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Ranking the Top 10 Schools to Learn About Supply Chains
Want to pursue a career in supply chain? These 10 schools will have you best prepared and ready for success.
Five Trends to Watch in 2024
The current economic climate has some similarities to the post-Cold War 1990s, and that means a boom could be on the horizon.
Supply Chain’s Next Decade of Dealing With the Unknown
Although some of the events and trends that shaped the supply chain's position in 2014 still hold sway in 2023, it's apparent that the current challenges facing us represent a pivotal moment for supply chains, and by extension, the entire world.
How Upskilling Can Bridge the Workforce Skills Gap
It’s clear education and training must evolve to maintain pace with advancing technologies like AI, but getting a handle on what skills gaps exist within your organization can be a challenge.

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Truck Driver Burnout: Ways Carriers Can Fight Stress-Related Turnover
This whitepaper covers the main points of stressors that truck drivers experience and how to mitigate burnout, slowing...
Realizing the Promise of Retail Media Networks
Due to technological innovation, retailing is changing faster than ever - commerce is becoming increasingly digitally enabled, and...


University/College News

Is There a Truck Driver Shortage or a Utilization Crisis?
The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, unveiled its annual Top Industry Issues report on October 6, 2019, and for the third year in a row, a shortage of drivers is the top-ranked issue for trucking fleets.

An Alternative Route to a Fuel-Efficient Last Mile
The recent announcement by UPS that it will start delivering packages on Sundays next year is another sign of the inexorable growth of e-commerce, and the number of delivery trucks on the roads.

Route Clustering in Transportation with Geospatial Analysis and Machine Learning
This research examines carbon emissions and fuel efficiency characteristics of last-mile delivery vehicles for Coppel, a large Mexican retailer.

Four Last-Mile Routes to Successful Omnichannel Retailing
Omnichannel retailing has become the new norm in the retail sector as companies reinvent their supply chains to offer customers multiple buying channels.

MIT and ASU Partner For Online Master’s in Supply Chain Management
Graduates of the program will receive training at both institutions.

The Supply Chain Planner of the Future
New technologies could revolutionize planning and radically change the role of the supply chain planner. Here is how to prepare your organization.

Learning from Route Plan Deviation in Last-Mile Delivery
This capstone project studies route deviations in the last-mile deliveries of a large soft drink company.

Last-Mile Delivery Route Optimization
Urbanization and customer demands are making last-mile delivery optimization increasingly complex and important for retail companies.

Don’t Build Weapons of Math Destruction
The business community might not develop Weapons of Math Destruction, but it might develop models of moderate distortion if they rely too heavily on face-valid factors, without checking for validity.

Are Graduate Degrees Leading to Less Job Options?
The economy is humming all cylinders, employers say they can’t find employees with the right skills, yet graduate students report a tough job market. Are Advanced Degrees Taking Students Backwards in Employment?

Export Compliance for Higher Education and Research Groups
Changes in the nature of higher education, such as increasing globalization, advances in technology, and new sources of revenue (e.g. scientific research) have made it more complex to administer export compliance programs at universities and research institutions.

MIT Restructures Itself to Shape the Future of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
Gift of $350 million establishes the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, an unprecedented, $1 billion commitment to world-changing breakthroughs and their ethical application.

Los Angeles Pacific Crafts New Degree Programs
Los Angeles Pacific University announces the launch of two new online programs in Fall 2018: a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management and a Master of Business Administration.


Featured Companies

University of Washington
The University of Washington online Master of Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics (SCTL) program prepares you to take a leadership role in the end-to-end management of transportation in a global supply chain, an increasingly critical capability for companies that want…
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is committed to sharing its intellectual capital through Knowledge@Wharton, the school’s online business analysis journal. Launched in 1999, Knowledge@Wharton has grown into a network of sites that includes a global…
Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Over the past 60 years, the Kellogg School has prepared generations of experienced managers for greater leadership responsibilities and helped hundreds of organizations transform their strategies and operations. During that time, we’ve honed a unique educational philosophy and approach to…
Arizona State University
Whether you’re looking to broaden your personal knowledge or develop your company’s workforce, we are your one-stop resource. With access to nearly 300 faculty, internationally-renowned for their expertise in a wide range of current topics, we develop the practical…
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco helps meet this unprecedented demand with its Advanced Professional Supply Chain Management Certificate and Advanced Professional Sustainable Supply Chain Management Certificate. Seize your opportunity to advance within this dynamic, exciting and highly lucrative career field,…
University of North Texas Center for Logistics Education and Research
The Center for Logistics Education and Research works closely with senior executives to develop career placement and internship opportunities for students. These opportunities abound because the Dallas-Fort Worth region is a national leader in distribution, transportation and logistics services.
Rutgers Business School
The Department of Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School offers a range of academic programs including a PhD in SCMMS, an MBA Concentration in Supply Chain Management and an undergraduate major in SCMMS. Rutgers also offers executive education programs…
California State University Northridge
The Tseng College at California State University, Northridge creates and delivers innovative programs that provide access to CSUN's distinguished scholarship and teaching for midcareer professionals, regional employers, international students and the community.
Babson College
Babson Executive Education is one of the world’s top executive education providers, as recognized by our clients as well as Financial Times and Bloomberg Businessweek. We are a dynamic learning laboratory, where clients, faculty, staff, and partners work together…
Texas A&M University Mays Business School
Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School educates more than 5,000 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and supply chain management.. The school consistently ranks among the top public business schools.…
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