Welcome to the Supply Chain Management Research Center.
The SCMRC serves as a direct link between the private sector and University resources.

"The Future of Retailing" Conference

On May 1, 2008, three centers, the Center for Retailing Excellence, the Supply Chain Management Research Center and the Information Technology Research Institute, hosted the "Future of Retailing" Spring Conference with a look into the future from the joint perspective of retailing, supply chain and IT.  The speakers were:

• Amy Oberg, Futurist, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Bill Simon, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Wal-Mart Stores Division
• Reg Yarbrough, Vice President Commercial Operations, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
• Mark Rhodes, Insights Technical Leader, Kimberly-Clark Corporation

News

• Infor Donates Supply Chain Network Design Software to University of Arkansas
  Georgia-based software provider, Infor, has donated software licenses for Infor SCM Network Design, a supply chain planning and analysis software used by some of the world's most recognizable companies, to the University of Arkansas.
• Global Supply Chain Key Topic at Logistics Conference
  The Supply Chain Management Research Center is sponsoring a one-day conference for the supply chain/logistics industry: ''Sourcing and New Market Development in the Global Supply Chain.''
• University of Maryland Wins Logistics Case
  Some of the top logistics students in the world traveled to Fayetteville to compete in the annual FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Competition Feb. 28 - March 1.
• 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 Feb. 28 to March 1.

Upcoming Events

• Women in Logistics Networking (9/9/2008)
• Supply Chain Management Research Center Board Dinner (9/16/2008)
• Supply Chain Mgmt Research Center Board Symposium (9/17/2008)
• FedEx Freight Intl Graduate Case Logistic Competition (11/13/2008 - 11/15/2008)

2008 FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Competition

University of Maryland wins the 2008 FedEx Freight International Graduate Logistics Case Competition! This event brings together Graduate Students from 12 major Universities studying Logistics and Supply Chain Management as teams of 5-6 students compete for prestige and tremendous opportunities to network with fellow students and industry professionals.
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