Developing Supply Chain Talent and

Innovation in Africa

Briefing to the Global Logistics Cluster Meeting

June 1, 2018

C o n te n t

• [1 0 m in u te s] P re se n t re su lts o f a stu d y sp o n so re d b y th e B ill a n d M e lin d a

G a te s F o u n d a tio n (B M G F ) to ch a ra cte riz e th e s o cia l a n d e c o n o m ic b e n e fits
th a t ca n b e re a lize d in N ig e ria a n d its e co n o m ic re g io n th ro u g h a d va n ce d
e d u ca tio n a n d re se a rch in su p p ly ch a in m a n a g e m e n t

• [1 0 m in u te s] D e s c rib e a p a th to sca le u p su p p ly c h a in e d u ca tio n u sin g e d X

a lo n g w ith su sta in a b le in -co u n try a ca d e m ic ca p a city

• [5 m in u te s ] S h a re a p ro p o se d p la n to d e ve lo p a N ig e ria C e n te r o f
E xce lle n ce (C O E ) a n d re ce n t u p d a te s o n co m m itm e n ts to su p p o rt th e
la u n c h
• [1 5 m in u te s] O p e n d is c u ss io n re g a rd in g th e p o te n tia l fo r a ca d e m ic
e n g a g e m e n t in d e ve lo p in g ta le n t a n d in n o va tio n in A frica

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Va rio u s s ta k e h o ld e rs c o n v e rg e d to s tu d y h o w s u p p ly c h a in e d u c a tio n
a n d re s e a rc h c a n im p ro v e p u b lic , p riv a te , a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o u tc o m e s .
• Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN)
• History: formed in 2012 (https://www.phn.ng/evolution)
• Leadership: Aljhaji Aliko Dangote, Founding Patron; Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, CEO
(https://www.phn.ng/board-of-directors)
• Mission: mobilize business and corporate leaders towards improving health outcomes;
focus on innovation, partnership, advocacy, and impact investment
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provided a grant for PHN to:
• establish the Africa Resource Centre (ARC) for public health supply chains
• explore creation of an academic center of excellence in supply chain

• PHN and ARC commissioned a study from MIT CTL to explore the potential of an
MIT Global SCALE center of excellence based in Nigeria
• Broad focus on supply chains across sectors
• Research to improve supply chains for health and other areas, shaped by trustee input
• Education for locally sustainable talent development through partnership with universities,
leveraging STEM education to cultivate management science skills that shape practice

S u p p ly c h a in e d u c a tio n , re s e a rc h , a n d in n o v a tio n is a lig n e d w ith

N ig e ria ’s e c o n o m ic g ro w th p la n .
N ig e r ia k e y s tr a te g ic p r io r itie s , 2 0 1 7 -2 0 2 0

H o w c a n S C M s e r v e a s a n e n a b le r ?

§ R e d u c e c o s t o f d o in g b u s in e s s
S ta b ilis e th e
§ U n lo c k n e w a v e n u e s fo r re v e n u e
m a c r o e c o n o m ic g e n e ra tio n th ro u g h v a lu e -a d d in g
e n v ir o n m e n t
s e rv ic e s

A c h ie v e
a g r ic u ltu r e a n d
fo o d s e c u r ity
§ Im p ro v e th e a b ility o f s m a llh o ld e r
fa rm e rs to re a c h la rg e r/m o re d is ta n t
m a rk e ts
§ In c re a s e e x p o rta b ility o f m a s s -
p ro d u c e d c ro p s

§ B u ild /im p ro v e w a te rw a y a n d ra ilw a y

in fra s tru c tu re to in c re a s e fre ig h t
Im p r o v e tra n s p o rta tio n c a p a c ity a n d fle x ib ility

tr a n s p o r ta tio n § U p g ra d e p o rt in fra s tru c tu re to in c re a s e

in fr a s tr u c tu r e
th ro u g h p u t
§ O p tim iz e u s e o f a ll tra n s p o rta tio n

m o d e s to d e -c o n g e s t ro a d n e tw o rk

E n s u re e n e rg y § B u ild c a p a c ity fo r lo c a l re fin in g

e ffic ie n c y in § D e c re a s e g e n e ra tio n a n d d is trib u tio n

pow er & c o s ts

p e tr o le u m § O p tim iz e u s e o f a lte rn a tiv e p o w e r

p r o d u c ts s o u rc e s to e n s u re c o v e ra g e a n d
in c re a s e s e rv ic e
D r iv e § Im p ro v e c h a n n e l c o o rd in a tio n b e tw e e n
in d u s tr ia liz a tio n S M E s a n d s tra te g ic p a rtn e rs (e .g .,
fo c u s in g o n la rg e r p la y e rs )

SMEs § In c re a s e fin a n c in g o p tio n s fo r S M E s

S O U R C E : E c o n o m ic R e c o v e ry & G ro w th P la n , 2 0 1 7 -2 0 2 0 4
 T h e g ro w in g tra n s p o rta tio n a n d lo g is tic s in fra s tru c tu re in N ig e ria w ill
re q u ire s o u n d e x p e rtis e to m a x im ize e c o n o m ic b e n e fit.
K e y lo g is tic s in fr a s tr u c tu r e -L a g o s
NOT EXHAUSTIVE C ase in p o int is Lago s State
M urtala 5th busiest in Africa

M uham m ed 6,000,000 passengers

A irport annually

A papa 4th largest in Africa

container 625,000 TEU annually
term inal
NWZ

D angote
C apacity of 650,000 barrels NEZ
R efinery /
Petrochem ical per day
Park NCZ
FCT

Lekki D eep D eepest in SS Africa

Seaport* C apacity of 2.7M TEU
SW Z

SEZ

Island pow er C om bined capacity of 21.9

A kute pow er M egaw atts SSZ

Planned to consist of 7
Lagos U rban
railw ay lines w ith the blue
R ail netw ork* line carrying betw een
400,000 – 700,000 daily

Lekki Free
About 805 hectares of land
Trade Zone
allocated for developm ent

S O U R C E : P w C , P ro je ct w e b s ite s, h ttp ://la g o s ftz .c o m /, h ttp ://la m a5ta -n g .c o m /ra il/

C o m p a n ie s h a v e a c le a r n e e d fo r s u p p ly c h a in e x p e rtis e a n d w e lc o m e
o p p o rtu n itie s to tra in th e ir e x is tin g w o rk fo rc e .
C o n c e rn s e x p re s s e d b y lo c a l c o m p a n ie s a b o u t S C M p ra c tic e in N ig e ria P o te n tia l ro le s fo r a C o E , a s e x p re s s e d b y p riv a te c o m p a n ie s

“M o st p e o p le d o n o t u n d e rsta n d th a t S C M is a
“A n o rg a n iz a tio n lik e th is c o u ld a m p lify th e
p ro fe ss io n ”
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n e e d s”
“S C M is n o t a fo rm a l d is c ip lin e h e re .” -C O O , lo c a l p h a rm a c o m p a n y
-In d u stry u m b re lla b o d y

