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It is <strong>tied to the Faculty&#8217;s Centre for Research in Economics and Management<\/strong> (CREA). It is also a <strong>member of MIT&#8217;s Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence<\/strong> (SCALE) Network. With its strong industry partnerships and interdisciplinary approach, LCL is a key player in <strong>shaping future supply chain innovations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"mit-ctl-scale-network\"\n    >\nMIT CTL &amp; SCALE Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"MIT GLOBAL SCALE NETWORK\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Untitled.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Untitled-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Untitled-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/Untitled.png 500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The MIT Global SCALE Network is an international alliance of leading research and education centers dedicated to supply chain and logistics excellence through innovation. The Network consists of students, researchers, and faculty at six centers spanning four continents.<br>The network aims to <strong>create the next generation of supply chain management professionals<\/strong> who have a system-wide and global perspective, strong analytical problem solving skills, grasp of latest and emerging technologies, and practical change leadership capabilities. It is designed and operated as a balanced network where each center contributes resources to conduct joint research, administers educational programs, and works with corporate sponsors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion accordion accordion--theme accordion-standard\" data-reference=\"fff58fe2-82cf-4f3c-92a9-f14d88eadec8\" data-accordion-type=\"standard\"><div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-f139ad9c-d0bf-4213-982d-92197d550f1c\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-f139ad9c-d0bf-4213-982d-92197d550f1c\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-f139ad9c-d0bf-4213-982d-92197d550f1c\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                Foundation of the LCL            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-f139ad9c-d0bf-4213-982d-92197d550f1c\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-f139ad9c-d0bf-4213-982d-92197d550f1c\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;fff58fe2-82cf-4f3c-92a9-f14d88eadec8&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<p>The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the University of Luxembourg founded the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) in late 2015. The LCL was created in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation &amp; Logistics (MIT CTL).<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-7611fd69-80b6-40cd-ac03-0cead353aa49\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-7611fd69-80b6-40cd-ac03-0cead353aa49\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-7611fd69-80b6-40cd-ac03-0cead353aa49\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                The current SCALE members            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-7611fd69-80b6-40cd-ac03-0cead353aa49\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-7611fd69-80b6-40cd-ac03-0cead353aa49\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;fff58fe2-82cf-4f3c-92a9-f14d88eadec8&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">MIT Center for Transportation &amp; Logistics (MIT CTL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Ningbo China Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (NISCI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"accordion__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-accordion-item\">\n    <h3 class=\"accordion__header\"\n        >\n        <button\n            type=\"button\"\n            id=\"accordion-labelledby-f3145fb5-1024-445b-b46d-0f6788211c73\"\n            class=\"accordion__button collapsed\"\n            aria-expanded=\"false\"\n            aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-f3145fb5-1024-445b-b46d-0f6788211c73\"\n            data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n            data-bs-target=\"#accordion-panel-f3145fb5-1024-445b-b46d-0f6788211c73\"\n        >\n            <span class=\"accordion__title\">\n                                SCALE Connect            <\/span>\n\n            <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-down \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-down\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/button>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div id=\"accordion-panel-f3145fb5-1024-445b-b46d-0f6788211c73\"\n        class=\"accordion__collapse collapse\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"accordion-labelledby-f3145fb5-1024-445b-b46d-0f6788211c73\"\n        data-bs-parent=\"[data-reference=&quot;fff58fe2-82cf-4f3c-92a9-f14d88eadec8&quot;]\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"accordion__body \">\n            \n<p>SCALE Connect brings students from all global SCALE centers together in Cambridge <strong>for three intense weeks of workshops, seminars, industry speakers, facility tours, and team-based work<\/strong>. The intense schedule wraps up with Research Expo, where students present their work to date on industry-sponsored research projects aimed at addressing real-world problems.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-v2\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-item-v2\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scale.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\">\n<div class=\"icon--primary icon--secondary-2 icon--xl wp-block-unilux-blocks-icon-picker\">\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">The MIT Global SCALE Network<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"lcl-circle\"\n    >\nLCL Circle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCL trains the next generation of supply chain managers through a range of programs, including <strong>master education, doctoral programs and research opportunities in logistics and supply chain management<\/strong>. The programmes address specific challenges of this emerging field in an interdisciplinary approach. They incorporate the legal, economic and financial frameworks of logistics and connect students to other departments of the University, for example in engineering and ICT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCL is a member of the Cluster For Logistics and of the Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) International.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"py-0 wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"research-partnerships\"\n    >\nResearch partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research partnerships also open access to the worldwide <strong>Supply Chain And Logistics Excellence (SCALE) network<\/strong> of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation &amp; Logistics (MIT CTL) including <strong>over 120 corporate partners<\/strong>.<br>Research and teaching activities at the Global SCALE centres help those a<strong>ddressing critical challenges and finding solutions<\/strong> in an innovative and collaborative environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Custom R&amp;D cooperation opportunities bring the LCL partners to the forefront of modern logistics and supply chain management. The LCL covers <strong>new interdisciplinary fields of research<\/strong> between :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">supply chain management and law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">management and entrepreneurship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">international economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">IT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic research projects <strong>develop innovations from real-life issues<\/strong>. Active academic researchers give access to cutting-edge research technologies, especially relevant in analysing data.<br>Besides, the LCL CAVE lab was launched in 2023 supported by the Ministry de l&#8217;Economie and the Chief Procurement Officers (CPO) Club, with the goal of advancing research and education in the field of supply chain management. 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