SCM Articles: Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, Poole College of Management at NC State University

Global Chemical Industry Analysis: Sustainability Industry Report Spring 2013

2013-05-03T19:42:50+00:00

Executive Summary & Industry Overview: Through the analysis of the various chemical and manufacturing companies, there was a common theme of sustainability addressed. The global chemical industry generates revenue of…

High Tech & Electronics Industry: Sustainability Industry Report Spring 2013

2013-05-03T19:06:29+00:00

Executive Summary The high tech and electronics industrial sector has seen increasing in recent years demand for their goods and services due to the rising consumption in several developing countries…

Labor & Human Rights Supply Chain: Market Research Aerospace & Defense Sustainability Report

2013-05-03T19:00:28+00:00

Overview The Aerospace & Defense industry is dependent on large contracts to deliver high end products such as airplanes, fighter jets, tanks and other high value end item products. Since…

Consumer Products Sustainability Report Spring 2013

2013-05-03T18:46:35+00:00

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Overview of Industry Sustainability Report Spring 2013

2013-05-03T18:40:00+00:00

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Sustainability Evaluations Report Spring 2013

2013-05-03T18:33:53+00:00

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Education, Entertainment, Hotels, Temporary Help, and Publish

2013-04-15T14:46:26+00:00

Executive Summary With increased public attention to sustainability, companies are increasingly developing policies and goals related to green practices. For some companies the movement towards sustainability has accelerated in the…

Inventory Fundamentals: Operations and Supply Chain Management

2013-03-19T16:53:16+00:00

This lecture is taken from MBA 540, an introductory course in operations and supply chain management taught through the Poole College of Management Online MBA program. The material is provided…

The World of Global Procurement Q&A with John Zapko, VP of Global Procurement, Lenovo

2013-03-14T15:43:41+00:00

Questions and Answers on Global Procurement with John Zapko, VP of Global Procurement, Lenovo Questions and Answers on Global Procurement with John Zapko, VP of Global Procurement, Lenovo from scrc…

Beyond Procurement Survey

2013-03-01T21:13:48+00:00

We are working with a team of global researchers conducting a study called ““Beyond Procurement”:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bpsusa”, which focuses on how organizations are moving to create the next level of procurement excellence. Please consider taking this survey if you have any duties relevant to purchasing or supply management. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes maximum.

Global Logistics Trends & Strategies Survey

2012-11-06T19:08:18+00:00

We are writing to request your participation in a research project being undertaken by Professor Rob Handfield, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative…

SCRC Fellows and Bloomberg Terminal

2012-09-18T20:48:48+00:00

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) Fellowship from North Carolina State University’s Jenkins Graduate School of Management is structured to be a win-win for the student and the sponsoring industry…

Labor & Human Rights Supply Chain: Market Research Aerospace & Defense Sustainability Report

2012-06-18T15:31:51+00:00

Introduction & Key Issues Aerospace & Defense is an industry dependent on high dollar contracts to deliver high end products such as airplanes, fighter jets, tanks and other high dollar…

Industrial Manufacturing Industry Sustainability Report

2012-06-18T15:28:50+00:00

Key Sustainability Issues in the Industrial Manufacturing Industry (Construction, Industrial, Automotive, Farm, and Miscellaneous Manufacturing) Green is “popular” right now; therefore, finding more information about environmental sustainability on the company…

Key Sustainability Issues in the Electronics Industry: Sustainability Industry Report

2012-06-18T15:28:45+00:00

Executive Summary In general we learned sustainability is not as simple as recycling or ‘being green’. To be sustainable is to look after the environment, the people living and working…

Energy (Utilities) Sustainability Report

2012-06-18T15:28:45+00:00

Key Sustainability Issues in the Energy Industry Reliance on coal (especially on the east coast) Limited suppliers Expense of constructing new Nuclear Plants Issues with current plants – Florida’s Crystal…

Food and Beverages Sustainability Industry Report

2012-06-18T15:28:45+00:00

Introduction Today Food and Beverages industry is more competitive than ever. As the companies in the various sectors compete and grow sustainability becomes a very important concern. Sustainability issues in…

Consumer Products Sustainability Report

2012-06-18T15:27:11+00:00

The apparel toys/games, and general merchandise industries have a wide range of variability in their sustainability efforts. Overall, the literature review showed a high level of effort on the part…

Demand Forecasting: A Cross Discipline Perspective Part II: Probabilistic and Ensemble Forecasting

2012-04-27T18:59:39+00:00

In forecasting for demand there are two predominant methods of modeling available: deterministic and probabilistic. Normally just saying the names of these techniques is enough to turn someone off from…

Demand Forecasting: A Cross Discipline Perspective Part I: Model Output Statistics (MOS)

2012-04-26T19:05:19+00:00

This paper will highlight some of the numerical modeling techniques used in weather forecasting that can be applied to improve business forecasting. Demand and weather forecasting are comparable in so…

Supplier Management – The Need of the Hour [Webinar Recording]

2011-12-21T19:59:56+00:00

This webinar focuses on the topic of supplier relationship management, and deals with the questions that many supply chain managers have on this subject. Rob Handfield hosts a number of questions on how to manage supplier relationships, and the challenges that exist in dealing with strategic vs. reactive issues with suppliers. The issue of public vs. private company relationships is examined, as well as the requirements for building solid supplier relationships in global supply chains, including the many complex issues that arise when dealing with global suppliers.

NC State’s Supply Chain Resource Cooperative Educates in the Real World

2011-12-15T22:37:24+00:00

North Carolina State University’s Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) is a unique university-industry initiative that provides MBA and undergraduate students with opportunities to apply supply chain (SC) theory and concepts to field-based projects over a semester.

The Supply Chain IT Investment Enigma: Companies are Rethinking IT Investments

2011-04-22T02:49:42+00:00

After a period of significant downsizing and reduction in IT, supply chain executives need to re-think their IT investment strategies, particularly given the dominance of the Web, social media and…

A Quick Primer on BPM: Business Process Management

2011-04-20T20:31:21+00:00

The concept of business process management (BPM for short) has been around for a number of years now, but just what does it entail? What are the major activities and…

Introduction: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR): A Tutorial

2011-03-22T02:06:13+00:00

Introduction Learning objectives What is CPFR? Origins in ECR Typical manufactururer-retailer relationship prior to ECR Core elements of ECR How CPFR differs from ECR Another way to think about ECR…