Too many fulfillment networks are built for a time that no longer exists. They work when demand is predictable, but strain ...

The manufacturing supply chain is, by definition, the epitome of complexity. There are changing demands for product, varying levels of lead times for supplies, the balancing of production capacity, ...

Alex Koshulko is a leading supply chain planning expert with over 10 years of experience. Ph.D. CEO and cofounder of GMDH Streamline. I strongly believe that businesses can work more efficiently if ...

This concentration is intended to prepare students for modeling and simulating various problems related to supply chain management, such as procurement, manufacturing, logistics and distribution, ...

Not so long ago, supply chain disruptions were limited to a dockyard strike or a storm off the Atlantic Coast. Now vulnerabilities are everywhere: A pandemic shuts down entire factories, tariffs shift ...

In this month's issue of Supply Chain Management Review, we look at what lessons supply chain leaders can take from Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn’s career to ensure their digital transformation is a ...

Optimization is great for many things but terrible at capturing uncertainty and implementing recommendations on its own. Implementing optimization recommendations still requires a big dose of, “Well, ...

The modern supply chain is a sprawling international network that has to be able to react to sudden swings in demand, new ...

In an energetic classroom on Northwestern's Evanston campus, students huddle around a whiteboard, debating the merits of vertical integration versus outsourcing. Less than a half-hour later, they are ...