“In N ig e ria , p e o p le h a ve h isto ric a lly b e co m e lo g is tic s “S u p p o rt th e p u b lic s e c to r to q u a n tify a n d

S C M p ro fe s s io n a liza tio n

m a n a g e rs ‘b y a c c id e n t’, ra th e r th a n ‘b y e x p e rtis e ’ ” u n d e rs ta n d th e im p lic a tio n s o f p o lic y

-C E O , lo g is tic s tra in in g o rg a n iza tio n m e a s u re s re la te d to S C M ”
-C E O , lo g is tic s tra in in g o rg a n iz a tio n
“Y o u d o n ’t h a ve p e o p le p ra cticin g m e d ic in e w h o d id
n o t stu d y m e d ic in e . T h e s a m e w ith la w . B u t w h e n it “S e rv e a s a c e n tra l p la tfo rm fo r re s e a rc h e rs
co m e s to tra n sp o rta tio n , y o u h a ve p e o p le w h o h a v e
stu d ie d lite ra tu re , E n g lish , e tc . m a kin g k e y d e c is io n s .” to s h a re a c tiv ity a n d p u b lic a tio n s ”
-R e g u la to ry b o d y -P ro fe s s o r o f O p e ra tio n s M a n a g e m e n t
R e c ru itm e n t a n d tra in in g

“W e d o n ’t re cru it s u p p ly ch a in p e o p le [b e c a u s e th e re
“H e lp im p ro v e th e e a s e o f d o in g b u s in e ss
a re n o n e ]. W e re c ru it p e o p le , a n d th e n w e tra in th e m
to b e s u p p ly c h a in p e o p le .” fro m a s u p p ly c h a in p e rs p e c tiv e ”
-H e a d o f S u p p ly C h a in , g lo b a l p h a rm a
-H e a d o f s u p p ly c h a in , la rg e C P G
com pany
“If th e re w e re h ig h -q u a lity lo c a l tra in in g o p tio n s
a va ila b le , th a t w o u ld b e a b e tte r o p tio n th a n th e “P ro v id e a n e w p o o l o f c o m p e te n t a n d
cu rre n t p ra c tic e o f se n d in g sta ff a b ro a d ”
re le v a n t ta le n t”
-M u ltip le m u ltin a tio n a ls -M D , lo g is tic s c o m p a n y

“W e s tru g g le to fin d fu n d in g fo r re se a rc h ”
-M u ltip le a ca d e m ic in s titu tio n s “W o rk w ith g o v e rn m e n t to s tim u la te lo c a l
engagem ent

“T h e re is n o in te ra c tio n b e tw e e n a ca d e m ia a n d lo c a l m a n u fa c tu rin g ”
R e s e a rc h /

-H e a d o f S u p p ly C h a in , g lo b a l p h a rm a
in d u s try”
-P ro fe sso r o f O p e ra tio n s M a n a g e m e n t com pany

S O U R C E : L o ca l s ta ke h o ld e r in te rvie w s 6
A re c e n t W o rld B a n k s tu d y c o n firm s th e s h o rta g e o f lo g is tic s s ta ff a n d
m a n a g e rs , w h ic h a s a n e g a tiv e im p a c t o n in te rn a tio n a l tra d e .

M c K in n o n , A la n ; F lö t h m a n n , C h r is t o p h ; H o b e r g , K a i; B u s c h , C h r is t in a . 2 0 1 7 . L o g is t ic s C o m p e t e n c ie s , S k ills , a n d T r a in in g : A G lo b a l

O v e r v ie w . W o r ld B a n k S t u d ie s ;. W a s h in g t o n , D C : W o r ld B a n k . h tt p s :/ / o p e n k n o w le d g e .w o r ld b a n k .o r g / h a n d le / 1 0 9 8 6 / 2 7 7 2 3

U n iv e rs itie s in N ig e ria a re n o t a lig n e d w e ll w ith in d u s try o r g o v e rn m e n t

n e e d s in s u p p ly c h a in /lo g is tic s .
NOT EXHUSATIVE
( P u b lic ) fe d e r a l u n iv e r s itie s

( P u b lic ) s ta te u n iv e r s itie s
153 P r iv a te u n iv e r s itie s
§ T h e r e is lim it e d v is ib ilit y

o n e x is t in g p r o g r a m s
40 a m o n g in d u s t r y
p r a c t it io n e r s

§ S C M - r e le v a n t p r o g r a m
o f f e r in g s a r e h o s t e d in a
w id e r a n g e o f
d e p a rtm e n ts a c ro s s
44
d iffe r e n t in s titu tio n s ( e .g .,

68 B u s in e s s A d m in is tr a tio n ,
T r a n s p o r ta tio n ,

G e o g r a p h y , C iv il
26 E n g in e e r in g )
§ In a d d itio n to th e fiv e S C M
p r o g r a m s , 2 6 u n iv e r s it ie s
69
25 a ls o o f f e r d iv e r s e
n u m b e r o f e d u c a t io n a l
p r o g r a m s in r e la t e d
5
17 f ie ld s , m o s t ly f o c u s e d
1 3 1
o n t r a n s p o r t a t io n
A ll u n iv e r s itie s U n iv e r s itie s w ith U n iv e r s itie s w ith
a p p r o v e d p o s tg r a d u a te d e g re e p ro g ra m s

p ro g ra m s d e d ic a te d to S C M

SO U R C E: N atio n al U n ive rsitie s C o m m issio n , U n ive rsity w e b site s 8

S u p p ly c h a in m a n a g e m e n t is a re la tiv e ly n e w b u t g ro w in g fie ld w ith g a p s
in a c a d e m ic c a p a c ity b u t a ls o o p p o rtu n itie s fo r p a rtn e rs h ip .

N u m b e r o f u n iv e r s it ie s o f f e r in g S C M - r e la t e d d e g r e e p r o g r a m s in s e le c t e d c o u n t r ie s

A ll a c c re d ite d u n iv e rs itie s
U n iv e rs itie s w ith S C M d e g re e p ro g ra m s
2 ,6 2 9

164
153
128
116

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24 31
16 12 16 19 9 18 16 6 12 1
5 1 4 3
U SA UK N ig e r ia S o u th G hana Ke nya U ganda Ta n z a n ia Egypt Rw anda M a la w i M o ro c c o Senegal
A fr ic a

5% 10% 3% 10% 26% 41% 35% 18% 2% 13% 17% 38% 8%

S C M u n iv e r s it ie s p e r c a p it a in s e le c t e d c o u n t r ie s

U n iv e r s itie s p e r m illio n p o p u la tio n

0.58 0.52
0.40 0.49
0.34
0.25 0.22 0.17 0.17
0.17
0.03 0.01 0.07
U SA UK N ig e r ia S o u th G hana Ke nya U ganda Ta n z a n ia Egypt Rw anda M a la w i M o ro c c o Senegal
A fr ic a

S O U R C E : N a tio n a l a cc re d ita tio n b o d ie s, U n iv e rs ity w e b s ite s , W o rld B a n k

C o n te n t

• [1 0 m in u te s ] P re s e n t re s u lts o f a s tu d y sp o n s o re d b y th e B ill a n d M e lin d a

