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UT Webinar Assesses Supply Chain Risk through the EPIC Report™ and Related Framework

May 20, 2020
The Global Supply Chain Institute co-sponsored a webinar about the EPIC Report.
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Researchers Frame Basic Principles for Managing Supply Chain Cyber Risks

May 15, 2020
In the 21st century, cybersecurity threats are a growing, technologically-advanced risk to global supply chains.
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The Online MS SCM: A Curriculum Informed by the Supply Chain Industry

May 7, 2020
Supply chain management is a fast-growing field with lots of opportunity.
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Global Supply Chain Institute Hosts Supply Chain Forum – Virtually

May 1, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Supply Chain Institute, housed in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Haslam College of Business, engaged more than 200 participants in its first-ever online Supply Chain Forum, April 15-16, 2020.
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The Supply Chain War Room

April 30, 2020
Some companies set up a COVID-19 war room to coordinate their supply chain functions.
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Empowering Women in Supply Chain

April 24, 2020
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business’s recent panel explored the crucial roles of women in supply chain management.
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Crowdsourcing Last Mile Delivery: Strategic Implications and Future Research Directions

April 20, 2020
From the moment the first online consumer put an item in a shopping cart and clicked “buy now,” supply chain management has been scrambling to adapt its distribution strategies to fit the new reality.
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Leveraging the Digital Supply Chain

April 17, 2020
Digital technology is poised to revolutionize supply chain management in the coming years.
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GSCI Collaborates in Release of EPIC Global Supply Chain Readiness Index

April 16, 2020
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), IHS Markit and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s, Global Supply Chain Institute Release EPIC Global Supply Chain Readiness Index
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UT Researchers Co-Develop New Global Supply Chain Readiness Index

April 7, 2020
The environment – natural, political, business – is increasingly unpredictable. Given such uncertainty, how can supply chain leaders assess risk and measure supply chain capability globally?