MBA Supply Chain Programs

Aug 24, 2015

New Student Projects Suggest Greater Focus on Analytics

Every fall, Betty Minton and Bill Collins (my trusted and capable student project advisors) and I play a game of musical chairs.  The challenge involves matching a group of bright,… 

Aug 1, 2015

Needed: An Analytics Platform to Support the New Face of Procurement Transformation

As organizations continue to discuss the notion of procurement value transformation, there is a noticeable gap between the stated intentions of organizations to pursue value, and their actions as they… 

Jun 10, 2015

Review of "Procurement Value Proposition" misses the point…ISO "Mr. Impossible"!

A recent review by Peter Smith of my new book, “The Procurement Value Proposition”, co-authored with Gerard Chick, provides some solid support for the message Gerard and I were seeking… 

Oct 14, 2014

Looking for a supply chain job? You need to know what people are looking for..

A recent report by Software Advice – a supply chain execution software reviews site – provides insights into what a group of executives surveyed is looking for from supply chain job listings.Software Advice… 

Sep 19, 2014

#15 in 15 years ….not bad! NC State advances in the Gartner Supply Chain Program Rankings

A new Gartner 2014 Top US Supply Chain MBA Program Rankings report of top graduate supply chain programs within the United States came out yesterday – with the NC State Jenkins MBA and the… 

Feb 12, 2014

More on the importance of human relationships in local food systems

Ben Filippo is Food System Coordinator for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, a farmer driven membership based 501c3 non profit organization to help people in the Carolinas grow and eat… 

Dec 16, 2013

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… 

Dec 2, 2013

Introducing the Masters of Supply Chain Engineering and Management (MSCEM) at NC State

In 2008, Jim Owens, the Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar,  gave the Poole College of Management a $2.2M gift to support the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.  Part of the mandate… 

Oct 4, 2013

NC State Takes 2013 APICS Student Poster Competition!

Congrats to George Vincent, who took 1st place in the 2013 Student Poster Competition at the APICS Conference in Orlando.  George is a second year INdustrial Engineering student who has… 

Aug 18, 2013

Another Fall semester brings a new batch of 50 SCRC company projects…

As we go into our 2013 fall semester, the SCRC team is pulling together the list of project summaries from our 15 corporate partners.  This is indeed a busy time…