Nov 12, 2012
The field of supply management has undergone quite a few changes over the past several years. Leaders in the field are always thinking about what the future of procurement will…
Nov 6, 2012
We are writing to request your participation in a research project being undertaken by Professor Rob Handfield, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative…
Nov 2, 2012
Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO of Alcoa, spoke recently at NC State’s Wells Fargo Executive Series. His informal open style went over very well with students. But make no mistake – beneath…
Oct 30, 2012
I am happy to be invited to share my impressions of the 29th International Supply Chain Conference in this guest post. The conference is organized by the German Logistics Association…
Oct 25, 2012
At the BVL conference, I had the opportunity to speak to the group, and provide them with an overview of the insights and trends from the global logistics study that…
Oct 17, 2012
ThyssenKrupp is one of the big steel producers in Europe, and is getting ready to move to a completely different supply chain model. The company competes in a number of…
This week I had the opportunity to attend the BVL (Bundesvereinigung Logistik) conference in beautiful Berlin, Germany. Berlin in the fall is a beautiful time of year, with the leaves…
Oct 11, 2012
Jeff Holcomb, Senior Vice President of Customer Operations and US Transportation at Ralph Lauren’s offices in Greensboro, NC spoke in my MBA supply chain class last week. He told the…
Sep 25, 2012
Unless you happened to be reading the NY Times obituary columns this week, you wouldn’t have noticed that one of the great supply chain innovators of the 20th century, Gerard…
Sep 19, 2012
I recently interviewed a senior logistics executive at one of the top three largest logistics service provider firms in Brazil. This gentleman provided a very cogent and insightful set of…
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