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The SCMRC serves as a direct link between the private sector and University resources.

T. Boone Pickens Town Hall Meeting

T. Boone Pickens, oil man, billionaire, philanthropist, financier and outspoken advocate for energy independence, spoke to more than 700 students and people from the community at a "town hall" meeting in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development Auditorium of the University of Arkansas, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009.

See the video rebroadcast

Doctoral Dissertation Award

The Center is pleased to announce the acceptance of applications for the 2009 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, 2009.  Complete Information

News

• T. Boone Pickens to Bring Energy Independence Message to University of Arkansas
  T. Boone Pickens, oil man, billionaire, philanthropist, financier and outspoken advocate for energy independence, will hold a ''town hall'' meeting in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development Auditorium...
• University of Arkansas Team Finishes Third in FedEx Freight International Logistics Competition
  Top logistics students from the United States and Europe traveled to Fayetteville to compete in the annual FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Competition, Nov. 11-15.
• Supply Chain Research Center to Sponsor FedEx Freight Logistics Case Competition
  The Supply Chain Management Research Center, in alliance with FedEx Freight and a group of corporate sponsors, is hosting an international graduate logistics case competition from Nov. 13 to 15.
• University of Arkansas Supply Chain Research Center Awards Doctoral Prize
  The Supply Chain Management Research Center has awarded the 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award to Matthew Douglas, a student from the University of North Texas.

Upcoming Events

• 2009 Intl Graduate Logistic Case Competition (10/21/2009 - 10/25/2009)

World in Motion Case Study

Terry Tremwel, the Center research director, Dan Lynch, Michigan State University, and Jim Crowell, the Center director, recently released a case study, The World in Motion Wind Turbine Company.  This case was featured in the FedEx Freight Graduate Logistics Competition in February 2008.  Read the case.

Center White Paper Featured in Several Publications

Transportation Management in the Wind Industry: Problems and Solutions Facing the Shipment of Oversized Products in the Supply Chain by Suzanne Ozment and Terry Tremwel, the Center's research director, is featured in several recent trade publications, including Inbound Logistics and North American Windpower.   Read the complete white papers

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