A different operating procedure
MIT Sloan’s Katherine Kellogg goes inside hospitals to study medical practices.
Department
Management
MIT community mourns the loss of Sloan graduate student Heng ‘Nikita’ Guo
President Reif urges members of the community to support one another.
Scholars ponder better ways to elect a president
National popular vote, alternate voting methods debated at MIT conference.
A good sport
Sarah Miller MBA ’13 leads the way on logistics, operations for annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
At MIT, Dalai Lama calls for better stewardship of Earth’s resources
Tibetan Buddhist leader urges a more enlightened view of self-interest in remarks at MIT conference.
Too much information?
MIT Sloan marketing professor Catherine Tucker analyzes the boundaries of privacy in a connected world.
U.S. News ranks MIT sixth overall among U.S. universities
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
Better product design through a simple square chart
How Design Structure Matrix analysis has helped heavyweight companies improve their products, production lines and organizations.
3 Questions: Andrew Lo on JP Morgan’s multibillion-dollar trading loss
MIT financial markets expert addresses the need for better risk management — and a simple way to tell if JP Morgan’s failed gamble was a trade or a hedge.
Entrepreneurial students dive into product design and development
Joint MIT-RISD course yields concepts from iPad-friendly backpacks to waste-free sugar.
The secrets of the system
MIT’s venerable Beer Game, a table contest, sheds light on the mysteries of manufacturing and the difficulties of running a business.