Bauer Supply Chain Students Compete in BP Case Competition
A team of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Houston – C.T. Bauer College of Business recently competed in a BP-sponsored Supply Chain Forum Case Competition.
USD Appoints New Director of its Supply Chain Management Institute
The Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMI) in the University of San Diego School of Business has appointed Mary Long as Managing Director. Long succeeds Joel Sutherland—appointed leader of the SCMI in 2011—and is the former Vice President of Logistics and Network Planning at Domino’s Pizza. Continue reading…
Sloan Says Study Supply Chains to Predict Gaps in Food Safety
MIT Sloan recently published an article about a joint study commissioned by the FDA and conducted by Sloan and the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation on “how food is grown, processed and shipped to the U.S.” from “developing countries that lack the basic quality controls we have here at home.”
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St. Joseph’s University’s Haub School and the Power Of Alumni Connections
Recent graduates and current MBA students in search of job options are well-positioned to mine their alumni connections, notes a recent article in the St. Joseph’s Haub School of Business Review.
Businesses clearly benefit not only from the loyalty of recent graduates or current students. The fresh experiences and skill sets that MBAs possess make them a valuable asset for companies that want to remain ahead of the innovation curve.
Rutgers Announces Futuristic Telemedicine Project in Newark
Rutgers Business School announced on its blog this week a joint venture with its School of Nursing to pilot the use of telemedicine technology, which virtually connects healthcare providers and patients from underserved populations in Newark, NJ via portable devices that “plug into a laptop, tablet, or mobile phone.” Continue reading…
Quinlan Graduate Students Receive Scholarships From Hu-Friedy
According to a press release on the school’s website, four graduate students from the Quinlan School of Business were presented with $1,000 scholarships following outstanding work on a class project for Chicago-based manufacturer, Hu-Friedy. As part of a Supply Chain Analytics course, the dental equipment manufacturer tasked students with evaluating alternative shipping strategies to move materials from their suppliers to their manufacturing facilities. The manufacturer was so impressed with the students’ work following the project that it awarded scholarships to the winning team of Mike Larocco, Jihong Liu, Jie Wei Lo, and Tom Scanlan.
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