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The Van Horne Institute
The Van Horne Institute is recognized within Canada and internationally as a leading institute of public policy, education, and research in transportation, supply chain and logistics, and regulated industries. The Van Horne Institute assists industry, government, and the public in addressing issues affecting transportation, supply chain management and logistics and regulated industries that are relevant to the well-being and growth of industry and commerce.
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Women in Supply Chain WISC News & Resources
Ranking the Top 20 Women in Supply Chain
April 18, 2024
Women, despite being underrepresented, are making significant strides in the supply chain industry. Here is a ranking of the Top 20.
Women in Supply Chain: Meagan Fitzsimmons
April 1, 2024
GXO's Meagan Fitzsimmons discusses being a woman in supply chain, challenges she's faced, and advice she'd give other females entering the industry.
Talking Supply Chain: Women Ascend the Supply Chain Ranks
August 15, 2023
Gartner analyst Caroline Chumakov joins host Brian Straight to discuss the gains women have made in the supply chain workforce
International Women’s Day 2018: Bringing Women Back to the Information Technology Sector
March 8, 2018
Today, Thursday, March 8, 2018, is International Women's Day which commemorates the movement for women's rights throughout the world, and while there are numerous topics of conversation to discuss, we wanted to acknowledge why women are opting out of the technology sector and why it's so important to bring them back.
A Portrait of the Supply Chain Manager
July 8, 2016
Who is today’s supply chain manager, and, how did he - or she - get to where they are in their career? These are some of the questions answered by readers of Supply Chain Management Review and members of the APICS Supply Chain Council.
Message of The Executive Director: We Call On Countries to “Step It Up” For Gender Equality
March 8, 2015
Message of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, for International Women’s Day 2015.
Practical Advantages to Having More Women in Supply Chain
June 8, 2014
There is a consensus that since women constitute over half of the workforce but just 10% of top supply chain executive positions in Fortune Global 500 companies that something needs to be done to address this imbalance.
Supply Chain Top Jobs Increasingly Held by Women
March 27, 2014
The supply chain arena is a place where there are a lot of existing problems - women are problem-solvers - traditionally, women deal with family budgets and evaluating risk, when it comes to bringing value to employers, women draw from that discipline and experience.
Leading Women in Logistics Celebrate International Women’s Day
March 7, 2014
To celebrate International Women's Day, the UPS Women's Leadership Development committee hosted a panel event in Toronto discussing, 'The Future of Women in Logistics.'