supply chain

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.

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.

Oct 2, 2024

Are Food Retailers Price Gouging?

Poole College scholar Rob Handfield analyzes the causes of food price inflation.

Sep 23, 2024

Rob Handfield Analyzes Supply Chain Risks in Hezbollah Attack

Last week’s attacks on Hezbollah, involving explosives hidden in electronics, highlight the dangers of complex technology supply chains. Poole professor Rob Handfield explains the challenges of tracing components and identifying vulnerabilities in modern electronics manufacturing.

Aug 30, 2024

Report Taps Rob Handfield for Green Vaccine Insight

Poole College supply chain expert Rob Handfield is one of 23 scholars quoted on sustainable vaccine procurement.

Sep 26, 2023

Rob Handfield Explains How Panama Canal Drought Impacts Supply Chain

Poole College's Rob Handfield sheds light on how the Panama Canal drought is causing a shipping bottleneck with ripple effects on the supply chain.

Sep 21, 2023

Rob Handfield Discusses How United Auto Workers Strike Could Impact Supply Chain, Car Prices

Handfield says the United Auto Workers strike could drive up car prices and cause shortages of some vehicle models.

Jun 23, 2023

Rob Handfield Addresses Why China Dominates the World’s EV Supply Chain

Poole College professor Rob Handfield discusses the world’s reliance on China for electric vehicle batteries and what the U.S. needs to gain a competitive edge.

Oct 3, 2022

Rob Handfield Analyzes the ‘Underground Economy’ of Counterfeit Goods

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, explains that retail stores have been replaced by online counterfeiting.

Oct 3, 2022

Rob Handfield Predicts Supply Chain Disruptions During Hurricane Ian

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, explains that Hurricane Ian could impact the availability of some products.