Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, predicts a future of shortages and inflation following the devastation in the Gulf Coast following hurricane Ida. “It’s going to impact plastics. It’s going to impact packaging. It’s going to impact other chemicals that are used in other supplies,” said Handfield. Read more on Corp Magazine. This
On the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Certified Biobased Product Label, the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Product Industry. Co-authored by Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, with the help of NC State graduate students, the report finds biobased products as responsible alternatives
Sebastian Heese, professor of supply chain management, analyzed whether or not social media reaction to supply chain glitches, like an overbooked flight, can affect a company’s financial performance. “While there wasn’t empirical evidence, there have been cases where it seems negative social media responses to supply chain issues can cause companies financial trouble,” said Heese.“
Even though e-commerce continues to gain more and more traction by the day, consumers ordering items online and wanting (or expecting?) same-day delivery of these online orders are not in the majority, with the exception of millenials, of course. That was a key takeaway in a recent white paper issued by the U.S. Postal Service