G a te s F o u n d a tio n (B M G F ) to ch a ra cte rize th e so c ia l a n d e co n o m ic
b e n e fits th a t ca n b e re a lize d in N ig e ria a n d its e co n o m ic re g io n th ro u g h
a d va n ce d e d u ca tio n a n d re se a rch in su p p ly ch a in m a n a g e m e n t

• [1 0 m in u te s ] D e s c rib e a p a th to s c a le u p s u p p ly c h a in e d u c a tio n
u s in g e d X a lo n g w ith s u s ta in a b le in -c o u n try a c a d e m ic c a p a c ity

• [5 m in u te s] S h a re a p ro p o se d p la n to d e ve lo p a N ig e ria C e n te r o f
E xce lle n ce (C O E ) a n d re ce n t u p d a te s o n co m m itm e n ts to su p p o rt th e
la u n c h
• [1 5 m in u te s ] O p e n d is c u ssio n re g a rd in g th e p o te n tia l fo r a ca d e m ic
e n g a g e m e n t in d e ve lo p in g ta le n t a n d in n o va tio n in A frica

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M IT C T L in te g ra te s s u p p ly c h a in e d u c a tio n , re s e a rc h , a n d o u tre a c h a n d
h a s la b s fo c u s e d o n c u ttin g e d g e to p ic s .
• $ 1 5 M R e s e a rc h B u d g e t • 4 -T ie r P a r t n e rs h ip M o d e l
• 1 5 F u ll-T im e R e s e a rc h e rs • 5 0 + M e m b e r C o m p a n ie s
R e s e a r c h la b s w it h in C T L
• 2 0 + A c t iv e R e s e a rc h P ro je c t s • In d u s t r y -D r iv e n
• 6 0 + F a c u lt y & R e s e a rc h e rs A c ro s s M IT W o r k s h o p s & S y m p o s ia

H u m a n it a r ia n R e s p o n s ib le S u p p ly

R esponse Lab C h a in L a b

Research Outreach A geLab F r e ig h t L a b

T h e N a t io n a l C e n t e r o f

M e g a c it y L o g is t ic s L a b E x c e lle n c e f o r A v ia t io n

Education O p e r a t io n s R e s e a r c h
(N E X T O R )

S u p p ly C h a in S t r a t e g y S u s t a in a b le L o g is t ic s
Lab In it ia t iv e
• S u p p ly C h a in M a n a g e m e n t P ro g ra m ( R e s id e n t ia l & B le n d e d )

• M ic ro M a s te rs in S u p p ly C h a in M a n a g e m e n t
• E x e c u t iv e E d u c a t io n
• P h D in L o g is t ic s

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MIT CTL established the SCALE Network in collaboration with governments and
companies around the world to develop talent and drive economic performance.

▪ E s ta b lis h e d in 2 0 0 3 in Z a r a g o z a , A r a g o n , S p a in
▪ lo c a te d in th e h e a r t o f P L A Z A , th e la r g e s t lo g is tic s p a r k in

th e s o u th w e s t o f E u r o p e th a t s e r v e s a s a w o r k in g
la b o r a to r y to tr a n s fe r n e w k n o w le d g e a n d w o r k in g
p r a c tic e s
▪ O ffic ia lly r e c o g n iz e d a s a K n o w le d g e T r a n s fe r O ffic e
( K T O ) b y S p a n is h M in is tr y o f E d u c a tio n a n d S c ie n c e in
2008
▪ E s ta b lis h e d in 2 0 0 8 b y p r iv a te s e c to r ( L O G Y C A /G S 1
C o lo m b ia )
▪ P a r tn e r s h ip s in p la c e w ith s e v e r a l u n iv e r s itie s in th e r e g io n
to o ffe r G r a d u a te C e r tific a te in L o g is tic s ( G C L O G ) a s a
c o m p le m e n t to e x is tin g d e g r e e o ffe r in g s

▪ E s ta b lis h e d in 2 0 1 1 in p a r tn e r s h ip w ith th e P r im e
M in is te r ’s o ffic e ( r e c e n tly r e c e iv e d g o v e r n m e n t

fu n d in g to s u p p o r t in d u s tr y p r o je c ts )
▪ S e t u p a s a s ta n d a lo n e , d e g r e e - g r a n tin g
in s titu tio n
▪ E s ta b lis h e d in 2 0 1 6 a s a n in d e p e n d e n t, d e g r e e - g r a n tin g
a c a d e m ic in s titu tio n e s ta b lis h e d a s a jo in t in itia tiv e
b e tw e e n M IT a n d th e g o v e r n m e n t o f N in g b o , C h in a

▪ E s ta b lis h e d in 2 0 1 6 w ith in th e U n iv e r s ity o f

L u x e m b o u r g ( h o s te d w ith in th e F a c u lty o f L a w ,

E c o n o m ic s a n d F in a n c e )

SO U R C E: M IT C TL 12
T h e la u n c h o f e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m s s e e k s to q u ic k ly s c a le c a p a c ity to
m e e t th e u rg e n t n e e d s fo r s u p p ly c h a in ta le n t.
O ffe rin g 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028+

S h o rt c o u rse s

E x e c u tiv e
E xe cu tive -in -re s id e n ce
p ro g ra m s

U n d e rg ra d u a te c e rtifica te

S u p p o rt p ro g ra m (U C L O G ) 1

p ro g ra m s in G ra d u a te ce rtifica te
p a rtn e r
P ro g ra m (G C L O G )
u n iv e rs itie s 2
B le n d e d M a ste r’s p ro g ra m

R e se a rc h e x ch a n g e s/

fe llo w sh ip s

R e s e a rc h P o s td o cto ra l fe llo w sh ip s
exchanges
S C A L E N ig e ria fa cu lty
co -a d vise P h D s tu d e n ts
in S C A L E n e tw o rk

P a rt-tim e M a s te r’s p ro g ra m

B le n d e d M a s te r’s p ro g ra m
G ra d u a te
d e g re e s 3 F u ll-tim e M a ste r’s p ro g ra m

P h D p ro g ra m

1 C o u ld in v o lv e a c o m b in a tio n o f M IT u n d e rg ra d u a te s a n d lo c a l u n d e rg ra d u a te s
2 C o u ld b e d e v e lo p e d in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith M IT a n d /o r o n e o r m o re lo c a l u n iv e rs itie s
3 S u b je ct to fu rth e r e va lu a tio n b a s e d o n u p ta k e o f e a rly o ffe rin g s

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O u r v is io n fo r A fric a is s im ila r to S C A L E L a tin A m e ric a , w h ic h h a s
d e v e lo p e d a n e tw o rk o f 2 9 le a d in g u n iv e rs itie s a c ro s s th e c o n tin e n t.

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broader economy, in Nigeria and across Africa.

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W e p ro p o s e to c re a te th e firs t S C A L E C e n te r in A fric a a s a n in d e p e n d e n t
e n tity s u p p o rte d b y in d u s try, g o v e rn m e n t, a n d a c a d e m ic p a rtn e rs .

