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Our resource library has hundreds of searchable articles and whitepapers on important supply chain issues, like forecasting, logistics and procurement. For the latest industry news and analysis, don’t miss Executive Director Robert Handfield’s blog, “Supply Chain View from the Field.”

Supply Chain View from the Field

Explore Executive Director Robert Handfield’s blog, Supply Chain View from the Field.

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Recent Blog Posts

November 12, 2024

Are you really employing Category Management effectively?

Procurement categories are a grouping of materials or services that have similar supply and usage characteristics to meet business objectives.   Category management is different from the “strategic sourcing process”.  The…

November 08, 2024

Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Will Become a Key Responsibility for Supply Managers

Scope 3 is a science-based target initiative that organizations are employing to establish greenhouse gas emissions goals.  By addressing GHG emissions, companies can identify opportunities to bolster their bottom line,…

October 29, 2024

Promises, promises…

An Upcoming Election and the Threat of Tariffs[1] One of the many promises we are hearing during this election is that tariffs will be levied against the Chinese, and that…

Coronavirus and Supply Chain Management

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June 11, 2023

The Disastrous Response of the Federal Government to the COVID-19 pandemic

A recent paper published in the PAR Journal, written by myself, Andrea Patrucco, Zhaohui Wu, Christoper Yukins, and Tanner Slaughter, reveals some insights into the reasons for failure of the…

December 13, 2021

SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

This year, as in the past five years, our supply chain index contributed to the overall ranking of firms in the top 250 best managed companies, as ranked by the…

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November 08, 2024

Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Will Become a Key Responsibility for Supply Managers

Scope 3 is a science-based target initiative that organizations are employing to establish greenhouse gas emissions goals.  By addressing GHG emissions, companies can identify opportunities to bolster their bottom line,…

August 31, 2024

Mapping the Journey to Digital Transformation: An Interview with Dan Finkenstadt, PhD

Many executives today are overwhelmed by the “buzzwords” surrounding the emerging field of digital transformation.  This is particularly true in the supply chain field, where investors and start-ups are throwing…

June 22, 2023

Giving Back to Give Forward

Wednesday, March 28 is Student Giving Day. Three NC State students — Matthew Cherry, Alex Ives and Caleb Parker — are leading the efforts to motivate their classmates to make a difference and provide education on the impact of private support.

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