Shows
Leveraged Supply ChainsEpisode 6: AI X-Ray Vision for Your Supplier Network (w/ Rob Handfield, NC State + SCRC)Most teams still manage risk one supplier at a time. They only see tier-1, they fight fires in email, and they call it “resilience” when they update a slide once a year. In this episode, we zoom out to the network level and ask: how can AI actually give us X-ray vision across the whole supplier base?Andrew Stroup sits down with Professor Rob Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management and Executive Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) at NC State, to break down how AI, data, and “disciplined imagination” can be u...
2025-12-0926 min
The Leading EdgeTrust, Tension, and the Tactical Contract: Rethinking Deal-Making in a World of UncertaintyIn a world of constant disruption, contracts are under pressure to be both anchors and sails – able to provide stability and enable agility. In this podcast we explore how businesses can move beyond risk-heavy negotiations to create adaptive agreements that balance trust with tactical flexibility, turning contracts into frameworks for resilience and shared success.Read more here.
2025-09-2322 min
The Logistics Management PodcastLooking at the state of the supply chain with Rob HandfieldGUEST: Rob Handfield, Executive Director, North Carolina State Supply Chain Resource Cooperative
During this podcast Handfield addressed various topics, including: the current state of the supply chain; steps and actions shippers should consider related to tariffs; how the supply chain is viewed; the need for supply chain resiliency; and supply chain risk mangement planning, among others.
Handfield also serves as Executive Director of the North Carolina State Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, which addresses thought leadership and research in the area of supply chain management, within the Poole College of Management, and a member of INFORMS, a...
2025-04-3021 min
Decisions NowSupply Chain Resilience in the Era of Tariff Uncertainty with Dr. Rob HandfieldHow can businesses stay agile in the face of global trade disruptions? In this episode, Dr. Rob Handfield shares expert insights on building resilient supply chains, navigating tariffs, and preparing for the unexpected with smart strategies and stress testing.
2025-04-0825 min
Fight Back with Libby ZnaimerWhat We Know About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse So FarTHE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO'S HEALTHCARE FUNDING PLANS
Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
This week: the province released its budget. Our panel assesses what funding it includes for the healthcare system and give the Ford government a grade on their plans.
THE BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE: SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS AND BRIDGE SAFETY
Libby Znaimer is now joined by J...
2024-03-2752 min
New Books in Business, Management, and MarketingThe Future of Supply Chains: A Discussion with Rob HandfieldSupply chains matter. And one of the most compelling defences of the capitalist system is that for all its various dysfunctions, it does at least ensure the quick delivery of goods that people want. But in recent years that feature of the system seems to have been challenged by COVID but also perhaps by other factors. So, what’s going on with supply chains? Rob Handfield is the co-author (with Tom Linton) of Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2022). Hear him in conversation with Owen Bennett Jones.Owen Bennett-Jones is a freelance journalist and write...
2023-07-2533 min
New Books in Economic and Business HistoryThe Future of Supply Chains: A Discussion with Rob HandfieldSupply chains matter. And one of the most compelling defences of the capitalist system is that for all its various dysfunctions, it does at least ensure the quick delivery of goods that people want. But in recent years that feature of the system seems to have been challenged by COVID but also perhaps by other factors. So, what’s going on with supply chains? Rob Handfield is the co-author (with Tom Linton) of Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2022). Hear him in conversation with Owen Bennett Jones.Owen Bennett-Jones is a freelance journalist and write...
2023-07-2536 min
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-JonesThe Future of Supply Chains: A Discussion with Rob HandfieldSupply chains matter. And one of the most compelling defences of the capitalist system is that for all its various dysfunctions, it does at least ensure the quick delivery of goods that people want. But in recent years that feature of the system seems to have been challenged by COVID but also perhaps by other factors. So, what’s going on with supply chains? Rob Handfield is the co-author (with Tom Linton) of Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2022). Hear him in conversation with Owen Bennett Jones.Owen Bennett-Jones is a freelance journalist and write...
2023-07-2536 min
New Books in EconomicsThe Future of Supply Chains: A Discussion with Rob HandfieldSupply chains matter. And one of the most compelling defences of the capitalist system is that for all its various dysfunctions, it does at least ensure the quick delivery of goods that people want. But in recent years that feature of the system seems to have been challenged by COVID but also perhaps by other factors. So, what’s going on with supply chains? Rob Handfield is the co-author (with Tom Linton) of Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2022). Hear him in conversation with Owen Bennett Jones.Owen Bennett-Jones is a freelance journalist and write...