Re
se
G o v e rn m e n t a rc In d u s tr y
h
▪ I n n o v a t io n t o g u id e a n d ▪ S t r e a m o f in n o v a t io n : n e a r -

In n o v a t io n a n d
le v e r a g e in f r a s t r u c t u r e t e r m e x p e r im e n t a l, lo n g - t e r m

Exchange
in v e s t m e n t s t r a t e g ic
SCALE
▪ C a t a ly s t f o r f o r e ig n d ir e c t
N ig e ria
▪ C o - d e v e lo p v a lu e - c r e a t in g

in v e s t m e n t ( F D I ) m a n a g e m e n t p r a c t ic e s

▪ I n d e p e n d e n t e v id e n c e a n d ▪ U p g r a d e e x is t in g t a le n t
a d v ic e o n p o lic y a n d in v e s t m e n t
ti on ▪ A c c e s s t o a g r o w in g p ip e lin e
ca
▪ H u m a n c a p it a l d e v e lo p m e n t Ed
u
o f w o r ld c la s s t a le n t

▪ S o c ia l im p a c t t h r o u g h im p r o v e d ▪ I n v it a t io n t o c o n v e n e w it h

d e liv e r y o f e s s e n t ia l g o o d s a n d t h o u g h t le a d e r s f o r c r o s s -

s e r v ic e s in d u s t r y d ia lo g u e
A c a d e m ia

D e v e lo p m e n t o r g a n iz a tio n s
▪ S u p p le m e n t e x is t in g e d u c a t io n a l
p ro g ra m s P r o fe s s io n a l b o d ie s

▪ H u b f o r d e v e lo p m e n t in t h e ▪
b r o a d e r e c o n o m ic r e g io n
▪ P la t f o r m t o c r e a t e n e w p r o g r a m s
A c c e s s to a b ro a d n e tw o rk o f
t h a t le v e r a g e t h e w o r ld ’s le a d in g p r o f e s s io n a ls a c r o s s

▪ I n d e p e n d e n t e v id e n c e o n t h e s u p p ly c h a in c u r r ic u lu m a n d in d u s t r ie s
im p a c t o f in v e s t m e n t e d u c a t io n a l p r o g r a m d e v e lo p m e n t / ▪ S o u r c e o f c o lla b o r a t io n o n

▪ H u m a n c a p it a l d e v e lo p m e n t d e liv e r y ( r e s id e n t ia l, M O O C ) in it ia t iv e s t o a d v a n c e t h e

▪ S o c ia l im p a c t t h r o u g h im p r o v e d
d e liv e r y o f e s s e n t ia l g o o d s a n d
s e r v ic e s
▪ C o lla b o r a t e w it h le a d in g a c a d e m ic s S C M p r o f e s s io n
o n g r o u n d b r e a k in g r e s e a r c h
▪ C o n n e c t w it h le a d in g - e d g e
c o m p a n ie s a n d e x e c u t iv e s

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C o n te n t

• [1 0 m in u te s ] P re s e n t re s u lts o f a s tu d y sp o n s o re d b y th e B ill a n d M e lin d a

G a te s F o u n d a tio n (B M G F ) to ch a ra cte rize th e s o c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic
b e n e fits th a t c a n b e re a lize d in N ig e ria a n d its e c o n o m ic re g io n
th ro u g h a d va n ce d e d u ca tio n a n d re s e a rc h in s u p p ly c h a in
m anagem ent
• [1 0 m in u te s ] D e sc rib e a p a th to sc a le u p su p p ly ch a in e d u ca tio n u sin g e d X
a lo n g w ith su sta in a b le in -co u n try a ca d e m ic ca p a city
• [5 m in u te s] S h a re a p ro p o se d p la n to d e ve lo p a N ig e ria C e n te r o f
E xce lle n ce (C O E ) a n d re ce n t u p d a te s o n co m m itm e n ts to su p p o rt th e
la u n c h
• [1 5 m in u te s ] O p e n d is c u ssio n re g a rd in g th e p o te n tia l fo r a ca d e m ic
e n g a g e m e n t in d e ve lo p in g ta le n t a n d in n o va tio n in A frica

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F a c u lty & s tu d e n ts e n g a g e in a p p lie d re s e a rc h d ire c tly s p o n s o re d a n d
b a s ic re s e a rc h th a t is s u p p o rte d b y s tra te g ic in v e s tm e n t.
P o t e n t ia l r e s e a r c h f o c u s a r e a s w it h in S C A L E N ig e r ia

K e y in d u s t r ie s G e n e r a l t o p ic s S p e c ia l t h e m e s

E s s e n t ia l s u p p ly c h a in s :
H e a lt h c a r e N e t w o r k o p t im iz a t io n 3 P L /o u t s o u r c in g
h e a t lh , a g r ic u lt u r e , e t c .

CPG M a n u f a c t u r in g s t r a t e g y C o n t r a c t d e s ig n S C M fo r S M E s

In t e r n a t io n a l
F o o d /B e v e r a g e In v e n t o r y m a n a g e m e n t M e g a c it y /u r b a n lo g is t ic s
T r a n s p o r t a t io n

S u p p ly c h a in
L o g is t ic s F r e ig h t E n e r g y in f r a s t r u c t u r e
s u s t a in a b ilit y

T r a n s p o r t a t io n
R e t a il S u p p ly c h a in f in a n c e S u p p ly c h a in v is ib ilit y
in f r a s t r u c t u r e

P r o c u r e m e n t /s o u r c in g
E -C o m m e rc e In b o u n d L o g is t ic s In t e r n a t io n a l t r a d e
s tra te g y

O il & G a s R is k m a n a g e m e n t R e v e r s e L o g is t ic s H u m a n it a r ia n c r is e s

C h e m ic a ls S u p p ly c h a in t e c h n o lo g y S c e n a r io p la n n in g W o m e n in s u p p ly c h a in

A g r ic u lt u r e E c o n o m e t r ic a n a ly s is

S O U R C E : D istille d fro m F e a s ib ility S tu d y d is c u s s io n s 19

S C A L E N ig e ria c a n c a ta ly ze a n e tw o rk o f re s e a rc h e rs a c ro s s A fric a to
d riv e in n o v a tio n in th e re g io n d e v e lo p th e o ry fo r g lo b a l a p p lic a tio n .

