Looking at the state of the supply chain with Rob Handfield
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 11:07AM
During this podcast Handfield addressed various topics, including: the current state of the supply chain; steps and actions shippers should consider related to tariffs; how the supply chain is viewed; the need for supply chain resiliency; and supply chain risk mangement planning, among others.
Handfield also serves as Executive Director of the North Carolina State Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, which addresses thought leadership and research in the area of supply chain management, within the Poole College of Management, and a member of INFORMS, an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research, management science, and analytics, where he also serves on its expert panel.
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