University of Tennessee Center for Executive Education

The need to better integrate online and on ground learning experiences is dictated in part by the changing “marketplace” and in part by what we now know about learning and teaching effectiveness.

The degree is the first of 10 online programs UT plans to launch with Noodle Partners.

Is there a “secret sauce” for consistent supply chain success? McDonald’s, which is consistently ranked in the top echelon of supply chains by Gartner, thinks so, the fast food leader stays atop of the marketplace with a “system” where suppliers and McDonald’s “share the pie.”

If done correctly, the partnership with your Third Party Logistics, 3PL provider can truly be a source of competitive advantage for your company.

With poor commercial practices currently in place in the 3PL industry, the goal of this white paper is to help GSCs and 3PLs be more aware of the need to create fair and balanced commercial agreements that promote healthy businesses on both sides.

More than 80 percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies outsource their logistics operations and most expect to use third party logistics providers more in the coming years, according to the University of Tennessee study sponsored by Kenco.

This paper outlines the most significant challenges distribution centers are facing and conveys creative solutions to meet the growing demand for information technology and value-added services.

The issue of 3PL commoditization has been repeatedly raised, with 3PLs expressing the desire for shippers to view them more as strategic partners and not just as suppliers.

UT’s Global Supply Chain Institute study identifies ways companies could mitigate those costs. She noted that many of those businesses are incorporating some new initiatives.

The results of the 23rd Annual Trends and Issues in Transportation and Logistics suggest that the current business environment has created a struggle between shippers and carriers that is changing the nature of their relationship.

Karl B. Mandrodt, Ph.D., Mary Collins Holcomb, Ph.D., and Rob Estes, President & CEO, Estes Express Lines, apply the findings of the 23rd Annual Trends & Issues in Transportation and Logistics Study to the world of transportation and logistics shipper-carrier decision making.

DC management clearly requires the best and brightest of management personnel, this job demands innovation, technical acumen and human resource skills. DC managers must manage upward to respond to very tough management goals and customer expectations.

Shippers and transportation intermediaries are opposing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal designed against putting undue pressure on truck drivers to violate hours of service and other rules.

The UT study surveyed 417 companies and found that 58 percent of them expected an increase in their carrier rates. They anticipated passing on the costs to their customers in the long term.

Relocation of manufacturing and product sourcing to emerging economies is no longer the gold standard for global businesses, according to a study from the Global Supply Chain Institute in UT's Haslam College of Business.