Example: MIT SCALE formed what is now the largest academic

conference for supply chain academics in Latin America
A SC A LE A frica C enter w ill help transform healthcare supply chains in
N igeria based on lessons from SC A LE’s past healthcare experience
M a jo r c h a lle n g e s in N ig e ria n h e a lth c a re s y s te m
A v a ila b ility a n d E q u ity o f A c c e s s to C ritic a l C o m m o d itie s :
▪ E sse n tia l g o o d s a re fre q u e n tly u n a va ila b le a t th e p o in t o f
se rvic e , re d u c in g th e q u a lity o f c a re a v a ila b le to p a tie n ts
▪ P u b lic h e a lth su p p ly c h a in s a re se v e re ly fra g m e n te d , w ith
u n co o rd in a te d p la n n in g a n d p ro c u re m e n t p ro c e sse s
co m p o u n d e d b y a c o m p le x g o ve rn a n c e e n v iro n m e n t
▪ W a re h o u s e m a n a g e m e n t a n d d istrib u tio n p la n n in g p ro c e s s e s
a re p la g u e d w ith w e a k n e ss, p a rtic u la rly in re la tio n to
m a n a g in g a s ta b le co ld c h a in fo r te m p e ra tu re -se n s itiv e
co m m o d itie s
▪ H e a lth fa cilitie s a re p o o rly p la n n e d a n d u n e v e n ly d is trib u te d ,
re s u ltin g in a c ce s s ch a lle n g e s fo r m u ch o f th e p o p u la tio n
▪ S ta ff a re p o o rly tra in e d (o fte n w ith n o fo rm a l lo g istics tra in in g ),
p a rtic u la rly in a re a s su c h a s:
‒ in v e n to ry m a n a g e m e n t
o u tso u rc in g /co n tra ct m a n a g e m e n t
‒
D a ta /v is ib ility
▪ D a ta /re co rd s a re u n d e ru tiliz e d a n d p o o rly m a n a g e d , re s u ltin g
in p o o r v isib ility a t va rio u s le v e ls a n d cre a tin g “b lin d s p o ts ” fo r
p la n n in g o ffic ia ls
S O U R C E : M IT C T L
A SC A LE A frica C enter is uniquely positioned to address infrastructure
challenges in N igeria
M a jo r in fra s tru c tu re c h a lle n g e s in N ig e ria
T ra n s p o rta tio n in fra s tru c tu re :
▪ R o a d s : T h e ro a d n e tw o rk is o ve rb u rd e n e d , w ith o v e r 9 0 % o f
in te rn a l a n d cro ss b o rd e r fre ig h t tra v e lin g b y ro a d (in a d d itio n to
p a ss e n g e r tra ffic. P o o r m a in te n a n ce , o v e rlo a d e d ve h ic le s , a n d th e
p re se n c e o f h u g e ca rg o lo a d s o n th e ro a d s c re a te a n e e d fo r
fre q u e n t re p a irs. J u st 1 8 % o f th e to ta l ro a d n e tw o rk is p a v e d
▪ W a te rw a y s : N ig e ria h a s 3 ,3 0 0 km o f n a vig a b le in la n d w a te rw a y s ,
b u t a la ck o f d re d g in g a n d u n a va ila b ility o f m o d e rn v e s s e ls m e a n s
th e y a re h a rd ly u se d fo r c a rg o tra n sp o rta tio n
▪ R a il: T h e ra il sy s te m is se ve re ly u n d e ru tiliz e d , w ith < 1 % o f
tra n sp o rta tio n s e rvice s in th e co u n try . In 2 0 1 0 , th e a m o u n t o f
fre ig h t c a rrie d b y ra ilw a ys w a s e q u iv a le n t to < 0 .1 % o f th e
th ro u g h p u t o f th e p o rts
▪ S e a p o rts : T h e b ig g e st s e a p o rt (A p a p a , L a g o s) is h e a v ily
co n g e ste d , w ith p ro d u c tivity ~ 5 0 -6 0 % lo w e r th a n in te rn a tio n a l
sta n d a rd s a n d tru ck cy cle tim e s 5 -6 tim e h ig h e r th a n in te rn a tio n a l
sta n d a rd s
▪ A irp o rts : M o st a irp o rts c a n o n ly o p e ra te fo r 1 2 h o u rs d a ily d u e to a
la c k o f th e lig h tin g fa cilitie s re q u ire d fo r n ig h ttim e o p e ra tio n . T h e
e n tire a irlin e se c to r fa ce s s e ve re fin a n cin g c h a lle n g e s , a n d
in fra s tru ctu re (e .g ., m o d e rn n a vig a tio n a l a id s , ru n w a y s , a n d
sto ra g e ) fa il to ke e p p a c e w ith th e g ro w th o f a ir tra ffic
§ Im p ro ve m e n t o f tra n sp o rta tio n in fra s tru c tu re a c ro ss a ll m o d e s is
h in d e re d b y p o o r p la n n in g a n d fin a n cin g / in ve stm e n t ro a d b lo c k s
E n e rg y /P o w e r In fra s tru c tu re
▪ A va ila b le p o w e r g e n e ra tio n ca p a city la g s b e h in d in s ta lle d c a p a c ity ,
a n d in sta lle d c a p a city fa lls fa r s h o rt o f th e p o p u la tio n ’s
co n s u m p tio n n e e d s . D is trib u tio n a n d tra n s m issio n a re in e ffic ie n t,
le a v in g m o s t h o u s e h o ld s w ith a n e e d to se lf-g e n e ra te in o rd e r to fill
g a p s in a c ce ss to e le c tricity
▪ U tiliz a tio n o f o il, g a s , a n d h y d ro p o w e r a n d re n e w a b le re s o u rc e s to
in c re a se g e n e ra tio n c a p a city h a s b e e n lo w
S O U R C E : W o rld B a n k, A fD B , M IT C T L , Z a ra g o z a L o g is tic s C e n22te r
R e le v a n t h e a lth c a re w o rk w ith in S C A L E
S u p p ly C h a in M a p p in g a n d S e g m e n ta tio n E x e rc is e (in
p a rtn e rs h ip w ith J S I)
▪ G h a n a w a s fa c e d w ith a n u m b e r o f v e rtic a l s u p p ly c h a in s
▪ m a n a g e d s e p a ra te ly b y d iffe re n t p u b lic h e a lth p ro g ra m s
S C A L E re s e a rc h e rs c o m p le te d a s e g m e n ta tio n e x e rc is e ,
c la s s ify in g c o m m o d itie s a c c o rd in g to p ro d u c t a n d c u s to m e r
fa c to rs to e v e n tu a lly c re a te th re e d is tin c t s e g m e n ts b a s e d
o n d e m a n d a n d g e o g ra p h y . Id e a l fre q u e n c y o f d e liv e ry a n d
re la tiv e s a fe ty s to c k le v e l w e re d e te rm in e d fo r e a c h
segm ent
▪ T h e e x e rc is e re s u lte d in s ig n ific a n t re d u c tio n in s to c k o u ts
a n d lo s s e s , re d u c e d c o s t o f th e o v e ra ll s y s te m , a n d re d u c e d
th e a d m in is tra tiv e b u rd e n a t s e rv ic e d e liv e ry p o in ts
F o re c a s tin g d e m a n d fo r h e a lth c o m m o d itie s (in
p a rtn e rs h ip w ith P a rtn e rs in H e a lth )
▪ T h e s c a le o f P IH ’s o p e ra tio n s h a s g ro w n d ra m a tic a lly o v e r
th e p a s t d e c a d e , p la c in g a s tra in o n e x is tin g s to ra g e s p a c e
▪ M IT ’s H u m a n ita ria n R e s p o n s e L a b (H R L ) d e v e lo p e d a
s p re a d s h e e t m o d e l th a t u s e d h is to ric a l c o n s u m p tio n d a ta to
fo re c a s t d e m a n d o v e r a th re e -y e a r p e rio d . T h is a n a ly s is w a s
u s e d to s h o w th a t P IH c o u ld re lie v e th e s tra in o n its c e n tra l
w a re h o u s e b y tra n s itio n in g fro m a n a n n u a l o rd e r p ro c e s s to
a m o re fre q u e n t o n e
H e a lth a n d H u m a n ita ria n L o g is tic s C o n fe re n c e
▪ H R L is a c o -o rg a n iz e r o f th is a n n u a l c o n fe re n c e , w h ic h
b rin g s to g e th e r a c a d e m ia , N G O s , p riv a te s e c to r, a n d
g o v e rn m e n t a g e n c ie s w ith a n in te re s t in im p ro v in g th e
p ra c tic e o f lo g is tic s in h e a lth s y s te m s a n d h u m a n ita ria n
e m e rg e n c ie s
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R e le v a n t in fra s tru c tu re w o rk w ith in S C A L E N e tw o rk
S tre n g th e n in g T ra n s -P y re n e e s R a ilw a y In fra s tru c tu re
▪ S C A L E re s e a rc h e rs a n a ly s e d fre ig h t tra ffic c o n d itio n s in th e
Ib e ria n P e n in s u la , w ith a fo c u s o n flo w s o f in c o m in g c a rg o
a n d o n w a rd s tra n s it to E u ro p e
▪ T h e a n a ly s is o f b o ttle n e c k s le n t s u p p o rt to th e c o n s tru c tio n o f
a n e w h ig h -c a p a c ity ra ilw a y lin k a c ro s s th e C e n tra l P y re n e e s
(w ith p re c is e lo c a tio n to b e d e c id e d b a s e d o n e n v iro n m e n ta l
a n d o th e r fa c to rs ) a n d h ig h lig h te d th e n e e d fo r im p ro v e d
e ffic ie n c y o f s h o rt s e a s h ip p in g tra n s p o rt
L o g is tic M o d e ls fo r H y d ro g e n D is trib u tio n a n d S u p p ly
§ S C A L E re s e a rc h e rs a n a ly s e d th e p ro d u c tio n a n d d is trib u tio n
o f h y d ro g e n fu e l fro m re n e w a b le re s o u rc e s in S p a in . T h e y
u s e d a d e c is io n s u p p o rt m o d e l to o p tim iz e th e c o n fig u ra tio n o f
th e h y d ro g e n s u p p ly c h a in , w ith th e a im o f id e n tify in g th e id e a l
s tra te g y (b a s e d o n e ffic ie n c y , s u s ta in a b ility , a n d c o s t-
e ffe c tiv e n e s s ) to m e e t v a rio u s d e m a n d s c e n a rio s
§ T h is w o rk a ls o a s s e s s e d s tra te g ie s fo r h y d ro g e n s u p p ly c h a in
in fra s tru c tu re d e v e lo p m e n t (e .g ., tra d e -o ffs b e tw e e n
c e n tra liz e d a n d d is trib u te d p ro d u c tio n )
D ig ita l P ie m o n te : T ra n s fo rm in g R e g io n a l M o b ility W ith
In fo rm a tio n A n d In te g ra tio n
§ S C A L E re s e a rc h e rs e x p lo re d th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f
te c h n o lo g ic a l in fra s tru c tu re fo r lo g is tic s in th e P ie m o n te re g io n
o f n o rth -w e s te rn Ita ly
§ A fe a s ib ility s tu d y w a s c o n d u c te d to a s s e s s th e p o te n tia l
e s ta b lis h m e n t o f a s y s te m fo r d ig ita l re g io n a l m o b ility
m a n a g e m e n t. S u c h a s y s te m w o u ld ta k e in p u ts o f re a l-tim e
d a ta a n d le v e ra g e ra p id ly e v o lv in g s e n s o r, tra c k in g ,
c o m m u n ic a tio n a n d re la te d te c h n o lo g ie s to m o n ito r a n d
c o n tro l th e flo w s o f g o o d s , s e rv ic e s , a n d in d iv id u a ls
 MIT SCALE can develop evidence for strategic guidance and wise investment.
Case study: U.S. transportation infrastructure

