Supply Chain Management Article Library

Apr 21, 2018

Relational Contracting Part I: MUFG Experiments with Blockchains

“One of the best meetings ever!” This is a comment I hear a lot at the conclusion of every one of our SCRC meetings the past few years.  Either we…

Apr 18, 2018

Donavon Favre: 13 Years of Raising the Pack

For over a decade Donavon Favre was a supply chain management leader, consulting for some of the largest corporations in the world. His expertise and management excellence brought him opportunities…

Apr 17, 2018

Relational Contracting Papers

As part of the lead-up to our SCRC meeting this week on Relational Contracting, I am featuring the first of five papers by some of our online MBA students who…

Apr 16, 2018

Relational Contracts Student Insight: Codifying the Deal is Key!

In Part 2 of our blog series leading up to the SCRC meeting this coming Thursday on “Relational Contracting”, we feature a white paper developed by Tracy Burnett, a second…

Apr 15, 2018

Relational Contracts Student Project: Alternative Means to Settling Contract Disputes

As part of the lead-up to our SCRC meeting this week on Relational Contracting, I am featuring the first of five papers by some of our online MBA students who…

Apr 12, 2018

SCRC Meeting on Relational Contracting: Echos of Jimmy V…

The upcoming Supply Chain Resource Cooperative Bi-annual meeting is taking place on April 19, in historic Reynolds Coliseum, (with the memories of Jimmy V echoing in the hallways).   It is…

Apr 10, 2018

Strategic Roles in Procurement Haven’t Changed Much

A recent post on Public Spend Forum asked the following question: What are the key 4-6 roles (e.g. Buyer, Commodity Manager, etc …) common to all public procurement organizations that help you…

Apr 9, 2018

Excess and Obsolete Inventory: An Outcome of a Series of Unfortunate Events!

Inventory continues to be a problem for many companies.   In particular, inventory that is considered “Excess and Obsolete” often accumulates and has to be dealt with – often at the end…

Apr 2, 2018

Shoes Made out of Corn? First-ever Plant-based Shoe by Reebok A Great Case in Innovation at Work!

Reebok is an American-inspired global brand with a deep fitness heritage and the mission to design and create the best gear and experiences for the sport of fitness and for…

Mar 22, 2018

Bio Based product dashboard adds a new way of tracking sustainability progress

A recent report published by the SCRC in the Poole College of Management and East Carolina University adds a new set of metrics for executives and NGO’s interested in understanding…