“My motto is that life on earth is ephemeral – it is crucial that I live it for something durable, eternal – something bigger than my short existence on this earth.”

Emily Cagen is passionate about applying analytics to supply chain management. “There’s so much about data analytics that could advance a supply chain from end to end,” she says.

Ted Stank is the Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Business Excellence and Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Haslam College of Business and serves in both research and teaching capacities in the undergraduate and MBA programs.