The US Department of Transportation sponsored MIT CTL to provide the

planners at the federal, state, regional, and local levels with a better
method of strategic planning for freight infrastructure investments.

Some Simple Statistics:

>1 M miles of Federal highways
>100 K miles of railway
>10 K miles of waterways
>50 M tons of freight moved every day (>$30 B)

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A SC A LE A frica C enter can leverage previous hum anitarian research to

address challenges relevant to N igeria’s ongoing crisis
M a jo r c h a lle n g e s re la te d to h u m a n ita ria n c ris is in N ig e ria R e le v a n t h u m a n ita ria n re s p o n s e w o rk w ith in S C A L E N e tw o rk

T h e B o k o H a ra m in su rg e n cy h a s c a u s e d c rip p lin g in sta b ility in T ra n s p o rta tio n fo r H u m a n ita ria n A s s is ta n c e in E th io p ia (in

n o rth e a s te rn N ig e ria , w ith th re e sta te s (A d a m a w a , B o rn o , a n d Y o b e )
h it p a rticu la rly h a rd . M illio n s o f p e o p le a re a ffe cte d ; in p a rticu la r,
▪ 1 .8 M p e o p le h a ve b e e n d is p la c e d b y th e o n g o in g h u m a n ita ria n
cris is (Ju n e 2 0 1 7 )
▪ 5 .2 M fo o d -in s e cu re p e o p le a re in n e e d o f e m e rg e n cy fo o d
a ss is ta n c e , w ith 5 0 ,0 0 0 fa c in g fa m in e -like c o n d itio n s (J u n e -A u g
2017)
T h e m o s t p re ss in g ch a lle n g e s in c lu d e th e fo llo w in g :
D is ru p tio n o f e c o n o m ic a c tiv ity a n d d a m a g e to e x is tin g
s tru c tu re s /s e rv ic e s :
▪ 2 /3 o f h e a lth fa c ilitie s a n d u p to 7 5 % p e rc e n t o f w a te r a n d s a n ita tio n
in fra s tru ctu re h a s b e e n d e s tro ye d in a ffe cte d a re a s . O v e r 1 ,0 0 0
P a rtn e rs h ip w ith W F P ):
▪ T ra n s p o rta tio n c o s ts c o n s titu te a m a jo rity o f th e c o s t o f re lie f
o p e ra tio n s fo r in te rn a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n s d e liv e rin g fo o d a id . H R L
c o m p le te d a s tu d y to id e n tify th e d e te rm in a n ts o f tra n s p o rta tio n
ta riffs fo r W F P ’s tra n s p o rt o f fo o d a id v ia th ird p a rtie s in E th io p ia
▪ In te n s ity o f c o m p e titio n w a s id e n tifie d a s a le a d in g p re d ic to r o f
s h ip p in g ra te s p a rtic u la rly o n in te rn a tio n a l c o rrid o rs , b u t a ls o o n
d o m e s tic c o rrid o rs
▪ T h is s u g g e s ts th a t a lo n g s id e in v e s tm e n t in tra n s p o rta tio n
in fra s tru c tu re , g o v e rn m e n t s h o u ld c o n s id e r m e a s u re s to
e n c o u ra g e a n d fa c ilita te c o m p e titio n . E x a m p le s in c lu d e lo w e rin g
th e b a rrie rs to e n try fo r tru c k in g c o m p a n ie s a n d in c re a s in g
in fo rm a tio n tra n s p a re n c y

