• 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.…

  • 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 transportation, particularly home deliveries. This…

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Latin America

    Within a variety of countries considered emerging economies, Latin America has received special attention in the last years. The region accounts for more than 625 million people with approximately 5% of the total world…

  • Supply Chain Management for Micro and Small Firms in Latin America

    In this chapter, we discuss the connection between MSEs’ productivity growth and SCM. We present key takeaways from the literature and summarized different research approaches used to study this emerging field, specifically related to…

  • 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 profile,…

  • 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…

  • Optimal Fleet Composition

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  • Topography Vehicle Routing

    Davydov D., Velázquez-Martínez, J.C., Fransoo, J.C. (2018). “The impact of Topography on High-Resolution Fuel-Based Routing Decisions”. Working Paper. Share this: Related:

  • 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…

  • Consumer-Facing Sustainable Logistics Preference for Green Last Mile Home Delivery

    In the era of e-commerce and climate change, sustainability in last-mile delivery operations has a pivotal role. The boost of online shopping and increasing expectations of fast shipping means more vehicles on the road…

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