been applied inside the four walls of production and distribution facilities. T...
Voices from Beyond the Open Road - Utilization, Shippers, and Driver Quality of Life pt. 2
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, MIT CTL's David Correll spoke with over-the-road truckers about their experiences in order to shed light on why it is that U.S. tru...
Amazon Last-Mile Routing Research Challenge Uncovers New Research Methods on a Global Scale
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and Amazon engaged with a global community of researchers across a range of disciplines, from ...
Key Performance and Key Learning Indicators in Digital Transformation
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, on MIT Supply Chain Frontiers, editorial director, Ken Cottrill speaks with Maria Jesus Sáenz, director of MIT Digital Supply Chain Transforma...
Global Supply Chain Risk and Innovation with Mark Bakker
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Research Scientists Alexis Bateman and Inma Borrella speak with Mark Bakker, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global...
Champions for Change - Women Leaders in Supply Chain Management
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year for international women's day, the MIT Women in Supply Chain Initiative (WISCI) hosted a leadership panel to celebrate women working in the ...
Voices from the Open Road: Utilization, Shippers, and Driver Quality of Life
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chains in the U.S. rely heavily on over-the-road trucking to reliably and safely provide essential supplies to businesses and consumers. These ...
Supplier Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Challenges and Opportunities
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Initial research indicates that there are both commercial and social benefits to DE&I programs within organizations. MIT CTL and MIT Sustainable Suppl...
Flexibility for the Future - How Disruption Fosters Innovation
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like never before, companies have learned during the pandemic to pivot quickly across multiple dimensions. They ramped up production, changed their pr...
Rapid Systems Assessments for Crisis Response with MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every corner of the globe has suffered from supply chain disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning in March with a focus on U.S. food sup...
Food Security and Supply Chain Management with Chris Mejía Argueta
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Food security is top of mind given supply chain considerations caused by a global pandemic. MIT CTL congratulates the World Food Program staff for the...
Supply Chain Decision Making and Design in Times of Disruption with LLamasoft CEO, Razat Gaurav
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation in supply chain decision making and design has flourished in recent years. The availability of high-quality data coupled with an urgent ...
Truck and Drone Cooperative Delivery Vehicle Systems - Social Implications
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the past decade, the logistics industry has experienced substantial growth and its fair share of technological disruption. Particularly in urban se...
Transportation Innovation with Michelle Livingstone, Vice President - Transportation at The Home Depot
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Caplice discusses insights on transportation, people management, and creating the workforce of the future with Michelle Livingstone of The Home ...
50 Years of Earth Day: MIT Perspectives in the Face of Radical Change
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on the 50th Earth Day to explore what the path forward may look like to the 2050 Climate Goals and a more sustainable future in the face of r...
Sustainability in supply chains with Alexis Bateman, CTL Research Scientist and Director, MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join MIT CTL's Ken Cottrill in a candid conversation on the State of Supply Chain Sustainability research area. Learn about a comprehensive new study ...
Resilience and disruption response with Erez Agmoni, Regional Head of Supply Chain Warehousing and Distribution - America at Maersk
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join MIT CTL's Alexis Bateman in conversation with Erez Agmoni about disruptions, supply chain design, and resilience tips for the supply chain and lo...