sc h o o ls h a ve b e e n d a m a g e d o r d e stro ye d , w ith a fu rth e r 1 5 0 0 + P la n n in g fo r P o s t-d is a s te r H o u s in g (in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith F E M A ):

sc h o o ls c lo se d d u e to o n g o in g se cu rity th re a ts. A c c e s s to s h e lte r
a n d b a s ic se rv ic e s h a s b e e n se ve re ly d isru p te d
▪ A va ila b ility o f fo o d is se ve re ly re stric te d d u e to 1 ) lim ite d
a g ric u ltu ra l a c tiv ity, w h ic h h a s b e e n a ffe c te d b y s e c u rity th re a ts ,
a n d 2 ) co n g e stio n a t L a g o s p o rt, w h ic h slo w s d e liv e ry o f fo o d a id
▪ R e g io n a l tra d e , re s tricte d m o ve m e n t, a n d c lo su re o f m a rk e ts a n d
tra d e ro u te s h a s e n d e d m a n y live lih o o d s a n d m a d e re s id e n ts
d e p e n d e n t o n a id
C h a lle n g e s to a id d e liv e ry
▪ S o m e a re a s re m a in in a cc e ssib le to h u m a n ita ria n a id w o rk e rs
b e ca u se o f s e cu rity th re a ts . A cce s s p ro b le m s a re fu rth e r
co m p o u n d e d d u rin g th e ra in y s e a s o n , w h e n m a n y ro a d s b e c o m e
im p a ss a b le
▪ D is ru p tio n to te le co m m u n ic a tio n s in fra stru ctu re a n d o th e r e n a b le rs
fu rth e r h in d e rs th e a b ility o f h u m a n ita ria n o rg a n iza tio n s to o p e ra te
▪ M IT ’s H u m a n ita ria n R e s p o n s e L a b (H R L ) is s u p p o rtin g th e U S
F e d e ra l E m e rg e n c y M a n a g e m e n t A g e n c y (F E M A ) to a d d re s s
s h o rt-te rm h o u s in g a n d re c o n s tru c tio n n e e d s fo r fa m ilie s a ffe c te d
b y re c e n t h u rric a n e s in th e U S
S u p p ly C h a in M o d e llin g fo r C a s h a n d V o u c h e r P ro g ra m s in
D a rfu r (in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith W F P ):
▪ In 2 0 1 3 , W F P a n d H R L u n d e rto o k a p ro je c t to b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d
th e s u p p ly c h a in fo r c o m m o d itie s p re s e n t in th is W F P fu n d e d -
p ro je c t
▪ T h e s tu d y h a d th re e c o m p o n e n ts : a tra n s p o rta tio n a n a ly s is , th e
c o lle c tio n o f d a ta o n th e c u rre n t s u p p ly c h a in a n d th e b e h a v io rs o f
th e a c to rs in th e s u p p ly c h a in , a n d m o d e lin g th e s u p p ly c h a in fo r
s ix c o m m o d itie s u s in g a v a ila b le d a ta o n p ric in g , p ro d u c tio n , a n d
th e c o lle c te d d a ta

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SC A LE’s w ork at the m acro- and m icro levels can help spur grow th of local
and regional econom ic activity in N igeria
M a jo r tr a d e -r e le v a n t c h a lle n g e s in N ig e r ia R e le v a n t tr a d e -r e le v a n t w o r k w ith in S C A L E N e tw o r k

P o lic y /re g u la to ry /e n a b lin g e n v iro n m e n t In c re a s in g In te rn a tio n a l C a rg o T ra n s it T h ro u g h Z a ra g o z a A irp o rt

▪ C o m p a n ie s a re a t th e m e rcy o f fre q u e n t c h a n g e s to ▪ S C A L E re s e a rc h e rs e x p lo re d th e o p tio n s fo r in c re a s in g d e m a n d a t

Z a ra g o z a a irp o rt (Z A Z ) b y a n a ly s in g th e a irp o rt’s c a p a c ity a n d ro le in
g o ve rn m e n t ru le s a n d re g u la tio n s , y e t re ce ive lim ite d
g u id a n ce a n d su p p o rt fo r im p le m e n ta tio n tra d e a c tiv itie s a n d e x p lo rin g m a rk e t s e g m e n ts th a t c o u ld p o te n tia lly
▪ C o m p a n ie s a cro s s in d u strie s c ite a “h ig h c o s t o f d o in g b e n e fit fro m g re a te r u s e o f th e a irp o rt. S e c u re d tra n s it o f g o o d s a n d

b u sin e s s” d u e to v a rie d a n d u n p re d ic ta b le ro a d b lo c ks e ffic ie n c y o f c u s to m s p ro c e d u re s w e re id e n tifie d a s tw o p o te n tia l

▪ N ig e ria ’s p o te n tia l a s a re g io n a l/g lo b a l h u b h a s n o t b e e n fu lly
a re a s o f d iffe re n tia tio n fo r Z A Z

re a lize d . In te rn a l a n d e x te rn a l p la ye rs a re n o t le ve ra g in g th e ▪ A s e p a ra te S C A L E s tu d y d e m o n s tra te d th e p o te n tia l b e n e fit o f ro u tin g

h ig h -v a lu e re ta il a n d te c h c a rg o th ro u g h a re g io n a l a irp o rt s u c h a s
d is tin c t a d v a n ta g e s th a t N ig e ria o ffe rs to g lo b a l su p p ly
ch a in s Z a ra g o z a (e v e n w ith o u t s e c u rity p ro te c tio n ) ra th e r th a n th ro u g h
fre q u e n tly ta rg e te d tra n s it h u b s (e .g ., L H R o r C D G ) a s a p o te n tia l

F in a n c e /fo re x b o ttle n e c k s : c o u n te rm e a s u re to c o m b a t c a rg o th e ft, w h ic h c a u s e s c o m p a n ie s

▪ H u g e in sta b ility in th e v a lu e o f th e lo ca l c u rre n c y h a s ra is e d lo s s e s o f 2 -5 X th e v a lu e o f g o o d s lo s t

th e p ric e o f k e y in p u ts, le d to a c a u tio u s sta n c e fro m fo re ig n E c o n o m ic g ro w th a n d in c re a s e d c o m p e titiv e n e s s fo llo w in g th e

in v e sto rs, a n d e ve n d rive n so m e co m p a n ie s o u t o f th e lo c a l
e s ta b lis h m e n t o f th e Z a ra g o z a L o g is tic s C e n te r
m a rke t ▪ In 2 0 0 3 , th e firs t S C A L E C e n te r w a s e s ta b lis h e d in th e h e a rt

