Leaders for Global Operations (LGO)

Simchi-Levi honored by Production and Operations Management Society

April 26, 2013

Publication cites CEE professor's contributions to theoretical and practical aspects of supply-chain management

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Civil and environmental engineering, Faculty, Research, Supply chains

Student overcomes cancer to shine at internship and graduate

January 25, 2013

Liz Katcoff (SB 2008) earns MBA and SM in Leaders for Global Operations program.

Also labeled: Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Manufacturing, Student life, Students, Logistics, Supply chains

Leaders for Global Operations alumna shares enthusiasm for engineering

December 14, 2012

Mary Anito LGO '12 is a passionate advocate for engineering education and careers for girls and young women.

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Business and management, MBA, STEM, Women, Women in engineering

Destination known

October 10, 2012

Leaders for Global Operations student Jan Ma plans to explore the world, and make it better.

Also labeled: Leadership, MIT $100K competition, Students, Systems design

Leadership class injects muppets, Star Wars into 'Antigone'

October 5, 2012

Also labeled: Leadership, Students, Theater

MIT LGO logs 25 years as a leader in manufacturing and operations

October 1, 2012

Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Manufacturing

Student teams tackle Third World health care issues

June 28, 2012

LGO students add operations expertise to ghdLab projects

Also labeled: Africa, Developing countries, Development, Graduate, postdoctoral, Health, Health care, Global, Students

Entrepreneurial students dive into product design and development

May 14, 2012

Joint MIT-RISD course yields concepts from iPad-friendly backpacks to waste-free sugar.

Also labeled: Business and management, Collaboration, Design, Education, teaching, academics, iPad, Engineering Systems, Mechanical engineering, Students

Exploding the myths of manufacturing

May 10, 2012

MIT conference explores the complex state of an industry showing signs of revival.

Also labeled: Faculty, Future of Manufacturing, Manufacturing, MIT presidency, Policy, Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE), Research, Special events and guest speakers, Business and management

Taking flight at Boeing

April 23, 2012

Chen uses LGO internship to improve manufacturing operations at the company's Charleston, S.C. plant

Also labeled: Aircraft, Business and management, Industry, Students

Companies looking at a more regional approach to manufacturing

February 21, 2012

China no longer the obvious choice for manufacturing functions of large U.S.-based companies, paper says

Also labeled: China, Civil and environmental engineering, Engineering Systems, Faculty, Globalization, Manufacturing, Research, Sloan Management Review

MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis tool

February 14, 2012

Group is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Business and management, Contests and academic competitions, Electrical engineering and electronics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Mechanical engineering, MIT $100K competition, Physics, Startups, Students

Idea draws on engineering and business to help diabetics

January 20, 2012

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Bioengineering and biotechnology, Contests and academic competitions, Diabetes, Graduate, postdoctoral, Health, Medicine, MIT $100K competition, Students

Erdekian stresses importance of ongoing innovation for manufacturing

November 14, 2011

Also labeled: Graduate, postdoctoral, Manufacturing, Special events and guest speakers, Students, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (LMP)

Smooth sailing for Alicia Lenis, LGO ’13

September 20, 2011

A Q&A on how the shipping industry is timely and exciting.

Also labeled: Management, Students, Mechanical engineering, Shipping