MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) is a world leader in supply chain management research and education, with over 50 years of expertise. The center’s work spans industry partnerships, cutting-edge research, and driving supply chain innovation into practice through three pillars: research, outreach, and education.
AI Is "Not Optional Anymore" in Omnichannel Supply Chains
MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics - Artificial intelligence has become foundational to omnichannel supply chain operations, according to new research from the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL). The 2026 State of Supply Chain Omnichannel Report reveals that companies are embedding AI across fulfillment, inventory management, and customer experience to manage rising complexity, deliver faster services, and maintain profitability as e-commerce scales globally.
MIT CTL and Mecalux Develop an AI-based Simulator to Optimize Inventory Across Warehouses
MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics - The Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab (ILS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Transportation & Logistics and Mecalux have developed an artificial intelligence-based simulator capable of optimizing inventory distribution across different warehouses within the same logistics network. The platform is called Genetic Evaluation & Simulation for Inventory Strategy (GENESIS)
