Survive or Thrive? The Future of Supply Chains in a Volatile World: Chris Mejía Argueta

Conference Video|Duration: 23:25
May 22, 2025
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    Survive or Thrive? The Future of Supply Chains in a Volatile World
    Chris Mejía Argueta
    Research Scientist, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
    Director, MIT Supply Chain and Global Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network

    Global supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions like climate change, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of resilience strategies. During the presentation, Dr. Mejia will present the effect of behavior in making decisions, which often increases waste. We will explore the tradeoffs in taking actions for perishable items and understand the role of Triple-A capabilities—agility, adaptability, and alignment—in mitigating the negative impacts of significant disruptions on corporate performance and guiding capacity improvement after a disruption. Dr. Mejia will present a case study analyzing the movement of agri-food cargo in an international network of ports, which uses millions of data rows to explore how adaptability and alignment strategies can make supply chains more resilient and efficient. Other mitigation strategies will be presented to the audience for reflection. 

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    Survive or Thrive? The Future of Supply Chains in a Volatile World
    Chris Mejía Argueta
    Research Scientist, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
    Director, MIT Supply Chain and Global Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network

    Global supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions like climate change, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of resilience strategies. During the presentation, Dr. Mejia will present the effect of behavior in making decisions, which often increases waste. We will explore the tradeoffs in taking actions for perishable items and understand the role of Triple-A capabilities—agility, adaptability, and alignment—in mitigating the negative impacts of significant disruptions on corporate performance and guiding capacity improvement after a disruption. Dr. Mejia will present a case study analyzing the movement of agri-food cargo in an international network of ports, which uses millions of data rows to explore how adaptability and alignment strategies can make supply chains more resilient and efficient. Other mitigation strategies will be presented to the audience for reflection. 

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