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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.
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.
New GSCI Collaborative Continues Rich History of Leadership in Transportation and Logistics
This August, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute launched the Transportation and Logistics Collaborative (TLC), which will work closely with the Center for Transportation Research and Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs to bolster the understanding of how transportation systems, policies, and industry interact in the United States and around the world.
Five Early Takeaways from the Tentative UPS-Teamsters Agreement
Previously Alan Amling, who spent 27 years at UPS, wrote about the most important questions supply chain professionals needed answers to from the company's negotiations with the Teamsters Union. Now that a tentative agreement has been reached, he explains the implications of this historical deal for UPS, Teamsters, and the U.S. economy.
High School Students Thrive at Inaugural SCM Summer Camp
Over six days from July 9–14 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, more than a dozen high school juniors and seniors from Tennessee and other states learned about leadership, how to prepare for college, and the benefits of majoring in supply chain management.
UPS-Teamsters Negotiations: Five Questions You Need to Know the Answers To
There are very few corporate partners of the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute that would not be impacted by a UPS Teamsters strike. UPS delivers 20 million packages per day in the U.S., equating to about 6% of U.S. GDP. The contract between UPS and the Teamsters Union expires on July 31, and negotiations are heating up.
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.