SCRC News

Dec 10, 2021

Western Digital Teams Up With SCRC for Emerging Technologies Support

Western Digital, a global data storage company that offers an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and solutions for business and consumers, has partnered with the SCRC to support its procurement efforts in emerging technologies and predictive risk solutions.

Dec 6, 2021

When the Job Search Feels Like an Uphill Marathon: A Story of Resilience

The story of MBA alumna Meera Satyakumar’s job search has a happy ending — but her journey was anything but easy, and only panned out thanks to her unwavering courage and resilience.

Dec 3, 2021

Supply Chain Club Visits Toshiba Business Solutions

The NC State Supply Chain Club visited Toshiba Business Solutions to get a sneak peak behind the scenes of the company’s manufacturing process.

Nov 20, 2023

Annual “Doing Good with OM and OR” Workshop focused on making an impact on society

Tim Kraft and Eda Kemahlioglu-Ziya (shown below) organized this event, and also wrote this brief summary of the day. On Friday, November 17th, the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative hosted its…

May 4, 2022

Rising Interest Rates: Maybe It’s Time to Bring Back the Forgotten Art of Price Analysis

Price analysis is a subject that is often overlooked in supply chain education, (although it is certainly a big part of our chapter on Strategic Cost Management in Purchasing and…

Apr 27, 2022

Dealing with Supply Chain Uncertainty After Covid: Insights from the Experts

A small group of executives enjoyed a particularly interesting set of insights yesterday at our first Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting since December, 2019. Meeting on a rainy day at…

May 14, 2026

Supply Chain Careers Still Rely on Knowing the Fundamentals from the Ground Up (“Put Down Your Phone!”)

I had the opportunity to participate with Rodney Apple, from the SCM Talent Group, one of the big supply chain executive recruiters in the field. Our discussion covered a wide…

Mar 28, 2026

Global supply chains will remain fragile for awhile..

In earlier posts, as part of my book FLOW: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive, I predicted how the world would move towards increased on-shoring activity, including a “Pan American”…

Jul 24, 2025

The Parallels of Fly Fishing and Finding a Job

In recent weeks, I’ve been approached by a number of students seeking jobs, including recent graduates of our MBA supply chain program, executives transitioning from another job to a new…

Nov 1, 2021

Exclusive Supply Chain Career Fair Goes Virtual

For most, career fairs are synonymous with a shuffle of students exploring a wide range of careers and employment opportunities. For supply chain students at the Poole College of Management, however, the Supply Chain Career Fair is a different experience entirely.