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The George Weston Ltd. Centre will be hosting its second annual research forum, Supply Chain Challenges: Practical Insights from Emerging Academic Research on May 27-28, 2022. The forum is an initiative of the George Weston Ltd. Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and the Operations Management & Information Systems Area of the Schulich School of Business, […]
Posted onSchulich’s George Weston Ltd. Centre Sponsors Leading Supply Chain Industry Conferences
Schulich will have a presence at a number of key supply chain management industry conferences in 2022. The George Weston Ltd. Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains at Schulich will be sponsoring and presenting at conferences for industry practitioners in collaboration with educational partners Supply Chain Canada and CITT. Supply Chain Canada, Leadership Series 3.0 events […]
Posted onHow Institutional Intermediaries Can Help Minority-Owned Businesses Grow
According to new research, business associations and other institutional intermediaries can play an important role in helping minority businesses succeed by providing training and access to large corporations. The findings are contained in the paper, “Relationship Building and Minority Business Growth: Does Participating in Activities Sponsored by Institutional Intermediaries Help?”, which is slated for publication […]
Posted onSurprising Research on Reducing Environmental Waste
New research shows that companies have the potential to reduce much more environmental waste on the production side of the product life cycle rather than on the consumption side – the opposite of most current mainstream thinking on product sustainability. The findings are contained in the paper, “Why Do Companies Need Operational Flexibility to Reduce […]
Posted onProduct Innovation Can Lead to Supply Chain Disruption
New research shows that product innovation elevates supply chain disruption risk. Johnny Rungtusanatham, the Canada Research Chair in Supply Chain Management at Schulich, co-authored the research paper together with Saurabh Ambulkar (University of Dayton), Sridhar Ramaswami (Iowa State University), and Jennifer Blackhurst (University of Iowa). Titled “Supply Chain Disruption Risk: An Unintended Consequence of Product […]
Posted onManaging Product Proliferation along the Supply Chain
New research has identified ways that companies can improve profits, customer responsiveness and cost efficiency with their product proliferation strategy. Isik Bicer, an Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems at Schulich, co-authored the research paper together with Florian Lücker of the Bayes Business School and Tamer Boyaci of ESMT Berlin. The research paper, […]
Posted onIrrational Feelings Play a Role in Selecting Suppliers
A new study has found that feelings of guilt due to supply disruption can play a larger than suspected role when it comes to selecting key suppliers. “Supplier Selection in the Aftermath of a Supply Disruption and Guilt: Once Bitten, Twice (Not So) Shy” is forthcoming in the journal, Decision Sciences. The study was co-authored […]
Posted onSchulich Launches the George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and Research Chair
Schulich recently officially launched the George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and announced the Research Chair at the Centre’s inaugural Research Forum called “Supply Chain Problems: Practical Insights from Emerging Research”. The Forum brought management researchers and industry together to find practical solutions and explore new opportunities. Building on Schulich’s unique Master of […]
Posted onResearching Ways Retailers can Reduce Losses due to Theft
Retail companies should engage front-line employees in the ongoing battle to reduce in-store theft, according to new research from M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Canada Research Chair in Supply Chain Management and Professor of Operations Management & Information Systems. The paper, “Retail inventory shrinkage, sensing weak security breach signals, and organizational structure”, is forthcoming in Decision Sciences […]
Posted onSchulich Alumni in York’s Top Changemakers Under 30
Five Schulich alumni are included in York University’s first-ever Top 30 Changemakers Under 30 list – recognizing and honouring the inspiring and diverse alumni who are exemplary leaders in creating positive change, at home and abroad. Representing every Faculty at the University, these Changemakers are all leaders working and volunteering in a variety of fields […]
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