The Beer Game: MIT/Sloan’s Classic Supply Chain Simulation
One of the most effective ways of imparting knowledge on a group of eager students is to break out of the lecture paradigm, get everyone to roll up their sleeves, and get hands-on. Business simulation...
View ArticleSupply Chain Association of Pakistan: A Message of Optimism from the General...
The Supply Chain Association of Pakistan is in its infancy, having been born in August 2008. Its formation is a testament to the growing profile of our profession around the world, and to the critical...
View ArticleGovernors State University to Offer Online MBA with SCM Concentration
I am always thrilled when I learn that education in supply chain management is becoming increasingly available to eager students and professionals. So I was happy to read this morning that Governors...
View ArticleTop 10 Supply Chain Schools
Earlier this year, Supply Chain Digital Magazine published its list of the Top 10 Schools around the world that offer programs in Supply Chain Management. Five hail from the United States, four are...
View ArticleCollege Tuition Pricing: As Clear as Mud?
What do US Colleges, used car dealerships, real estate agents, and garage sales have in common? Each of these sellers posts a “sticker” price that might bear no resemblance to the final price that the...
View ArticleEdX: The Democratization of Education
Harvard / MIT Initiative a Watershed Reminiscent of The Moon Landing If we truly believe that human enlightenment may be achieved through education, then a recent, and largely unheralded announcement...
View ArticleThe SCM University Degree: From Order Winner to Order Qualifier
Obtaining a degree in Supply Chain Management is becoming increasingly worthwhile. When I was undertaking the examination preparation courses in pursuit of the APICS CPIM certification in Operations...
View ArticleTop 25 Supply Chain Management Degree Programs 2013
A critical choice in any student’s life is the post-secondary institution that he or she plans to attend. Businesses and public sector entities demand that candidates for employment possess higher and...
View ArticleHave Interns, Will Travel! Reaching Out to Supply Chain Professionals in the...
As a young boy growing up in the 1960′s, I remember a terrific TV show that appeared each week on our black-and-white tubes. It was a “western” titled “Have Gun Will Travel” and starred Richard Boone...
View ArticletriOS College: One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
For the past 21 years, Deloitte has been evaluating corporate performance and has been recognizing excellence through the annual publication of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. The Supply Chain Almanac...
View ArticleWhen Opportunity Knocks, Be Ready to Answer the Door!
On May 1, 2014, Fortune writer Anne Fisher described the critical recruitment challenges that face the logistics industry in the USA. It is an industry that generates $1.3 trillion in economic...
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