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Winning Student Posters Focus on Visibility, Total Cost of Ownership, and Procurement Processes

Supply Chain View from the Field

My expectations were surely exceeded, and being able to meet you all at the conclusion of your work was a great personal capstone for me. I could not have been prouder of the two awards you all won, in addition to being selected to present to the Conference this morning.

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The Renewed Importance of Production Planning and Scheduling in the New Normal- The Talent Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

If the competition can hire or retain broader skill based planners that can leverage added technology tools, they can execute supply planning in a timelier and market opportunistic manner, capturing added market share to meet product or business opportunities as they arise.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018: Real-Time, Innovation, Cognitive, Blockchain, Industry-Academic Partnerships, and Taking a Stand!

NC State SCRC

[Linton] co-authored The Living Supply Chain , which argues that “Speeding up the supply chain is at the root of everything that is good: improved revenue, reduced working capital, higher profitability, and less obsolete inventory. ” A control approach creates friction. What a difference a year makes!