James B. Rice, Jr.

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Director - ISCM & APL

Jim Rice joined MIT in 1995 as the Director of the MIT Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) Program, a collaborative research consortium with industry sponsors. Recently, Jim took on added responsibility as the Director of the Affiliates Program in Logistics, a program serving a consortium of shippers and carriers through symposiums covering supply chain, logistics and transportation issues. As part of these roles, Jim works with industry sponsors to develop research projects and educational and knowledge sharing events for the sponsors.

In addition to his core responsibilities at CTL, Jim also serves in several other capacities:

• Researcher in Supply Chain Management
  Jim conducts research in supply chain management, with particular focus on organizational aspects of how firms coordinate both internally within the organization, and externally with customers and suppliers.
• Instructor in Supply Chain Management
  Jim is instructor for the graduate course "Supply Chain Context" in MIT's Master of Engineering in Logistics academic program.
• External Interaction
  In addition to his role at MIT, Jim serves on the Board of several organizations:
  • National Research Council's 'Board on Manfacturing and Engineering Design' (BMAED) serving through 2005
  • International Advisory Board for the KLICT Research Initiative sponsored by a Ministry of the government of The Netherlands
  • Editorial Board for Supply Chain Management Review and several other SCM journals
    

Background
Prior to joining MIT, Jim managed manufacturing and distribution operations at Procter & Gamble, and served as a sales and market manager at General Electric Company. Jim earned his MBA in Operations and Finance from the Harvard Business School, and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame located in the undulating hills of northern Indiana.

Contact Info
MIT
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room 1-235
Cambridge, MA 02139

Tel: 617.258.8584
Fax: 617.253.4560
E-mail: jrice@mit.edu