The Supply Chain Management Research Center serves as the gateway to supply chain management resources at the University of Arkansas.

Walton College Hosts Graduate Case Competition

Top logistics students from the United States and Europe will travel to the Sam’s Club home offices in Bentonville, Arkansas to compete in the annual Sam M. Walton College of Business International Graduate Logistics Case Competition on November 4-6, 2010. 
In 2009 teams from Darmstadt University of Technology of Darmstadt Germany (pictured above), the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Chalmers University of Technology in Gottenburg, Sweden, captured the top three places respectively. More information

Doctoral Dissertation Award

The Center is pleased to announce the acceptance of applications for the 2010 SCMRC Doctoral Dissertation Award. This is a $5,000 cash award made directly to the applicant in two parts. Applicants must be doctoral students who are pursuing a Ph.D. or a D.B.A. in logistics, supply chain, transportation or related fields. Proposal must be submitted prior to the defense of the completed dissertation. Please be advised, the 15 page proposal abstract requirement is enforced and does not include the application letter and supporting vitas. All submissions are due via email no later than August 3, 2010.  Application information

Supply Chain Conference:  Best in Market Supply Chains Trump World-Class Everytime

Gary Maxwell, Walmart senior vice president International Innovation, spoke at the 9th annual supply chain conference on Thursday, March 18, 2010. More information

News

• U.S. News Ranks Supply Chain Management Specialty 15th in Nation
  The U.S.News & World Report's ''2011 America''s Best Graduate Schools'' guide has rated the supply chain management and logistics specialty in the Walton College in a tie for 15th place among all public graduate business schools and in a tie for 23rd place among all universities.
• Best in Market Supply Chains Key Topic at Logistics Conference
  The Supply Chain Management Research Center is sponsoring its ninth annual spring conference for the supply chain/logistics industry: ''Best in Market Supply Chains Trump World-Class Everytime.''
• Walton College Team Takes Second Place in National Logistics Competition
  A student team in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has placed second in the Operation Stimulus undergraduate logistics case competition in Denver, Colo.
• New Logistics Model Improves Forecast Accuracy of Retail and Packaged-Goods Orders
  Whether it's dog food or iPods, tires or televisions, virtually every consumer has endured a frustrating out-of-stock experience.

Upcoming Events

• Supply Chain Center’s Fall Board Welcome Dinner (10/6/2010)
• Supply Chain Center - Fall Board Member Meeting (10/7/2010)
• Walton College International Logistics Graduate Case Competition (11/4/2010 - 11/6/2010)
• Business Forecast 2011 (2/4/2011)

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