Operations Management

The MIT Startup Exchange supports MIT-connected ventures as they explore and assess new technologies. Here are four MIT Sloan-connected startups featured at its recent Virtual Demo Day.

Stagnant productivity, a tightening workforce, and rising global competition are reprioritizing manufacturing in the U.S. What’s needed: new production models.

Stalled projects and workarounds cause chaos in too many organizations. Dynamic work design offers a way to address this through continuous, hands-on problem-solving.

Applying systems dynamics principles to industrial AI can ensure faster and more impactful business outcomes.

Dynamic work design can help you break through static dysfunction and calm organizational chaos. A new book provides direction.

MIT Sloan climate expert John Sterman spells out the actions businesses can take to mitigate the economic and ecological harms of global warming.

Organizations that opt to verify emissions via third-party auditors ultimately make more carbon reductions than companies that don’t audit.

Ten books with a fresh look at data monetization, DEI practices, disciplined entrepreneurship, and more.

One core operational improvement — moving from a “push” to a “pull” method of scheduling — can have large implications for organizations’ agility.

The fourth annual report documents a wavering commitment to sustainability in lean times but steady pressure from investors and corporate buyers.