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Celebrating 20 Years of Impact and Innovation in Supply Chain Management

2018 - 2019 Annual Report

A year in review for the SCRC, including news, stories, accomplishments, and more.

Turning Ideas into Solutions

Industry Engagement

We offer unique partnerships between industry and NC State. Businesses get real solutions, valuable assistance and access to an up-and-coming workforce.

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Student Engagement

Our curriculum gives students the knowledge and practical experience they need to become tomorrow's supply chain leaders.

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Faculty Spotlight

Tim Kraft

Kraft focuses on transparency and sustainability in supply chains – examining both consumers’ reactions to different sustainability messaging and ways for companies to gain better visibility into their suppliers’ practices.

Supply Chain View from the Field

September 13, 2019

Advice to Students Getting Ready for Internship Recruiting Season: Put Away Your Cell Phones!

Around this time of year, students are getting ready for interviews for internships, especially for supply chain and procurement roles.  The NC State Poole College of Management Supply Chain Job Fair is always a big event, and this year we […]

September 7, 2019

Physician Preference Cards: The Key to Hospital Low Inventory Utilization and Waste

Almost every hospital or IDN faces significant challenges in managing their operating room inventory, which can be traced to a simple concept:  utilization.  Utilization is simply a ratio of the $ value of clinical purchases BILLED to patients or insurance, […]

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Sep 5, 2019

Nikhil Singh MBA'20: My Summer Internship at Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Sep 5, 2019

Sahir Patel MBA'20: Summer Internship with State of Texas

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Sep 5, 2019

Peter Kim MBA'20: My Summer Internship

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Supply Chain Recruiting Event & Career and Internship Fair

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Data gathering can be carried out in a myriad of ways. Among them are Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI or “electronic”) and Paper and Pencil Interviewing (PAPI or “paper based”).