Supply Chain Management Article Library

Apr 4, 2017

10 Things to Consider in the Global Economy

I had the opportunity to sit in on the CPO Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA this week, hosted by IBM Watson Supply Chain.  (I drove by the famous collapsed bridge…

Mar 31, 2017

Faculty Integrate Sustainability In Business Courses

Think entrepreneurship is just about starting a business? NC State Assistant Professor Jeff Pollack suggests otherwise in his Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, which began utilizing sustainability as a major theme in […]

Mar 30, 2017

Increasing Transparency in North Carolina Food Supply Chains

Over the last year I have been afforded the opportunity to work as a Supply Chain Fellow for the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. My work has contributed to the…

Mar 20, 2017

Leading by Example

Senior Tyler Ligon is leading the charge in Poole College of Management’s effort to recruit more than 200 students to give on this year’s Student Giving Day.

Mar 17, 2017

Guest Post by Mike Challman: How to Measure & Improve Freight Management Performance: 6 Critical Key Performance Indicators

This week I’m adding a guest post from Mike Challman, VP, North American Operations for CLX Logistics.   Supply chain management is defined as the active streamlining of a business’ supply-side…

Mar 17, 2017

Procurement Leaders Blog Post: Cross-Functional Teaming is Easier Said Then Done

Continuing my reporting of the Procurement Leaders meeting in Miami, I sat in on a very interesting session that included three professionals from very different walks of life: Captain Harry…

Mar 16, 2017

Procurement Leaders '17: Supplier enabled innovation is a foundation for procurement's strategic repositioning

I had the opportunity to sit in on a number of sessions at Procurement Leaders American Congress 2017 in Miami this week.  Despite the snowstorms that prevented many from making…

Mar 11, 2017

What are You Waiting For? Low Cost of Capital Means You Should Be Investing in Supply Chain Analytics

Many executives I speak with express reluctance at wanting to invest people, time, and money into projects that have a dubious return on investment.  Supply chain analytics projects, particularly those…

Mar 10, 2017

Can Blockchain become the solution for anti-counterfeiting and chain of custody?

Recent articles in the New York Times and in the International Business Times highlight the emerging role of blockchain as a key enabler of improved integration between parties in the…

Mar 7, 2017

Crowdfunding Innovation: It’s Backers – Not Money Raised – That Predicts Market Success

Research finds that the number of backers a new product attracts during crowdfunding predicts the financial success of the product when it reaches the marketplace – but the amount of money raised during crowdfunding does not.