A series of working and white papers have been completed by members of the core research team, as well as students working on problems relevant to the project. These papers include cases analyzed for data collection and summaries of relevant literature. A comprehensive list of these papers, with links to download them, is presented below.
Working Papers
"Future-Focused Supply Chains: Supply Chain Strategies Shaped by the Future". Research Paper. Author: Mahender Singh. Date: January 2009. Affiliation: Center for Transportation and Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URL: CTL Publication Link.
"Linking Supply Chain Practices to Operational and Financial Performance". Working Paper. Author: Ting Shen. Editor: Larry Lapide. Date: August 2005. Affiliation: Center for Transportation and Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URL: CTL Publication Link.
"The Supply Chain Response To Environmental Pressures". Discussion Paper. Author: Julie Paquette. Date: June 2005. Affiliation: Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URL: CTL Publication Link.
"A Review of Leading Opinions on the Future of Supply Chain". Report. Author: Mahender Singh. Editor: Ken Cottrill. Date: December 2004. Affiliation: Center for Transportation and Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URL: CTL Publication Link.
White Papers
"World Class Supply Chains in the Computer Industry, paper submitted in fulfillment of course ESD.920: Research in Engineer Systems Design, " by Shaunak Roy, Master of Science degree candidate in the Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, June 2005. Link: Download.
"Excellent Supply Chains in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry, paper submitted in fulfillment of Course 1.982: Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering," by Elisa Rah, Master of Science degree candidate in Transportation, Engineering Systems Division, supervised by Gabriel R. Bitran, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Professor of Management Science, June 2005. Link: Download.
"The Supply Chain Response to Environmental Pressures," discussion paper by Julie Rebecca Paquette, Master's degree candidate in Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, and advised by Prof. Randolph E. Kirchain Jr, Engineering Systems and Materials Science & Engineering, June 2005. Link: Download.
"The Telecommunications Industry: Cisco and Lucent's Supply Chains," paper by Yishai Boasson, Master's of Engineering candidate in Engineering Systems Division, and supervised by Charles H. Fine, Chrysler LFM Professor of Management Science, June 2005. Link: Download.