2023-07-2536 min
New Books in World AffairsThe Future of Supply Chains: A Discussion with Rob HandfieldSupply chains matter. And one of the most compelling defences of the capitalist system is that for all its various dysfunctions, it does at least ensure the quick delivery of goods that people want. But in recent years that feature of the system seems to have been challenged by COVID but also perhaps by other factors. So, what’s going on with supply chains? Rob Handfield is the co-author (with Tom Linton) of Flow: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2022). Hear him in conversation with Owen Bennett Jones.Owen Bennett-Jones is a freelance journalist and write...
2023-07-2536 min
Public Procurement Change AgentsChange Agent Chat: Rob Handfield and Andrea Patrucco on the Strategic National StockpileDustin Lanier moderates Rob Handfield and Andrea Patruccoin a discussion of the report they contributed to on the Strategic National Stockpile, which combed through extensive data from the COVID era to identify needs and recommendations to improve supply chain in future disaster reponses.
2023-06-2230 min
John Paul - Car Doctor Radio PodcastDiscussing Supply Chain issues with Dr. Rob Handfield of North Carolina State UniversityRob Handfield is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University and director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (http://scrc.ncsu.edu). He also serves as an adjunct professor with the Supply Chain Management Research Group at the Manchester Business School. Plus a review of the Hyundai Pallisade and answers to a listener questions
2023-05-2157 min
The Car Doctor PodcastDiscussing Supply Chain issues with Dr. Rob Handfield of North Carolina State UniversityRob Handfield is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University and director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (http://scrc.ncsu.edu). He also serves as an adjunct professor with the Supply Chain Management Research Group at the Manchester Business School. Plus a review of the Hyundai Palisade and answers to a listener questions
2023-05-2157 minJohn Paul - Car Doctor Radio PodcastDiscussing Supply Chain issues with Dr. Rob Handfield of North Carolina State UniversityRob Handfield is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University and director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (http://scrc.ncsu.edu). He also serves as an adjunct professor with the Supply Chain Management Research Group at the Manchester Business School. Plus a review of the Hyundai Palisade and answers to a listener questions
2023-05-2157 min
Engaging ExpertsEngaging with Supply Chain Management Expert, Robert HandfieldThe invisible web of global commerce reveals its fragility when put to the ultimate test. Supply chain expert Rob Handfield takes us behind the scenes of what happens when systems break down and legal battles ensue.As the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University, Handfield brings three decades of expertise to bear on some of today's most complex commercial disputes. From his first case with a pharmaceutical giant during the H1N1 pandemic to the avalanche of litigation following COVID-19, his journey illuminates how supply chain management has...
2023-05-0217 min
The Business of Government HourEnabling a more resilient supply chain strategy for the nation: A conversation with Rob HandfieldWhy is the global supply chain so vulnerable? How can a modern supply chain strategy leverage shared service models to increase efficiency and productivity? What is Supply Chain Immunity? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Rob Handfield author of Enabling a More Resilient and Shared Supply Chain Strategy for the Nation: Lessons Learned from COVID-19.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2022-05-161h 58
Public Procurement Change AgentsSupply Resiliency and Public ResponseRansomware has combined supply chain and cybersecurity in new unique ways - Dustin Lanier was joined in a discussion by Rob Handfield of NC State and Steve Nichols of the State of Georgia.
2021-07-0236 min
Poole PodcastLessons Learned: COVID 19 and the Global Supply Chain, with Rob Handfield and Joydeep GangulyHow has the global supply chain has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what lessons were learned so that we're better prepared for the next pandemic? NC State professor Rob Handfield and Gilead's Joydeep Ganguly share their expertise and provide actionable insight into supply chain strategy.Rob Handfield is the Bank of America University distinguished professor of supply chain management at Poole College of Management, and is also the director of the supply chain resource cooperative. Rob has consulted with over 25 Fortune 500 companies and has published more than a hundred articles and top management journals. Rob i...
2021-06-0633 min
Extreme MortmanSupply Chain Vulnerabilities with Professor Rob Handfield of North Carolina State UniversityA look at why the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack had a ripple effect along the East Coast. And why a ship stuck in the Suez Canal brought production transportation to a grinding halt for nearly a week, plus what this pandemic has taught us about the products we buy and how we get them. Our guest is Rob Handfield, a professor of supply chain management and North Carolina State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-05-1432 min
Procurement in 5-MinutesProcurement in 5-Minutes: How does a procurement organization get clean data?Send us a textWe live and work in a busy world in which there is little time to read, watch or listen beyond the headlines.Hello, my name is Iain Campbell-McKenna, and this is “Procurement in 5-minutes.” That’s right, in 5-minutes I promise to tackle some of the biggest challenges and deepest questions our profession and industry face on a day-to-day basis.In today’s 5-minutes I welcome Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management from NC State University Rob Handfield to answer the question: How does a procur...
