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Off to another exciting year of student-industry engagement at NC State on cutting-edge supply chain projects

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Here is a sample of the type of projects our MBA and Engineering students are working on this semester, proving again that NC State is all about “THINK AND DO” (in our case, executing on practical applications in the real world using robust supply chain analytical approaches). Yum Brands Beef Analytics.

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

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Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. There’s a lot of really interesting platforms for analytics. For example, there are around 200 startups for procurement analytics. The data tells the story. It’s an iterative process that involves critical thinking.

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