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Origins of the Local Food Systems Movement in North Carolina

Supply Chain View from the Field

North Carolina has one of the largest number of hogs and poultry in the US, and a lot of discussion came about around the things that can go wrong with our system. Eventually, this discussion began to focus on how to develop local food systems. Food Supply Chains Local Food Systems Sustainability'

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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

Students want to know that your company understands the trends and challenges that were already reshaping supply chains and has a vision for how to address them. Sustainability matters to these graduates, and how companies are tackling supply chain sustainability was a frequent topic.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series IV: Joydeep Ganguly – Passionate About Sustainable Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

Serving as the Chief Sustainability Officer for the organization, Joydeep also leads Gilead’s environmental sustainability strategies globally. from North Carolina State University (graduating with Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honors), and an MHA from Cornell University where he received the prestigious Sloan award.

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Who is the Supply Chain Planner in the Age of AI?

Logistics Viewpoints

An additional pressure is greater scrutiny on the sustainability impact of supply chains. Mitchell-Guthrie has an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also received her BA in political science as a Morehead Scholar.

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USDA Funds NC State Study: Integrating North Carolina’s small farmers and producers in the global food supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) in North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management is one of several partners in a five- year, $3.9 million grant-funded project to build and evaluate supply chains for local farmers and fishers to supply large-scale markets in North Carolina.

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More on the importance of human relationships in local food systems

Supply Chain View from the Field

Ben notes that “a big chunk of what we do are work with artisans and our technical services and our internal focus group teams are advocacy, food systems, policy, and education (public facing sustainable agriculture issues). We help people think about the implications of state and local policy and how they impact the Southeast.”

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

Requis

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. We teach students how to look at the data and how to develop a hypothesis to figure out what you need to be looking for. What is your thinking on sustainability and the circular economy?

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