Labor and Human Rights in the Supply Chain
Contingent Workforce is a Major Focus for Procurement
The number of workers who are “contingent is growing rapidly. Brian Hoffmeyer from IQ Navigator, a procure to pay solution, spoke today at IBM’s Empower event on this trend, and the implications for procurement. I had the opportunity to sit […]
Beyond Collaboration: Supply Chain "Federation"
The idea that large organizations can create a “federated” network, by integrating smaller firms into their network and drive a common purpose is a concept that is emerging as key to global competition. Federation implies common operating procedures, established standards, driving […]
Academics share insights about sustainable supply chains at NC State Workshop
I had the opportunity to sit in on a number of academic presentations today, as part of the Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain Management Workshop for Early-Career Faculty. During the morning, we heard from a number of individuals in a session […]
Poole COM to host the 2nd Annual Workshop on Sustainable Supply Chain Management February 26 – 28, 2016
I am excited to announce an academic conference being hosted by Professor Eda Kemahlioglu Ziya and myself on sustainable supply chain management strategies in February. This is a follow-on session to the first conference of this sort held at Georgia Tech […]
Five Predictions (About Prediction) that Every Procurement Professional Should Consider
I am speaking at the Zycus Horizons conference this week, being held at the Reynolds Plantation in Georgia. As part of the conference, I’m delivering a talk on five predictions that every procurement professional should consider. These aren’t so much […]
SCRC Meeting April 27-28 on Supply Chain Risk: Building a Risk Management Capability
We are in the last stages of planning for our upcoming 31st Semi-Annual Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) Meeting on Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28, 2015 at North Carolina State University. The theme of the general meeting will focus on a topic of […]
What's New in 2015 for the supply chain world? See 2014's predictions..
Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on […]
Sustainable Luxury: Managing Social and Environmental Performance in Iconic Brands (BOOK REVIEW)
“Luxury is a necessity that begins when necessity ends.” – Coco Chanel In this blog, I review the new book “Sustainable Luxury” by Gardetti and Torres. Most people who buy a luxury product, whether it is a Gucci purse, an […]
Handfield's Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014
2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. […]
SCRC Fellows Study Local Food and Sustainable Supply Chains
A recent story posted by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems highlights the role of our two research fellows, Jessica Newsome and Sebastian Naskaris. The fellows will provide supply chain research and expertise to develop successful, economically viable connections between […]