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Why engage with the MIT Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab?

Collaborating with the MIT Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab offers access to world-renowned researchers and talented MIT students developing new insights into how omnichannel fulfillment transforms supply chains.

Current Research Tracks

Omnichannel Supply Chain Trends

Annual survey with current state of omnichannel and trends over time
Partnership with DC Velocity & CSCMP

Fulfillment Strategies & Workforce Implications

Leveraging brick-and-mortar for ecommerce
Design of the physical distribution network
Fulfillment strategies & processes design
Upskilling the supply chain workforce

Warehouse of
the Future

Crafting a vision for the next decade
Robotics & other technologies
Risks & vulnerabilities
Technology adoption & risks

Circular Supply Chains & Other Research Tracks

Circular supply chain
Omnichannel returns
Sustainable warehouses
Role of AI in omnichannel

Recent Research Partners

Pathways to Engage with the MIT Omnichannel SC Lab

The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) established the Supply Chain Exchange, providing a robust, flexible corporate outreach program that offers multiple ways to engage with Labs and the CTL, enabling all organizations to participate.

The two pathways below are established ways to engage with the researchers and students within the MIT Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab. You can learn more about the other opportunities available within the Supply Chain Exchange program here.

Research Partners

Organizations that want to probe deeply into one of their own specific supply chain challenges participate in the Research Partner program. Research partners work directly with the researchers and students in the MIT Omnichannel Supply Chain Lab.

Capstone Partners

Sponsoring companies and organizations collaborate with masters-level students from the #1 ranked MIT Supply Chain Management Program and MIT Global SCALE Network programs to work on innovative and challenging supply chain capstone projects.

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