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UT Haslam’s Executive MBA Achieves Major International Ranking
The Executive MBA program (EMBA) in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business ranks No. 14 among U.S. public universities, No. 31 nationally and No. 92 globally in the London-based Financial Times’ latest executive MBA rankings.
UT Haslam’s Executive MBA Earns Top 10 in Major Ranking
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business Executive MBA is rising in national recognition. The program placed No. 9 among public institutions and No. 22 nationally in Poets&Quants’ (P&Qs’) 2023 ranking of college executive education programs. The new numbers are a significant leap from Haslam’s ranking in 2022, which stood at No. 22 among publics and No. 44 nationwide.
What to Know About Coming US Industry Emissions Reporting Rules
Disclosure requirements for U.S. industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are inevitable. However, what form these requirements will take is unclear, according to Alex Scott, associate professor and Gerald T. Niedert Professor of Supply Chain Management, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business. As evidence of these rules’ fait accompli, Scott cites several developments in this blog.
Young Haslam Alum’s Career Is Already at an ‘APEX’
Stephanie Yeap’s (HCB, ’16, MSBA, ’18) busy academic career at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business included an internship at Eastman, a global specialty materials company. Her performance led the company to offer her a full-time supply chain analytics project manager position in 2019. She has since been promoted to analytics translator and senior data scientist.
UT’s Haslam College of Business Gains in U.S. News Undergrad Rankings
The Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named a top 25 public business school. In the 2024 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Undergraduate Business Programs rankings, the college moved up one spot to No. 25 among public universities while the Department of Supply Chain Management held the No. 3 public spot for a third consecutive year.
‘Historic’ Teamsters’ Contract Means Labor Can Flex Its Muscles Beyond Supply Chain, Expert Says
Hailed by the Teamsters as “the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of UPS,” their recently approved five-year contract with the shipping giant is full of wins for the union. In this follow-up Q&A, Alan Amling, who worked at UPS for 27 years, discusses how the Teamsters will leverage this win and what it says about labor’s strength in the U.S.
Challenge Area #3: Developing Agile Relationships with External Stakeholders
This is the final in a series of blog posts based on the applied research report “Meeting the Challenge of Supply Chain Agility” by the research team of Bruce Behn, Pradeep Charath, Paul Ditmann, and Dan Pellathy. The first article introduced agility and its benefits for businesses; the second addressed the challenges businesses face when considering agility; the third focused on making the business case for agility.
Challenge Area #2: Making the Business Case for Agility
This is the third in a series of blog posts based on the applied research report “Meeting the Challenge of Supply Chain Agility” by the research team of Bruce Behn, Pradeep Charath, Paul Ditmann, and Dan Pellathy. The first article introduced the concept and its benefits for businesses; the second addressed the initial challenges businesses face when considering agility.
Making Sense of Sustainability Reporting Requirements
In previous blog posts, professor and transportation expert Alex Scott examined current standards for measuring truck emissions and proposed a science-based, data-driven method for improving how Scope 3 truck emissions are measured. Here he shares how to make sense of sustainability reporting requirements.
Major IT Service Provider with Ties to Haslam Opens New Knoxville Delivery Center
CGI, one of the world’s largest independent IT and business consulting services firms, recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest U.S. onshore delivery center, an expansion of its already considerable presence in Knoxville. Company executives and state and local leaders were on hand for the occasion. The University Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business was also represented at the event.