MIT Sloan
Executive Education Faculty
Charles Fine
Chrysler Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management
Professor of Operations Management and Engineering Systems
Co-Director, International Motor Vehicle Program
Charles H. Fine teaches operations strategy and supply chain management and directs the roadmapping activities in MIT's Communications Futures Program. His research focuses on supply chain strategy and value chain roadmapping, with a particular emphasis on fast clockspeed manufacturing industries. Fine's work has supported the design and improvement of supply chain relationships for companies in electronics, automotive, aerospace, communications, and consumer products... Read More»
Charles H. Fine teaches operations strategy and supply chain management and directs the roadmapping activities in MIT's Communications Futures Program. His research focuses on supply chain strategy and value chain roadmapping, with a particular emphasis on fast clockspeed manufacturing industries. Fine's work has supported the design and improvement of supply chain relationships for companies in electronics, automotive, aerospace, communications, and consumer products. His current research examines dynamic models for assessing the leverage among the various components in complex industrial value chains and the principles for value chain design, based on strategic and logistical assessments.
Fine consults and teaches widely. Among his clients are 3M, Accenture, Agile Software, Alcan, BellSouth, Bombardier, Caterpillar, Chrysler, Delphi Automotive, Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Fluor, GE, GM, Goodyear, Honeywell, HP, Intel, Kodak, Lucent, Mercury Computer, Merrill Lynch, Motorola, NCR, Nokia, Nortel, Oracle, Polaroid, PTC, Research-in-Motion, Rolls-Royce, Sematech, Teradyne, Toyota, TRW, Unilever, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Walsin Lihwa.
He also serves on the board of directors of Greenfuel Technologies Corporation, a biotechnology company that he co-founded, which focuses on renewable energy. He is the co-director of the executive education program, Driving Strategic Innovation, which is a joint venture between MIT Sloan and IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Fine is the author of Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage (Perseus Books, 1998). His work on quality management, flexible manufacturing, supply chain management, and operations strategy has also appeared in Management Science, Operations Research, the Journal of Manufacturing and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, the Annals of Operations Research, Games and Economic Behavior, the Sloan Management Review, the Supply Chain Management Review, and Interfaces.
Fine holds an AB in mathematics and management science from Duke University, an MS in operations research from Stanford University, and a PhD in business administration (decision sciences) from Stanford University. Close«
Website: http://web.mit.edu/ctpid/www/people/Fine.html
Group(s):
Operations Management; System Dynamics
Research Center(s):
MIT Center for Digital Business; Operations Research Center
General Expertise:
Offshoring; Outsourcing; Supply chain management
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Contact Information:
Office: E62-466
Tel: 617-253-3632
Fax: 617-253-6720
Email: charley@mit.edu
Support Staff:
Name: Anna M. Piccolo
Tel: 617-253-6605
Email: apiccolo@mit.edu
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Programs Taught By This Faculty
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Management and Leadership
Advanced Certificate for Senior Executives
May 28-June 28, 2013
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Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
Developing a Leading Edge Operations Strategy
June 18-19, 2013
November 05-06, 2013
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Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain
September 08-13, 2013
March 23-28, 2014
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Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
October 31-November 01, 2013
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Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
Supply Chain Strategy and Management
June 20-21, 2013
November 07-08, 2013
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June 13-14, 2013 | November 14-15, 2013
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September 08-13, 2013 | March 23-28, 2014 | September 07-12, 2014
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