Uncertainty is the enemy of the supply chain, and unfortunately that enemy is a constant companion of companies that maintain complex, extended, global supply chains. One factor in that uncertainty is the irregular nature of border-crossing delays, which W.P.

Chairman John Fowler reviews some of the highlights of the department of supply chain management in his welcome message for the first 2012 issue of KnowSCM.

Eugene Schneller has been at the lead of research initiatives concerning the emergence of supply chain management in healthcare organizations.

Assistant Professor Mahyar Eftekhar wants to bring top minds in humanitarian logistics together to study life-and-death situations.

Christon Valdivieso looks back on his time in the W. P. Carey Master of Science in Global Logistics (MS-GL) program with great fondness and pride.

Though Dell may be best known for its consumer technology products, the company has evolved into a preferred end-to-end solutions provider for enterprises around the world.

W. P. Carey Supply Chain Management Professor Craig Carter hopes to bring the latest research to managers through a new podcast series based on articles in the Journal of Supply Chain Management.

Since he began exploring supply chain management three decades ago, Professor Scott Webster has taken a broad view, examining the pricing of fashion products, flexible workday policies, winemaking, and more.

 Trust — or the lack of trust — between suppliers and providers is an issue that has increasingly strained the health sector supply chain.

Hospitals have long been notorious for their sluggish, antiquated supply chain management. But today, under intense pressure to cut costs while maintaining high-quality care, some are trying a new model — the consolidated service center.