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UT Haslam’s Ted Stank Honored with Supply Chain Hall of Fame Induction
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has selected Ted Stank, Chancellor’s Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to receive the 2023 Distinguished Service Award. This selection means Stank, who is also the Harry J. & Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business, co-executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute and head of the Advanced Supply Chain Collaborative at the Department of Supply Chain Management at UT’s Haslam College of Business, will be inducted into the Supply Chain Management Hall of Fame.
SCM Summer Camp to Help Create Pathways to Success for High School Students
This summer, more than a dozen high school students from Tennessee and three other states will participate in the first-ever Supply Chain Management (SCM) Summer Camp, which runs from July 9–14 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The six-day camp is organized in partnership with the Haslam College of Businesses’ Office of Community and Diversity Relations and aims to introduce rising high school juniors and seniors from underrepresented communities to the dynamic world of supply chain management.
To Sell Remanufactured Merchandise, “Show, Don’t Tell,” New Research Finds
Buying refurbished, like-new products instead of new ones is better for the environment and consumers’ wallets. When products are as personal as electric toothbrushes or earbuds, however, cost savings aren’t enough to overcome consumer revulsion. Huseyn Abdulla, associate professor of supply chain management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, has a new approach to making refurbished products appealing to consumers.
Haslam College of Business Part of UT Team in Multi-University Coalition Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is partnering with other Southeastern universities in a coalition exploring methods for driving U.S. economic competitiveness. The initiative is supported by a two-year, Type 1 Development Award worth $1 million, funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines. Thomas Goldsby, Dee and Jimmy Haslam Chair in Logistics at UT’s Haslam College of Business Department of Supply Chain Management, is the college’s representative on the multi-university research team that received the grant.
Everything You Need to Know from Spring SCF 2023
From April 25–27, nearly 600 supply chain management professionals and students attended the spring Supply Chain Forum, which included networking and recruiting sessions for employers and students, research discussions and panels with industry leaders, and a live podcast recording.
SC Ports CEO Melvin named ‘Outstanding Woman in Supply Chain’
South Carolina Ports President and CEO Barbara Melvin received the Outstanding Women in Supply Chain Award from supply chain management students at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Five Haslam SCM Faculty Receive New Appointments
Twelve faculty members at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business have been appointed to named positions. Five of these faculty are transitioning from one professorship to another, while seven are receiving named appointments for the first time.
Beyond Supply Chain with Kellie Harper
This is one of two posts based on sessions from the 2023 Spring Supply Chain Forum, which took place from April 25–27 in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the forum's final day, supply chain management department head John Bell spoke with University of Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper about leadership principles that transcend professional disciplines.
Gen Z is Here. Now What?
This is one of two posts based on sessions from the 2023 Spring Supply Chain Forum, which took place from April 25–27 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Attendees may download the full presentation from the session under Resources in the GSCI app.
Q&A: The Societal Importance of Haslam’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) Research
The Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, ranked fourth in the SCM Journal List’s annual ranking of university supply chain management research production. This marks the eighth consecutive year Haslam has been in the prestigious ranking’s top four, affirming the central role of supply chain management research at the college.