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Professor Robert Handfield Named Honorary FCCM Fellow

He was nominated for this honor in April 2009 by an IACCM team based on his exceptional contributions in the field of contracting and commercial management.

“The status of Fellow is applied to a select group of high-performing practitioners,” said Tim Cummins, IACCM chief executive officer.

As an Honorary Fellow, Handfield will:

  • Contribute to the professional community through periodic mentoring or advice
  • When requested, participate as a member of a peer review team to evaluate and approve those who apply for the status of Fellow
  • Act in compliance with the IACCM Code of Conduct
  • Participate in networking with the select IACCM Fellowship group members.

The IACCM is a non-profit foundation recognized as the international authority on the role of contracting and commitment management in the global networked economy. A leader in research and innovative learning techniques, IACCM works with corporations, public and academic bodies to provide thought-leadership and understanding of ‘best practice’ contracting and relationship standards. Its membership is drawn from more than 1,600 corporations and public sector organizations in over 90 countries and represents a community of contract and commercial managers, attorneys and supply management executives and professionals.

Handfield director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at NC State College of Management, which engages leading member companies in research and practicum-based coursework in the college’s undergraduate and graduate supply chain management curricula. He was listed as one of a handful of individuals in the 2007 Pros to Know list compiled by Supply and Demand Chain Executive Journal, and is considered a thought leader in the field of supply chain management and an industry expert in the field of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. Handfield has spoken on these subjects across the globe, including in China, Turkey, Latin America, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

He is the author of several books on supply chain management, including Introduction to Supply Chain Management which has been translated into Chinese, Japanese and Korean. He also is a consulting editor for the Journal of Operations Management and had previously served as editor of the journal.