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Essential reading from leading researchers and scholars on the latest trends and topics relevant to global supply chain management.
Financial FAQs, Answered: The Top Ways EMBA Students Cover Tuition and Fees
The University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville’s Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain (EMBA-GSC) delivers the skills and competencies professionals need to become global supply chain leaders. A curriculum focused on applied learning and leadership development enables students to make an immediate impact in their workplace and emerge prepared for the next level in their careers. […]
Cybersecurity as a Major Supply Chain Risk Domain
With the digitalization of business, cyberattacks have become a top risk. Recognizing the severity of the risk they’re exposed to, many companies have enhanced their cybersecurity measures. However, building a so-called security fortress does not prevent cyberattacks entirely.
UT Online Master’s in Supply Chain Management Alums Explain Why You Should Apply Today
UT has been ranked among the top supply chain management graduate schools by Gartner and U.S. News & World Report. But don't take their word for it; hear UT grads speak out.
UT Ranked Among Best Supply Chain Universities in North America by Gartner
The undergraduate supply chain management program in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business rose four places, from No. 6 to No. 2, in Gartner’s 2022 rankings of top North American undergraduate supply chain management programs. This marks 11 years running that the program has ranked in Gartner’s top 10.
Grow Your Supply Chain Planning Capabilities in UT’s 8-Week Online Program
The new SCM Planning Academy kicks off September 16 with eight weeks of synchronous and asynchronous learning aimed at developing the planning skills and insights most desirable in tomorrow’s business leaders.
Leadership Development for Supply Chain Planners
In most organizations, planning leaders have spent time reacting to their area’s operational realities, not occupying senior-level positions with responsibilities tied to strategic initiatives. Companies have failed to combine robust educational opportunities with processes, metrics, and incentives to create broad-based experiences for growth.
‘Keep Freight Flowing:’ New Logistics Networks Help to Manage Disruptions
Transportation and logistics professionals are continually reminded to diversify operations to lessen the negative impact of supply chain disruptions. Since the pandemic, resiliency has become the mantra of organizations. However, with the effects of global events, from the loss of the Keys Bridge to issues at the Red Sea and Panama Canal, longshore labor negotiations, and the 2021 Suez Canal closure, each link in the chain has had to operate under a new model
Former Amazon CEO Dave Clark (’99) Holds Campus Fireside Chat with Ted Stank
Dave Clark (MBA, ’99), a longtime leader at the online retail and web services giant, Amazon, visited the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business in April for a fireside chat before a standing-room-only crowd of about 250 students, faculty and staff.
Five Organizational Action Areas for Developing Supply Chain Talent
In addition to core competencies for individual planners, our research team identified five organizational action areas to support the development of the skills modern-day planners need. These five action areas are broad, mutually supportive, and simultaneously help develop a range of abilities.
Haslam Students Dive into Panama’s Bustling Global Supply Chain Microcosm
Students in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business have the opportunity to enroll in SCM 413 (Logistics Operations) as a two-week study abroad experience in Panama where they gain firsthand exposure to supply chain activities.