Jul 23, 2018
The first chapter of our book appeared in this month’s version of the Supply Chain Management Review. This is an exciting development, as I believe the book begins to share…
Jul 19, 2018
Excerpt from the Supply Chain Management Review – July/August 2018 About the Book Robert Handfield, Ph.D., is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina…
More sustainability-minded investors are becoming conscious of what is known as ESG funds. Investments predicated upon Environmental, Social and Governance best practices evolved from what was once known as socially…
Jul 16, 2018
I spent some time working on a study of how offshoring impacts quality issues, specifically product recalls, with a number of researchers at the University of Palermo, led by Manfredi…
Jul 10, 2018
We are working on a study on counterfeiting, and are seeing more instances of this issue in the Department of Defense and law enforcement. The Department of Defense (DoD) supply…
Jun 29, 2018
I lost a good friend on May 27, just as a son lost his father, a wife lost her husband, two parents lost a son, two sisters lost a brother,…
Jun 21, 2018
I had a chance to meet with a group of supply chain executives at the University of Calgary this week, which included a discussion by Ken Rawson. Ken has over…
Jun 14, 2018
In his blog post, “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: ISM Refocuses it Global Approach,” writer Matthew York summarizes a discussion of topics from the Institute of Supply Management’s recent conference. In…
Jun 6, 2018
As noted in my previous blog, I had the pleasure of attending the Thomson Reuters Government Conference, and sat on a panel with Andy Russell, Lead Director, Department of Defense…
Jun 5, 2018
I had the pleasure of attending the Thomson Reuters Government Conference, and sat on a panel with Andy Russell, Lead Director, Department of Defense Programs. Prior to our panel session,…