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Jul 7, 2025

Rob Handfield Links Supply Chain Strength to Top Company Performance

Poole Professor Robert Handfield introduces the Tariff-Resilience Index, a metric that highlights how strong supply chains define today’s best-run companies.
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May 2, 2025

Poole Professor Says Tariffs Could Strain Holiday Supply

Poole Professor Rob Handfield says retailers are well-stocked for now, but tariffs could impact supply once inventories run low.
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May 2, 2025

Tariffs, Shipping and Shortages

What does a slowdown in Chinese imports mean for U.S. consumers and companies? Poole supply chain scholar Rob Handfield explains.

Apr 16, 2025

Rob Handfield on Tariffs and Consumer Spending Choices

Poole professor Rob Handfield discusses how tariffs may impact prices and how consumers navigating market uncertainty.

Apr 16, 2025

Poole Professor Highlights Tariff Impact and Tech Sector Confusion

Poole professor Rob Handfield discusses the growing uncertainty in the tech industry caused by shifting U.S. tariffs.

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.

Apr 2, 2025

Rob Handfield on How Egg Shortages Crack Small Businesses

Supply chain expert Rob Handfield explains how soaring egg prices and supply disruptions threaten small eateries relying on daily deliveries.

Mar 18, 2025

Rob Handfield Offers Insight on Target’s $1.5T Grocery Market Move

Poole professor Rob Handfield discusses Target's strategy to capture a larger share of the $1.5 trillion U.S. grocery market with an in-house supply chain.

Jan 21, 2025

SCRC Hosts Annual Academic Conference ‘Doing Good With OM and OR’

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) held its annual academic conference, "Doing Good With OM and OR," which explored sustainable solutions in supply chain and operations research with top academics.
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Dec 4, 2024

Poole Professor Emphasizes Import Tariffs Could Drive Up Prices

Poole professor Rob Handfield explains how proposed import tariffs could raise prices on essentials for American consumers.