Mar 24, 2021
Five experts from the NC State Supply Chain community provided their insights on what they anticipate companies focusing on in response to recent disruptions.
Mar 22, 2021
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) announced last week that it will purchase Kansas City Southern in a $29 billion deal to create a new entity called Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC),…
Mar 19, 2021
A press release published by Gartner predicts that 2021 will be the year data and analytics becomes an essential component for many companies strategies. Rita Sallam, distinguished research vice president…
Mar 17, 2021
Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that have…
While President Biden has promised all adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by May, there are supply chain shortages that are standing in the way. Rob Handfield, professor…
Since the start of the global pandemic, there has been an increase in people ordering take-out food. This boost in ready-made meals calls for a demand in better sustainability practices,…
Mar 16, 2021
SCRC Executive Director Rob Handfield was recently the featured guest on the IBM Center for The Business of Government podcast, “The Business of Government Hour,” as part of its series…
Mar 14, 2021
Before the pandemic, safety standards for most operations were limited to reducing workplace injuries as much as possible, and simply remaining away from the jobsite if you were sick. However,…
Mar 12, 2021
I interviewed some individuals who work in the Houston area and learned more about what happened. One supply chain executive shared with me some of the challenges they experienced during…
Mar 11, 2021
Let’s face it – the COVID vaccine is not a medical product in the traditional open market sense, produced by a company that competes with others based on the strength…
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