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Global Supply Chain Management Forum

 

Research

Faculty and students from different schools, departments and disciplines work together on long-term (6+ months) and short-term (~10 weeks) research projects. The types of research project include: Theoretical and model based research; empirical research; detailed field-based studies.

The Forum's current research interests include:

  • Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) & wireless technologies, Mobile-Commerce
  • Supply chain social and environmental responsibility
  • Product and process design
  • Supply chain security
  • Information technology and e-business
  • Demand planning and order fulfillment
  • Logistics & outsourcing
  • Supplier contracting and partnerships
  • Developing Product Architecture and Platforms (Design for Variety)
  • Incentives and performance measures
  • New value creation & supply chain for amorphous products
  • Managing core competencies
  • Managing product transitions
  • Supply chain management in emerging economies such as China
  • Industry-wide supply chain integration
  • Procurement strategies
  • Multi-echelon inventory modeling
  • Pricing and demand shaping