Supply Chain Management Article Library

Nov 27, 2017

IBM Case Study Webinar: How AI Can Revolutionize Your Supply Chain NOW

Robert Handfield, Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at Poole College, summarizes IBM Case Study about impact of AI on supply chain decision-making.

Nov 21, 2017

The Legal Implications of Transport Visibility is NOT Good News for Truckers

Our prior post discussed the benefits and challenges of visibility in logistics.  But WAIT!  There’s more to it than just benefits. Carriers and shippers should also proceed carefully as they…

Nov 21, 2017

Transportation Providers are not All Happy About Visibility

At a recent CSCMP meeting, I attended a session of transportation providers called “Supply Chain Visibility and the Possible Legal Implications” – and the participants shared some insights into their…

Nov 21, 2017

Exploring Visibility in the Supply Chain: Themes for the Nov 2017 SCRC Meeting

Our upcoming meeting on November 29th, the 36th semi-annual Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting, will explore some of the more interesting aspects of how organizations are coping with the availability…

Nov 16, 2017

NC State Jenkins MBA Ranks High on Career Success

 NC State University’s full-time Jenkins MBA program has earned a No. 70 ranking on The 2017 Bloomberg Businessweek Best MBA list naming the top MBA programs in the US. Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked full-time MBA programs since 1988. The ranking methodology is comprised of […]

Nov 15, 2017

IBM Case Study Webinar: How AI can revolutionize your supply chain NOW

I had the privilege of being on a webinar today with Jeannette Barlow from IBM and Simon Ellis from IDC.  The focus was on the impact of AI on supply…

Nov 9, 2017

Intelligence Study IDs Key Factors for Government, Academia, Industry Collaboration

A study of government and industry teamwork at an NSA-funded research center found an established suite of factors are key to fostering effective collaboration for the intelligence community.

Nov 6, 2017

Excess and Obsolete Inventory: You’re All Responsible for It!

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its first ever “Executive Roundtable on Excess and Obsolete Inventory” on the NC State campus on October 25, 2017.  The event was attended by…

Oct 31, 2017

Developing an Analytics Strategy Starts with Data Governance and Business Intelligence

An important differentiation between data governance, business intelligence, business analytics cognitive analytics and predictive analytics is needed as a basis for building a digital supply chain strategy.  Every organization needs…

Oct 31, 2017

NC State Online MBA Earns Top-20 Rank

NC State University’s MBA Professional Online MBA program has earned a No. 12 ranking on The Princeton Review’s new list naming the top 25 online MBA programs for 2018. The ranking is accessible at www.princetonreview.com/online-mba. The Princeton Review list is the first ranking of online […]