Supply Chain Management Article Library

Feb 1, 2016

Longtime Accounting Professor Supports ARTS NC State

Accounting and the arts might seem like an odd couple to some, but Roby Sawyers sees both as integral pieces of his experience at NC State University. He also recognizes the critical role that private giving plays for the two disciplines.

Jan 26, 2016

"Collaboration" is becoming a bad word…in some circles

The concept of “Collaboration” has been getting a lot of grief lately. For instance, recent articles in the Harvard Business Review and the Economist emphasize that collaboration has reached the…

Jan 21, 2016

Nike partnership with Flex producing innovation coupled with digitization

I spent the last two days meeting with members of the Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing team at Nike, in Beaverton, Oregon.  Nike has developed a partnership with NC State’s…

Jan 21, 2016

A solution for the "New Normal": Real Time Supply Chain thinking

The current environment we find ourselves in is indeed perilous. As the stock market continues to spin up and down in a volatile fashion, brokers and Wall Street types are…

Jan 15, 2016

SCM is smoking hot!….Why students should consider NC State for a supply chain major.

An article published in the Wall Street Journal identifies what I have been saying for years now….Supply chain talent is a hot commodity!  Many of the skills that we’ve identified in…

Jan 13, 2016

Driving Supply Chain Engagement in Oil and Gas: NOW is the Time!

I recently participated in a workshop of oil and gas leaders in Calgary Alberta. With the announcement of $30/bbl oil, the long-term view of the oil and gas industry is…

Jan 11, 2016

NC State Names New Dean of Poole College of Management

Annette Ranft will lead the Poole College of Management. She begins her post on July 1.

Dec 28, 2015

Handfield's Top Supply Chain Predictions for 2016

If there’s anything we’ve learned in the last year, it’s that prediction is not only much more difficult than it looks, but also that the volatility and uncertainty  in the global supply…

Dec 27, 2015

"Procurement Value Proposition" Recognized

My most recent book co-authored with Gerard Chick, the Procurement Value Proposition, has received some nice accolades recently.  The book was listed by Peter Smith of the site Spend Matters…

Dec 15, 2015

Poole COM to host the 2nd Annual Workshop on Sustainable Supply Chain Management February 26 – 28, 2016

I am excited to announce an academic conference being hosted by Professor Eda Kemahlioglu Ziya and myself on sustainable supply chain management strategies in February.  This is a follow-on session to…