MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network: Recent submissions
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Forecasting Long Haul Truckload Spot Market Rates
(2020-03-23)The objective of this paper is to predict long haul truckload spot market rates for the near future. Short term spot rate forecasts help with making operational decisions, estimating budgets for shippers and cash flow for ... -
Elephants or Goldfish?: An Empirical Analysis of Carrier Reciprocity in Dynamic Freight Markets
(MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, 2020-01-23)Dynamic macroeconomic conditions and non-binding truckload freight contracts enable both shippers and carriers to behave opportunistically. We present an empirical analysis of carrier reciprocity in the US truckload ... -
Corporate Supply Chain Disclosures and Factors Determining the Disclosure Approaches: A Palm Oil Case Study
(2019-09-29)Palm oil is one of four big commodities contributing to rapid deforestation. Companies face stakeholder pressure to produce and source palm oil sustainably and to disclose their commitments and actions. This study analyses ...