2021-04-1503 min
Public Procurement Change AgentsRob Handfield, 1:1 on Public Procurement and Supply ChainIn a recording of an April 8th LinkedinLive interview, Rob Handfield, supply chain luminary from NC State and Dustin Lanier, CPPO, go deeply into the recent NASPO Covid19 impact report, PPE, Vaccines, global supply chain, circular planning and more.
2021-04-1447 minThe Business of Government HourBusiness of Government Hour: A conversation with Robert HandfieldJoin host Michael Keegan next week for Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – COVID-19 and its Impact: a series on how the pandemic has transform government management and operations with guest Dr. Rob Handfield--discussing key steps in building national supply chain immunity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-03-121h 57
Supply Chain Next010 - Rob HandfieldRobert Handfield, Ph.D., is the executive director of the SCRC and the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in NC State’s Poole College of Management. Handfield is a consulting editor of the Journal of Operations Management and has written several books on supply chain management, including “Supply Market Intelligence, Supply Chain Re-Design.”
He has co-authored textbooks for MBA and undergraduate programs include “Purchasing and Supply Chain Management” (with Robert Monczka) and “Operations and Supply Chain Management” (with Poole College of Management professor Cecil Bozarth). Indentified as one of a handful of professionals in the 2007 Pros to Know l...
2020-05-2251 min
Art of Procurement301: Mastering the Procurement Data Challenge w/ Joe YacuraProcurement can no longer turn a blind eye to bad data. If we are going to leverage our data for advanced applications such as AI, machine learning, RPA, etc. we have to address data quality now - without spending more time or allowing it to become more fragmented. Joe Yacura is a former CPO of organizations such as Fannie Mae, Bank of America and American Express, and is the co-author of the 3rd Annual Data Quality and Governance Study in partnership with Dr Rob Handfield and the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) at NC State.
2020-02-1048 min
Thomas Industry PodcastManaging Shifting Supply Chain Dynamics with Robert HandfieldAs changing tariffs and other market factors shift supply chain management dynamics, industrial business leaders must quickly adapt to changes as — or even before — they happen. Join Tony Uphoff and Rob Handfield, founder and executive director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative and professor of supply chain management at NC State’s Poole College of Management, as they discuss how tracking key data and collaborating effectively can solve supply chain challenges.
Resources From This Episode:
Learn more about the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative: https://scm.ncsu.edu/
Learn more about Rob Handfield: https://scm.ncsu.edu/people/rbhandfi
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2019-12-1722 min
RSG Nuus & AktualiteitMonitorRSG — Goeie reën het die afgelope week in groot dele van die land geval. Motoriste word gemaan om veilig te ry in die weerstoestande. Die besturende direkteur van driving.co.za, Rob Handfield-Jones sê 'n veilige volgafstand is van uiterste belang.
2017-12-0601 minArt of ProcurementHow Real Time & Predictive Analytics Will Fuel the Future of Procurement, with Dr. Robert HandfieldI was fortunate to the be in the audience recently to listen to today's guest, Dr Robert Handfield, give a talk on the future of procurement analytics, and the impact that access to real-time and predictive analytics will have on the procurement function. I was delighted when Rob agreed to share his thoughts with me on the Art of Procurement. Rob talks passionately about how procurement is at in inflection point – where our ability to deliver value by using old tools such as leveraging spend is coming to an end. Rob believes that analytics will be the fuel...
2016-05-1045 min
Afternoon TalkIs the Department of Transport gazette a veiled attempt to fine e-toll users?Guest: Rob Handfield-Jones - OUTA Committe MemberThe Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has slammed new amendments to the soon-to-be demerit licensing system, saying that attempts to include the non-payment of e-tolls as a traffic violation was flawed.In a statement issued late on Sunday night, OUTA said the department of transport published a Gazette notice (#39482) on 7th December 2015, which requests comment from the public before the closing date of 6 January 2016."OUTA urges the public to participate, as the amendments are impractical and infringe on the motoring public’s rights to defend themselves fr...
2015-12-2925 min
Jon Hansen (PI Window on The World)Buyers Meeting Point Weekly Update for November 10th, 2014I would once again like to welcome from Buyers Meeting Point to share information of this week's events and news from the world of purchasing, Kelly Barner.
NOTE: In this week's guest audio, Rob Handfield, co-author of the soon to be published book The Procurement Value Proposition, discusses whether it is possible for professionals who have been in procurement for a long time to change with the evolving needs of the organization.
Here is the link to the recent Handfield interview; http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jon-hansen/2014/10/30/the-procurement-value-proposition-a-discussion-with-robert-handfield-phd
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2014-11-1000 min