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Two professors in the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business recently created a semester-long gamified buyer-supplier project to give students experience dealing with the digital changes coming in supply chain management. Randy Bradley and Sining Song used the concept in his…

As regulations and technology prompt the fee-for-service healthcare system to move toward a more value-based model, hospitals face rising costs, compliance burdens and safety and quality issues. With today’s emphasis on better clinical outcomes and improved patient experiences, Randy Bradley and Bogdan Bichescu, associate professors at the University of Tennessee,…

The graduate supply chain program in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business is ranked second among programs in North America, according to a report from a leading industry research organization. Gartner Inc. periodically assesses the top supply chain programs in the country, based on such factors as…

Procuring, transporting and storing medical supplies and devices can account for up to 40 percent of a hospital’s total operating expenses. In today’s competitive healthcare industry, hospitals are more focused than ever on supply chain efficiency. To take advantage of cost-reducing economies of scale, hospitals contract with group purchasing organizations…

Noodle Partners is now supporting the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business’s top-ranked Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain (EMBA-GSC) program designed for senior-level business leaders. The program provides an immediate ROI to candidates and their organizations and corporate sponsors through an emphasis on real-time knowledge applications. The EMBA-GSC allows…

Benchmark supply chains are early adopters of end-to-end strategies (E2E) that create competitive advantages (lean, TPM, six sigma, etc.). To maintain these gains, leading companies are now working to synchronize their three Ps – physical assets, business processes and people systems – with their core business drivers. The goal? Achieving…

In the 21st century, cybersecurity threats are a growing, technologically-advanced risk to global supply chains. Unfortunately, many supply chain managers continue to react to these threats in 20th-century ways. “Managing Cyber Risks in Global Supply Chains: The Four Fundamentals,” the latest white paper from the Global Supply Chain Institute (GSCI)…

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Supply Chain Institute, housed in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business, engaged more than 200 participants in its first-ever online Supply Chain Forum, April 15-16, 2020. Event organizers said the strong attendance, despite currently intensified workloads in the industry,…

From the moment the first online consumer put an item in a shopping cart and clicked “buy now,” supply chain management has been scrambling to adapt its distribution strategies to fit the new reality. Anytime, anywhere demand fulfillment has created a need for innovative transportation solutions, particularly for same-day delivery…

Digital technology is poised to revolutionize supply chain management in the coming years. The advances will be dramatic. Implementing the technology poses considerable challenges across industries, including knowing what applications to prioritize. Industries could benefit significantly from targeted academic research to make sense of their options. With this in mind,…