Electrification of the Supply Chain

Prepared by Dr. Josué C. Velázquez Martínez from MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, Dr. Laura Palacios-Argüello, and Prof. Joachim Arts from Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Revolutionize Southern California’s transport...

Circular Supply Chains

The Circular Supply Chain Initiative in MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics envisions and explores how companies can leverage supply chain circularity to contribute to their sustainability goals, with a special focus on waste. We help identify and assess...

Consumer-Faced Logistics

Andrés Muñoz-Villamizar, Josue C. Velazquez-Martínez, and Sergio Caballero-Caballero from MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. E-commerce’s rapid growth, combined with customer demand for fast shipping, has significantly escalated last-mile...

Supply Chain Management for Micro and Small Firms in Latin America

Full Book Chapter on Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Emerging MarketsBy J. C. Velázquez-Martínez, C. TayaksiDue to MSEs’ lack of productivity, only a fraction of them survive and thus contribute to Latin America’s economic growth. In this chapter,...

Driver Behavior Impact

Drivers play a leading role in the determination of fuel efficiency. Therefore this research aims to diagnose the key factors that influence the fuel consumption in heavy duty fleet. This project considers factors such as driver’s behavior, driving errors, driver’s...

Bikesharing (BSS) Model for Urban Design

This study presents a methodology to face the challenges that cities face in selecting sustainable and cost-effective transportation modes, helping planners make choices that can be expressed not only in monetary terms but also in environmental benefits associated with...

Optimal Fleet Composition

How do certain vehicles perform on given road & environmental conditions? Which vehicle characteristics have the biggest impact on CO2...

Topography Vehicle Routing

How to improve routing transportation decisions? What is the effect of topography in routing decisions? When solutions affected by topography affect distance-min route   Davydov D., Velázquez-Martínez, J.C., Fransoo, J.C. (2018). “The impact of Topography on...

Green Home Delivery Consolidation

Last-mile home delivery is the last segment of the delivery process, and within there are significant fulfillment constraints and an associated economic and environmental costs. The “Green Button” Project allows customers to make the eco-friendly choice of waiting a...