Supply Chain Management Article Library

Feb 28, 2018

What Buyer-Supplier Collaboration Looks Like in Real Life….

I had the privilege of facilitating and witnessing first hand a great example of what a true strategic partnership looks like recently, when a large pharmaceutical brand met with a…

Feb 27, 2018

Predictive analytics in procurement means using whatever data is available

Predictive analytics is still relatively new in procurement, but it’s increasingly important, particularly in organizations that have already been through the cycle of spend analytics, supplier leveraging, segmentation, and consolidation.…

Feb 15, 2018

Professor Robert Handfield: Curiosity Drives His Quest for Knowledge; the SCRC Reflects His Commitment to Teaching

Seeing the importance of integrating suppliers, procurement, logistics, order fulfillment and customers has led Prof. Handfield to a lifetime pursuit of teaching and research interests.

Feb 14, 2018

Equipping Leaders, Encouraging Service

NC State’s Shelton Leadership Center inspires, educates and develops values-based leaders committed to personal integrity, professional ethics and selfless service. The center offers executive education opportunities, youth leadership camps and student scholarships, the General H. Hugh Shelton Annual Leadership Forum and more.

Feb 13, 2018

Walgreen’s Acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is based on the need for integration to survive

The news of Walgreen’s potential acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is one of a string of recent announcements that signify efforts by channel players in the massive life sciences market to…

Feb 8, 2018

Is the FAR getting in the way of Early Supplier Involvement in defense projects?

Product development within the U.S. defense industry tends to follow a waterfall-phased lifecycle development approach beginning at the concept level and concluding at the subsystem/component level. The concept level design…

Feb 6, 2018

Jenkins MBA Ranked Among Best ROI Programs

Flexibility and affordability has been recognized again for the NC State Jenkins MBA Program. MBA Blog Poets and Quants named the Jenkins MBA program as one of the top 10 MBA programs with the Best ROI.

Feb 5, 2018

Alumnus Valued Flexibility, Time Management Skills from Online MBA Program

The network created from classes in the Jenkins Professional online MBA program make a lasting career network.

Jan 31, 2018

Thoughts on Supply Chain Impacts (After Listening to Trump’s State of the Union)

I listened to all one and a half hours of Trump’s State of the Union address last night, and while it was certainly very positive in terms of the economy,…

Jan 27, 2018

Sorting out Risk in FinTech Source Chains

Most big banks (MUFG, Citi, Deutschbank, HSBC, JP Morgan, and others) have been forced to re-examine their external supplier relationships in a highly regulated environment.  This is old news.  But…