Supply Chain Management Article Library

Feb 11, 2019

New Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi Highlights our LIVING Supply Chain Book

I recently learned that the new incoming CEO of Flex, one of the largest global contract manufacturers in the world, has highlighted the book I wrote with Tom Linton last…

Jan 31, 2019

Roundtable Event Explores the Importance of AI Applications

To help spread the word on the importance of modern artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the supply chain industry, the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) hosted a first-of-its-kind roundtable event,…

Jan 31, 2019

IBM Watson Intelligent Supply Chain Workshop Brings Executives Together to Share Thoughts on Deployment

On January 29th, the NC State Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held a one-day workshop, bringing together executives representing a number of industries, including Lenovo, UPS, Duke Energy, Toshiba, Caterpillar, YUM…

Jan 31, 2019

Students Share Innovative Solutions to Real Problems

Each semester, NC State’s undergraduate and graduate supply chain students collaborate with corporations to find real-world solutions through the completion of team-based practicum projects. After completing their assignments, each team gets…

Jan 31, 2019

The SCRC Celebrates 20 Years of Impact

The spring 2019 semester marks the 20th anniversary of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC). To celebrate, the Poole College of Management and the SCRC are rolling out a lineup of…

Jan 24, 2019

The emergence of supply chain localization strategies

As more and more organizations struggle to deal with the deployment of digital technologies, many are overlooking some of the fundamentals associated with managing supply chains.  Digital technologies are just…

Dec 30, 2018

Siemens BT: Every analytical transformation requires a “Jonah Hill”

One of our newest SCRC partners, Siemens Building Technologies, recently shared their insights on creating an analytics strategy.  This effort was led by the Chief Procurement Officer for Siemens BT,…

Dec 19, 2018

Using DRG Analytics to Drive TCO: The Holy Grail in Healthcare Analytics

Hospitals are bleeding money.  After a period in the 1980’s where the AMA was dictating prices they could charge, Medicare regulation, Part B, and introduction of bundled payments has now…

Dec 17, 2018

UPS Supply Chain Innovation Keynote Presentation at SCRC Meeting this Fall

One of the highlights of our SCRC meeting was the presentation by David Quintilio, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at United Parcel Service.  David is a College of…

Dec 3, 2018

WSJ MANAGEMENT Top 250 List: SCRC’s Role as an Index Provider

Today’s WSJ featured the list of the top 250 companies, a landmark ranking that uses the principles of the management guru, Peter Drucker to identify the most effectively managed companies. …