The Supply Chain Game Changers: Applications and Best Practices that are Shaping the Future of Supply Chain Management

1. Game-Changing Trends in Supply Chain Management

First Annual Report by the Supply Chain Management Faculty at the University of Tennessee

Ted Stank, Ph.D., Chad Autry, Ph.D., John Bell, Ph.D.,David Gligor, Ph.D., Ken Petersen, Ph.D.,Paul Dittmann, Ph.D., Mark Moon, Ph.D.,Wendy Tate, Ph.D., and Randy Bradley, Ph.D.

Introduction

Every month a new article or conference lecture seems to present a fresh idea about the game-changing trends faced by supply chain professionals. Consulting companies, academics, and even individual companies have their own opinions about and definitions of supply chain megatrends. Often these megatrend lists do not match; instead, they reflect the backgrounds and experiences of the people who compile them.

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