A decade into launch, 3D printing company Formlabs needed a structured process by which to evaluate supply chain and sourcing decisions — so it made perfect sense to bring in current MIT Leaders in Global Operations (LGO) students for help. As part of their Operations Lab (Ops-Lab) project, Zoe Hint...
This raises another question: how can SMEs afford annualized rates exceeding 70%? The answer lies in short loan tenures and high profit margins. Many supply contracts have short tenures of 1-2 months, meaning the interest accumulated is minimal relative to the loan term. Moreover, as I learned durin...
Responsibly Financing Africa’s Missing Middle Africa’s SMEs are crucial drivers of economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction, especially in underserved rural areas. Yet, a $331 billion financing gap leaves them in the “missing middle”—too large for microfinance but too small for traditio...
For years, physicists tried to answer a deceptively simple question: why do some things like cities, ideas, innovation ecosystems grow disproportionately larger and more influential than others? Why do a few nodes attract attention, resources, and talent, while most remain peripheral?
Some of the most tragic ferry accidents in recent years have been the result of pilot error. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have found a solution—remove the pilot. Their new autonomous vessel, Roboat II, relies on algorithms, similar to those in ...
A municipality's evolution.
John C Head III Dean David Schmittlein discussed MIT Sloan’s recent achievements during his State of the School address at MIT Sloan Reunion 2023.
Nothing embodies MIT’s motto of “mens et manus,” or “mind and hand,” better than the MIT Sloan Action Learning lab courses.
Eyeing environmental impact.
Filling an education gap.
