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Apr 11, 2025

Rob Handfield Explains How Contracts Can Manage Global Tariff Uncertainty

Rob Handfield's recent Harvard Business Review article explores how contracts can be a tool for managing the unpredictability of global trade.

Jun 23, 2022

Rob Handfield Weighs in on Summer Travel Surge

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management and director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, provides expert insight into the summer travel surge this year. 
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Nov 29, 2021

Study Details Baseline Needs to Bring Factories into Compliance with Labor Standards

The study is a significant step toward building support for making the needed changes.

Jun 22, 2021

Supply Chain Bottlenecks Will Likely Continue for the Remainder of the Year

By Rob Handfield As vaccination rates in the US, the UK, and Europe have risen, economies have shifted back and capital projects are beginning to resume. However, significant problems remain with respect to major shortages that exist in supply chains.   Consumers are finding that everything from appliance parts, bicycles, and other products is in short…

May 18, 2021

Q&A with Noel Greis: The Future of the Machine Tool Industry

Over the next five years of the grant period, Noel Greis will join an elite group of national thought leaders in an unprecedented push to help make the industry more competitive on a global scale. 

May 11, 2021

State of Emergency: Rob Handfield Comments on Gas Shortage in North Carolina

Governor Roy Cooper issued a state of emergency on May 10 in response to the recent cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline causing a shutdown. Around North Carolina, many citizens are lining up at local gas pumps to fill up in preparation for a surge and shortage in gas. Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain…
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Feb 15, 2021

Tim Kraft on the Consumer Benefits to Supply Chain Transparency

Tim Kraft is seeing an emerging trend of increased supply chain transparency not only for risk management but consumer benefits.

Jan 5, 2021

The COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain: Potential Problems and Bottlenecks

Handfield and Finkenstadt combine their expertise of the global supply chain, medical supply chain, government acquisition and enterprise sourcing for the federal government to evaluate Operation Warp Speed’s strategic plan and the national infrastructure available.
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Jun 19, 2020

Tom Linton About the Physics of Supply Chain and Paths to Become CPO

Tom Linton, chief procurement officer for Flex Ltd., breaks down lessons learned throughout his career while giving insight to the laws of physics in supply chain, localized supply chains and advice for recent college graduates.

May 20, 2020

Rob Handfield Webinar on Vital Supply Chains in a Pandemic

Rob Handfield, director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative and professor of operations and supply chain management, served as a presenter for S&P Global Market Intelligence’s University Essentials webinar on the vital supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with representatives from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Handfield described COVID-19 as the catalyst of supply chain…