The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2023

Thomas earned his MBA in Global Supply Chain from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. During his 30 years plus career, Thomas has worked for project44, Oracle, Trimble, MavenWire, MercuryGate, CHEP and JB Hunt. Digital Supply Chain Data Strategy, 2.)

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 22, 2024

Two prior votes at the factory, including in 2019, had failed, but attitudes toward organized labor in the U.S. appear to be shifting.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Shay Scott, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and professor in the University of Tennessee’s Master of Science in Supply Chain Management online program, weighs the factors that might influence American manufacturers to reshore production from Asia to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2022

Alan Amling, distinguished fellow at the University of Tennessee's Global Supply Chain Institute, explains what it means to supply chain professionals — and why they keep "getting in their own way.". “Disruption” is the word of the year.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 10, 2021

Andrea Sordi, clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute, weighs the risk and rewards involved in Taco Bell’s decision to introduce a major new product to its menu during the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 15, 2022

A discussion about the current state and future of the vehicle supply chain, with Shay Scott, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and a member of the faculty of the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2021

Thomas Goldsby, professor and Haslam Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee, discusses the short- and long-term impacts of the ransomware attack that temporarily shut down a major East Coast gasoline pipeline.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 10, 2023

Andrea Sordi, lecturer in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee, discusses how retailers are transforming their supply chains in the face of a possible recession.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 29, 2022

Mike earned his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Tennessee. About JBF Consulting. JBF Consulting is a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Disruption in the supply chain brought on by the pandemic showed that transformational leadership is required over the next few years, says Michael Burnette, fellow at the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 20, 2024

The development comes after the UAW secured endorsement from Volkswagen’s Tennessee production workers to be represented collective bargaining related to labor matters. The United Auto Workers has suffered a setback in the labor union’s efforts to represent production workers at the Mercedes Benz U.S. production facility in Alabama.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 25, 2021

Mary Long, director of the Supply Chain Forum at the University of Tennessee, reports on the types of shortages that grocery stores were experiencing in late 2020 and into 2021, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As Alan Amling at the University of Tennessee put it, “2024 is riddled with uncertainty.” Typically, we make it at least one month into the new year before we have to revise our plans. However, it’s only early February 2024, and we already have several major disruptions impacting supply chains.

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The Network Effect

JULY 23, 2018

The New Madrid Fault Zone stretches across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. The post What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Thomas Goldsby, professor and Haslam Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, discusses the changes in automotive supply chains being wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and shifts in consumer buying habits.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to a report published by Nikkei Asia ( Paid subscription or metered view ), the chemical and electronics provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Tennessee involving a 420 acre facility to be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The facility reportedly will supply battery component needs for U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

For example, while the University of Tennessee features the story of Mondelez as a journey in supply chain excellence, and features Daniel Myers, past Supply Chain Leader, as a lecturer, I do not see Mondelez as a Supply Chain to Admire. Eleven out of twenty-eight sectors do not have winners.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 12, 2021

Thomas Goldsby, Professor & Haslam Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department at the University of Tennessee, sketches a picture of how supply chains might be permanently changed by the pandemic, even as they adjust to its end.

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 17, 2019

"Supply chain integration is an increasingly essential component of shareholder value, and to achieve that, supply chain leaders need to speak the language of the Board of Directors and the executive suite,” said Paul Dittmann of the University of Tennessee’

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

To avoid a full-on outbreak, all farms within six miles of the affected farm in Tennessee were quarantined. The flock consisted of about 73,500 birds, which were used for breeding. As a result of the outbreak, the flock had to be destroyed. This included about 30 farms.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2021

Scott holds an MBA from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Liberal Arts degree in sustainability from Harvard University. Prior to that, he was Chief Technology and Procurement Officer for Ryder System, Inc.’s About Suddath.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 24, 2021

I was fortunate to have grown up in the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee, where I could enjoy fresh air, clean water, and beautiful mountain countryside. Those who know me know I am a big nature lover and always have been since my days as a boy scout.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Why Ford Picked Tennessee for Its New Electric-Vehicle Plant. I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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SCM Research

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

According to this ranking, the top 5 universities worldwide are: (1) Michigan State University, (2) Penn State University, (3) University of Tennessee, (4) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and (5) Arizona State University.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The new state-of-the-art distribution center will serve more than 60 stores and 5.6 million REI members in the region.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2013

In this episode, Kate Vitasek (University of Tennessee) and Karl Manrodt (Georgia Southern University) discuss the current state of Vested Outsourcing and the key findings from their latest book, Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s, and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

Nick earned a Bachelor of Enterprise Management from University of Tennessee. The human connection will always be there, which is his favorite part, but the utilization of technology to improve processes is what’s going to separate the competition. Nick is originally from Nashville, TN but NYC has been his home for the past 8 years.

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 15, 2016

Interesting Presentations from Caterpillar, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, Mondelez and More

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes! The new CEO embarked on several cost reduction initiatives in conjunction with a number of changes (some may argue too fast and too soon) on how the company operates its freight-trains.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Note: This article originally appeared on the University of Tennessee Knoxville website. Innovation is an imperative in the business world, but of the tens of thousands of new products launched each year, an estimated 80% to 90% fail. Printer-friendly version.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Eight US states have made package theft a felony: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Unfortunately, this does not always act as a deterrent, as Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee rank in the top 12 states for larceny per 100,000 resident.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 9, 2024

based Chattanooga, Tennessee plant have signed cards to join the UAW , less than sixty days after the workers announced their campaign to form a union at the German automaker’s only U.S. As Supply Chain Matters has noted in prior published commentaries, after the contract settlement involving the UAW and the three targeted U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. In Tennessee, some of the EVs are also humanless Pods that use Einride’s artificial intelligence technology to haul goods.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 21, 2021

”[1] They add, “End-to-end optimization is not easy.

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Supply Chain 24/7

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

A new study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute outlines the best practices for leveraging transparency in supply chains for financial profit.

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Supply Chain 24/7

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

This University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute whitepaper addresses the key issues in supply chain sustainability transparency, it presents the results that demonstrate the relationship between sustainable supply chain visibility, traceability, integrity, and transparency.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that European headquartered Volkswagen and the UAW have agreed to hold a vote on the union’s bid to organize the automaker’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The voting is currently scheduled for the period of April 17 to 19.

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