D a ta u n a v a ila b ility : o f P L A Z A , th e la rg e s t lo g is tic s p a rk in s o u th w e s te rn E u ro p e . S C A L E

▪ C o m p a n ie s a re im p a c te d b y in a d e q u a te d a ta o n th e
re s e a rc h e rs h a v e a c tiv e ly w o rk e d to im p ro v e c o m m u n ic a tio n b e tw e e n

cu s to m e rs th e y s e rv e , ra n g in g fro m g e o g ra p h ic (e .g ., Z L C , th e m a rk e t, a n d s o c ie ty w ith th e a im o f c re a tin g a c lim a te

a d d re ss /p o s ta l co d e s ys te m ) to fin a n cia l (e .g ., c re d it h is to ry ) fa v o ra b le to b u s in e s s in itia tiv e s a n d s u p p o rte d b y
te c h n o lo g y /k n o w le d g e tra n s fe r
▪ T h e y h a v e a ls o w o rk e d o n in c re a s in g g lo b a l c o m p e titiv e n e s s o f

S p a n is h c o m p a n ie s . A c tiv itie s h a v e in c lu d e d :
– re s e a rc h o n te c h n iq u e s a n d m e th o d s to im p ro v e th e e ffic ie n c y o f
s u p p ly c h a in s a n d tra n s p o rt n e tw o rk s
– m o d e llin g a n d s im u la tio n o f s u p p ly c h a in b e h a v io r, d e v e lo p m e n t

o f a d v a n c e d to o ls fo r s u p p ly c h a in m a n a g e m e n t a n d to o ls to
in c re a s e th e v is ib ility o f flo w s
– a n a ly s is o f th e im p a c t o f in fra s tru c tu re o n lo g is tic s e ffic ie n c y in
o rd e r to fa c ilita te d e c is io n -m a k in g fo r c o m p a n ie s , p a rtic u la rly

re la te d to th e d e s ig n o f th e ir s u p p ly a n d d is trib u tio n n e tw o rk

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MIT SCALE research on supply chains for micro, small, and medium enterprises
(MSME) aligns with various initiatives in Nigeria.

MIT SCALE Small Firms SCM research

• Improving efficiency and survival of
micro and small firms in
emerging regions by leveraging
their business and SCM expertise
• Support the economic
development and reduce disparity

N ig e r ia n M S M E in it ia t iv e s

S C A L E r e la t e d M S M E in it ia t iv e s

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MIT SCALE puts research into practice through active exchange of new
concepts, methods, and technologies within a community of partners.

Professional Government
bodies Entrepreneurs
Nigerian
Companies

Supply Chain SCALE Africa Supply Chain

Exchange Nigeria Innovation Hub

Global SCALE
Investors
Companies
Foundations Academia
Development
organizations

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S C A L E N ig e ria w o u ld e s ta b lis h a S u p p ly C h a in E x c h a n g e w ith p a rtn e r

c o m p a n ie s a n d o rg a n iza tio n s , m u c h lik e C T L a n d o th e r S C A L E c e n te rs .

P o t e n t ia l S u p p ly C h a in E x c h a n g e B e n e f it s Supply Chain
Exchange S t r a t e g ic Exchange
P a rtn e rs P a rtn e rs

P r io r ity a c c e s s to S C A L E N ig e r ia fa c u lty , r e s e a r c h e r s , a n d s tu d e n ts Yes Yes

R e g u la r e v e n ts in th e fo r m o f w o r k s h o p s , r o u n d ta b le s & s y m p o s ia Yes Yes

C o m p lim e n ta r y /d is c o u n te d a c c e s s to e x e c u tiv e e d u c a tio n ( d e ta ils T B D b a s e d o n
Yes Yes
c r e a tio n o f c o u r s e s )

R e g u la r b r ie fin g m a te r ia ls a n d w e b in a r s o n r e s e a r c h Yes Yes

S u b s c r ip tio n to S C A L E n e tw o r k e - n e w s le tte r Yes Yes

S tu d e n t r e c r u itin g o p p o r tu n itie s Yes Yes

N e tw o r k in g w ith in S C A L E N ig e r ia p a r tn e r c o m m u n ity Yes Yes

A c c e s s to M IT G lo b a l S C A L E n e tw o r k c e n te r s Yes Yes
A c c e s s to th e a n n u a l C r o s s r o a d s C o n fe r e n c e a t M IT Yes Yes
R e s e a r c h c o n s o r tia p a r tn e r m e e tin g s to in te r a c t o n fr a m in g a n d d r iv in g r e s e a r c h
No Yes
agenda
E a r ly a n d d e e p k n o w le d g e o f r e s e a r c h c o n s o r tia m e th o d s a n d fin d in g s No Yes
O n g o in g r e la tio n s h ip w ith r e s e a r c h c o n s o r tia d ir e c to r s a n d r e s e a r c h e r s No Yes
S e n io r e x e c u tiv e r o u n d ta b le s No Yes
C o m p a n y D a y fo r te a m in te r a c tio n w ith fa c u lty a n d s ta ff a t th e N ig e r ia c e n te r No Yes
E x e c u tiv e - In - R e s id e n c e o p p o r tu n itie s No Yes
A s s ig n e d r e s e a r c h e r r e la tio n s h ip No Yes
T e s t s ite a n d c o lla b o r a tio n o p p o r tu n itie s No Yes

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SCALE Nigeria would create an Africa Supply Chain Innovation Hub to link
interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurs with and within African markets.

Document the ingenuity of regional Curate of a working paper collection focused on

entrepreneurs and innovative organizations supply chain management in Africa, and perhaps
for global audiences through case studies, more broadly in humanitarian, international
articles, and teaching materials development, and emerging market contexts

Host events, such as

Create a platform to design,
test, and adapt systems in both
real and virtual environments
Africa Supply Chain hackathons, TED talks, or
Innovation Hub an international academic
conference (e.g. with SCALE
Latin America)

Provide space for entrepreneurs,

executives-in-residence, and Host an online professional community
(or communities) for supply chain
professors/researchers/students
looking to develop their research innovation and knowledge sharing

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T h e S C A L E N ig e ria C e n te r is a fo u n d a tio n fo r g ro w th o v e r th e lo n g te rm .

• SCALE education has the foundation to multiply talent through engagement with multiple
universities
• Market demand for supply chain professionals
• Interest among potential students in following this path
• Untapped capacity of educational institutions to provide a supply of talent to match the demand
• SCALE research is poised to support Nigeria’s economic growth plan and pan-African
development
• Stabilize the macroeconomic environment
• Achieve agriculture and food security
• Improve transportation infrastructure
• Ensure energy efficiency in power & petroleum products
• Drive industrialization focusing on SMEs
• SCALE innovation and exchange escalate the importance of supply chain to improve
policy and stimulate investment
• Increase the availability of data and rigorous research
• Rapid assessment of new concepts, methods, technologies, etc.
• Rigorous evaluation regarding the socio-economic impact of policy changes
• Curate case studies of innovation
• Develop methods and tools to properly value the contribution of supply chains
• Improve productivity and the ease of doing business
• Position the region as a critical node in global supply chains
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