For those of us already working in business, the conflict in Ukraine, COVID, and warehouse space shortages are three disruptions in what has been a very challenging last few years. But for the students getting ready to graduate from college with degrees in supply chain and management, they combine to equal job security for the foreseeable future…
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A Conversation with the Late, Great Don Bowersox, Part 1
James R. Stock is a University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing. He has interviewed many of the greatest minds in transportation logistics, a practice area we call supply chain management today. He shared those interviewed with Chris Barnes to be republished as part of the Supply Chain…
Thinking Global With the University of Arkansas’ “Now” Generation of Supply Chain
Why call them the “next” generation of supply chain when they’re already making moves and shaping global industry? In this episode, Scott and special co-host Brian Fugate, Chair of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, introduce the world to three emerging supply chain leaders, undergraduate students…
Lessons in Supply Chain With The CoC’s Keith Connolly, Elizabeth Petner and Madison Buchter
Are you an undergraduate student in search of a major? A supply chain executive who has always wondered what it would be like to teach? Then tune in as Scott sits down with College of Charleston Adjunct Professor and retired AT&T Executive Keith Connolly to discuss his career trajectory and approach to leading the next generation of supply chain professionals…
How to School the Supply Chain with Georgia Southern’s Lt. Gen Leslie C Smith and Gerard Burke
Did the military invent logistics? For Lt. Gen Leslie C. Smith, who now serves as the W.E. Carter Jr. Leadership Chair for the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University, there’s no question of the impact his military experience made in terms of the depth of knowledge and practical experience he brings to educating the next generation of supply chain leaders…
Bringing the Supply Chain to Schools with the ASG Hope Foundation’s Terri Seese
High school students know a thing or two about their phones – but what do they know about all the moving parts that come together to make and deliver those same devices? Quite a bit thanks to people like Terri Seese, founder and CEO of Alliance Solution Group. Through the ASG Hope Foundation, a non-profit she launched, Terri helps students in grades K-12…
Simplifying Supply Chain Concepts for Children: A Supply Jane Adventure
It is never too early to learn about supply chain management. Meg Preston takes a unique slant to help parents in supply chain management explain what they do all day to their children with her Supply Jane and Fifo books. She is also interested in getting more of the younger generation interested in STEM, and she makes it fun and interesting.
Supply Chain is Boring Classic: Profiles in Supply Chain Leadership with Richard Sharpe, Part 2
In this classic episode of Supply Chain is Boring, host Chris Barnes sits down for the conclusion of his two-part interview with CEO of Competitive Insights, Richard Sharpe.
Supply Chain is Boring Classic: Profiles in Supply Chain Leadership with Richard Sharpe
In this classic episode of Supply Chain is Boring, host Chris Barnes sits down for the first of a two-part interview with CEO of Competitive Insights, Richard Sharpe.
A Few Minutes With Industry Veteran Ken Ackerman
How did a Princeton and Harvard MBA Grad end up in Supply Chain? Listen as Chris interviews Ken Ackerman, founder and lead consultant of K.B. Ackerman Company, to learn about Ken’s long career in logistics and warehouse management, the inception of WERC (Warehouse Education and Research Council), and so much more.
How a Doctor in Economics Impacts Supply Chain Management: A Discussion with Dave Anderson, Part 2
Dr. Dave Anderson was a driving force behind the creation and development of one of the largest and best supply chain consulting practices in the world. Take a listen to part two of this two-part discussion with Dave to learn how a doctor in Economics was able to impact supply chain management.
How a Doctor in Economics Impacts Supply Chain Management: A Discussion with Dave Anderson, Part 1
Dr. Dave Anderson was a driving force behind the creation and development of one of the largest and best supply chain consulting practices in the world. Take a listen to part one of this two-part discussion with Dave to learn how a doctor in Economics was able to impact supply chain management.