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Differences in levels of trust and power can affect buyer-supplier performance

5/5/17

Most business experts tend to see that the relationships between buyers and suppliers are governed by the size of the firms. Big companies take advantage of small companies, is the common thought. However, researchers now suggest that the perception of trust between the firms can influence how these companies relate and perform.

A. Ravi Ravindran

Penn State to host spring Enterprise Integration Consortium board meeting

3/16/16

The Enterprise Integration Consortium (EIC) at Penn State will hold an Industry Advisory Board meeting April 4-5 at the Ramada State College Hotel and Conference Center. The EIC is a multidisciplinary education and research group that focuses on issues related to enterprise integration technologies and applications, supply chain management and enterprise resource planning systems.

Smeal MBAs win supply chain competition

Penn State Smeal MBA team wins supply chain competition

2/10/16

A team of first-year MBA students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business recently won the 2016 Global Supply Chain Management Initiative Inter-College Case Competition, hosted by Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management.

Ravindran being welcomed at his symposium

International symposium held in honor of Ravindran

3/26/15

Twenty-eight former doctoral students of A. Ravi Ravidran, professor in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State, came together to host an international symposium in his honor March 12-13 at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India.

New executive programs in analytics, transportation logistics now available

3/20/14

Registration is open for two new executive education programs in supply chain management through Penn State Executive Programs. Both programs, covering topics related to business analytics, transportation and logistics, are slated for the first week of June at Penn State’s University Park campus.

Purdum moderates panel on women in leadership at supply chain conference

12/12/13

Susan B. Purdum, instructor in supply chain and information systems in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, moderated a panel on women and leadership at the annual Global Conference for Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). The conference was held at the end of October in Denver.

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In the case of wholesale food distributors, it's all about location

12/4/13

In all but the shortest supply chains, food travels through wholesale distribution centers on its way from farm to consumer, and the location of these distributors can have a big impact on the efficiency of a food system. Now, a new mathematical model can help business owners and policy makers determine the optimal locations for such distributors, thanks to a research team led by an engineer in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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