Current Events
Rob Handfield Webinar on Vital Supply Chains in a Pandemic
Rob Handfield, director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative and professor of operations and supply chain management, served as a presenter for S&P Global Market Intelligence’s University Essentials webinar on the vital supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with representatives from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Handfield described COVID-19 as the catalyst of supply chain…
Webinar Provides Expert Insights on Leadership, Economic Outlook Amid COVID-19
The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) held its first webinar on April 16th to discuss different viewpoints on how leaders can effectively operate during the coronavirus and prepare for its long-term effects. The event was moderated by SCRC Executive Director […]
How Two Companies Founded by NC State Students are Helping to Reduce Textile Waste (Student Blog)
By Caleb White, SCRC Marketing and Communications Intern In a world becoming more focused on creating a better tomorrow, there has been a great shift towards creating more sustainable products. Many industries have adapted, but it seems that the fashion […]
Public Procurement, Supply Chain Makes for Successful Partnership
By Poole College of Management Staff Some of the industries most vital to citizens’ everyday lives are also those of which people are least aware. Public procurement — the process public sector professionals use to obtain goods and services for […]
An Alumnus’ Take on the Coronavirus’ Supply Chain Impact
Krunal Sonpal graduated from NC State University in 2018 with a Master of Industrial and Systems Engineering degree and now works as VP of Sourcing at BNY Mellon. Since graduation, Krunal has been using data to see the impact of geopolitical, […]
Award Winning Student Projects From the Fall 2019 SCRC Gallery Walk
On December 5th, 19 Jenkins MBA student teams and seven Poole College of Management undergraduate student teams gathered at the Duke Energy Hall in Hunt Library on NC State’s Centennial Campus to present their supply chain projects completed for several […]
Gilead Sciences Operations Team Turns to NC State for Fresh Perspectives and Research Applications
A new partnership between the Corporate Operations team at Gilead Sciences and the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) is bringing together the academic insights and research applications of NC State students and thought leaders with a leading biopharmaceutical company. The […]
Supply Chain Resource Cooperative Gallery Walk on Dec. 5 Provides Students, Alumni With Think-and-Do Showcase
By Justin Goldberg The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) will cap off its 40th Semi-annual Conference on Dec. 5 with the famed Gallery Walk, a showcase of SCRC students’ corporate-partnered practicums. Starting at 4:30 p.m., Duke Energy Hall in the […]
Poole College Prepares Supply Chain Students for Employers Through Analytics
This article first appeared in the September 2019 issue of Inside Supply Management® magazine, a publication of the Institute for Supply Management®, a Tempe, Arizona-based global supply management association. Author Sue Doerfler is Senior Writer for the magazine. The article is reprinted […]
Students and Employers Reflect on Bi-annual Supply Chain Recruiting Event
This semester’s Supply Chain Recruiting Event, the Poole College of Management’s only recruiting event exclusive to one of its degree concentrations, took place on Thursday, September 26th at the McKimmon Center, bringing together 45 companies and 149 students with an […]