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Poole College of Management 
Supply Chain Resource Cooperative

Predictions on Predictive Analytics in Procurement

May 10, 2016

I was recently interviewed by Phillip Ideson of the “Art of Procurement” webcast.  I met Phillip at the ISM Global Procurement Tech Summit about a month ago, and he invited me to join the show.

In the webcast, we talked about a range of different topics, including the following:

  • The importance of pizza in attracting students to the Supply Chain area of study!
  • How the NC State Supply Chain curriculum has evolved to reflect the changing nature of the skills necessary to be successful in procurement.
  • What is predictive analytics?
  • The concept of Innovative Data Leveraging
  • 5 predictions on the impact that predictive analytics will have on the future of procurement
  • What procurement leaders should be thinking about as they consider building greater data and analytic capabilities.

I hope you enjoy the webcast…Phillip’s questions really got me going!  I had an opportunity to provide a lot of detail about the types of projects our students are working on, and I believe can be a good introduction for anyone interested in procurement at NC State University and who is considering a career in procurement.