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Essential reading from leading researchers and scholars on the latest trends and topics relevant to global supply chain management.
![Ted Stank and Dave Clark address a crowd from a classroom in the Haslam College of Business.](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Ted-Stank-and-Dave-Clark-Haslam-Visit-1024x683.jpg)
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.
![Business professionals collaborate during a meeting](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/iStock-533259429-1024x683.jpg)
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.
![UT supply chain professor Alex Rodrigues and undergraduate students at the Panama Canal.](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Panama-Canal-locks-study-abroad.jpg)
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.
![A supply chain professional works on his laptop.](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/iStock-1180357593-1024x683.jpg)
11 Core Competencies Critical for Today’s Supply Chain Planners
Mindful of the five critical challenges facing the planning profession, supply chain decision-makers must ensure that when they hire, they develop their talent to be successful in their roles. These are the core competencies planning professionals must have to succeed for themselves and the business.
![A Supply Chain Forum attendee poses for a photo with Smokey the mascot at a reception inside Neyland Stadium.](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/no-cup-1024x683.jpg)
Everything You Need to Know from Spring 2024 Supply Chain Forum
From April 9–11, the Global Supply Chain Institute and the Department of Supply Chain Management welcomed hundreds of business professionals, industry leaders, and top students to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
![Michelle Dilley, CEO of AWESOME, speaks with moderator Nicole Carvagno at the Supply Chain Forum](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/WedHeroPix_GSCI_PMR187-1024x683.jpg)
In Conversation with Michelle Dilley, NeXxus Woman of the Year and CEO of AWESOME
In a fireside chat at the Spring 2024 Supply Chain Forum, UT senior Nicole Carvagno spoke with Michelle Dilley, CEO of AWESOME and recipient of the 2024 NeXxus Woman of the Year award, about the wisdom she’s gleaned during a 30-year career dedicated to mentoring supply chain professionals into leaders.
![Graphic showing Jackson Frizzell and Russel Carey, UT supply chain grads named to the ISM's 30 under 30 list.](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Russell-and-Jackson-30-under-30-ISM-Hero-Image-1024x576.jpg)
Alumni Named to Institute for Supply Chain Management’s International 30 Under 30 List
Two University of Tennessee, Knoxville graduates have been named to the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) international 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars Recognition Program for 2023-2024, underscoring the college’s status as a premier supply chain education institution.
![Supply chain planner in a virtual team meeting](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/iStock-1314080931-1024x683.jpg)
Five Critical Challenges Facing Planning Talent & Leadership Development
This is the first in a series of blog posts based on the applied research report, “Developing the Next Generation of Supply Chain Planning Talent and Leadership,” by the research team of Dan Pellathy, Michael Burnette, and Ted Stank. It explores the challenges facing talent development for planning.
![John Bell interviewing UT System President Randy Boyd at the Supply Chain Forum.](https://supplychainmanagement.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/WedHeroPix_GSCI_PMR088-1024x683.jpg)
Beyond Supply Chain with Randy Boyd
UT supply chain department head John Bell in conversation with entrepreneur and UT System President Randy Boyd. This is one of two posts based on sessions from the Spring 2024 Supply Chain Forum, which took place from April 9–11 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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UT Haslam’s MBA in Supply Chain Ranked in Top 5 Nationally for Fifth Year
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's MBA in Supply Chain Management was ranked No. 3 among public programs by U.S. News and World Report, marking a decade in the Top 10.