Partner with us

Become a partner of the UK SCALE Centre to gain expert insight on supply chain innovation and contribute your voice to the future direction of the industry.

When we look to the future of supply chains, we can see a wealth of unexplored, or underexplored, opportunities for businesses to capitalise on.

The rapid, and increasing, pace of technological and operational innovation presents forward-thinking businesses with dynamic options to develop their supply chain resilience, sustainability, and productivity. However, it can be a challenge to determine which of these new developments will truly benefit your organisation, where to best direct investment, and keep up with leading practice. 

Businesses are faced with growing geopolitical uncertainty, raising complex questions for supply chain managers. In our increasingly globalised world, the pace of change is only likely to accelerate, placing knowledge, expertise, and preparedness at a premium.

It is within this broader dynamic landscape of challenges and opportunities that Loughborough University has joined with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Centre for Transportation and Logistics (MIT-CTL) to offer UK businesses the chance to access industry-specific research, partnerships, and supply chain learning.

This collaboration combines Loughborough’s expertise on topics like digitalisation and the circular economy with the decades of world-leading experience in supply chain innovation that MIT CTL provides.

Supply Chain Futures Forum

Join the growing community of supply chain leaders

We’re delighted to invite you to become a member of the Supply Chain Futures Forum, a national initiative convened by the UK SCALE Centre to tackle the UK’s most pressing supply chain challenges through cutting edge research and innovation, expert insight and collaboration.

Membership gives you privileged access to a powerful network of academic, industrial and strategic partners, along with tailored support and intelligence to help your organisation stay ahead.

Annual Member Benefits

Direct Access to Expertise

  • MIT SCALE Global Network
  • UK Supply Chain Academic Network – A national network of leading UK supply chain researchers from the country’s most prestigious research-led universities.

Strategic Account Management

  • Dedicated Account Manager as your main point of contact
  • Kick-off meeting with your Account Manager and Deputy Director
  • Quarterly check-ins to ensure you're accessing all benefits and progressing against your strategic goals.

Customisable Interventions

Developed in collaboration with Loughborough University experts, bespoke opportunities may include:

  • MSc Research Project - Tailored student-led research project
  • Research-informed Strategic Advice – Up to 8 hours/year with leading experts. This could take the form of:
    • Strategy workshops
    • Diagnostic action planning for specific business challenges
    • Research-based advice.

Learning Opportunities

With MIT:

  • 4 webinars/year on key supply chain topics
  • Monthly research briefings with MIT experts
  • Discounted (10%) place on MIT Supply Chain short course.

With Loughborough:

  • 1 free place/year on Loughborough University Supply Chain short courses.

Exclusive Events Access

  • MIT’s Supply Chain Crossroads Conference (Boston, USA) - 1 complimentary place (usually $995)
  • UK Flagship Events - 2 complimentary places at each:
    • UK SCALE’s Discovery Week – Sets the agenda for the year ahead
    • UK SCALE’s Supply Chain Symposium – Shares findings from the year’s research and innovation projects (usually £150 each)
  • VIP Networking – 2 complimentary places at each:
    • Post-Discovery Week
    • Post-Symposium
  • Roundtables – 3 member-driven sessions per year.

Intelligence and Publications

  • Annual Report - Exclusive early access before public release
  • White Paper - Exclusive early access before public release
  • SCALE Insights - Updates on key supply chain issues and strategies.

Your Membership

Annual Fees

  • Annual membership fee: £15,000 + VAT
  • Founding members' rate: £10,000 + VAT per year (available for 2025/26 – 2027/28).
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What we offer

Empowering future supply chain experts

The UK SCALE Centre aims to equip the current and aspiring supply chain professionals with the essential skills and knowledge of best practice to take leading roles in building the future of the industry.

Working with us offers businesses access to executive education, including bi-annual intensive courses and the opportunity to commission bespoke, on-demand additional learning programmes to meet your business needs.

We are offering an exciting new Loughborough University based MSc in Supply Chain Management. This course is based on the globally renowned MIT CTL MSc programme, which is ranked number one globally in the QS World University Rankings 2024. As a partner of the UK SCALE Centre, you will have the opportunity to recruit the next generation of supply chain experts to propel the future development of your company.

Developing research and innovation

The Centre will act as a hub for UK supply chain innovation, addressing the pressing needs and challenges confronting industry. We are pleased to be developing a variety of options for businesses to work with our research teams.

Dynamic collaborations between the business and academic worlds are essential drivers of innovation. Involving businesses, graduates and academics, KTPs focus on ongoing innovation projects of significant strategic importance to organisations.

We are committed to helping businesses innovate across their supply chains, providing bespoke, expert support to tackle real-world challenges. As the Centre develops, we will welcome organisations to commission specific research on single issues or sponsor the development of agile ‘research labs’ that can examine broader challenges.

We believe in teaching excellence by putting theory into practice. Following the success of MIT’s MSc ‘capstone projects’, we will offer the opportunity for organisations to sponsor two students during their MSc. This offers students the opportunity to provide expertise they have gained throughout their degree programme as consultants for your choice of real-world, business relevant project.

Informing strategic planning

The UK SCALE Centre puts a future-focused outlook at the heart of its activities. Our events and collaborative briefing sessions are designed to bring together key stakeholders from across the supply chain ecosystem, informing and developing a shared vision for a sustainable, productive and resilient future.

Invitations to regular industry-academic roundtables and networking events dedicated to supply-chain critical issues and developments.

Gain access to exclusive MIT monthly research briefings, bringing you leading insights on the pioneering technologies and methods shaping the future of the industry.