Ongoing education — from short training to complete degree programs — is one of the best ways to keep employees from feeling stagnant. Companies that offer access to those opportunities will have an edge when recruiting and retaining today’s future-minded workers.
This FreightWaves Future of Supply Chain chat covers the connection between freight technology and supply chain agility.
FreightWaves adviser Matt Waller answers questions about shifting priorities that may include sustainability.
The Future of Supply Chain on May 9-10, 2022, at the Rogers Convention Center in NW Arkansas.
“FreightWaves has developed this incredible media company” around its SONAR platform, says Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.
Matthew Waller launched the supply chain department at the Sam Walton College of Business and has been instrumental in helping some of the nation’s largest corporations improve their supply chains. Now he is being honored for those accomplishments and more.
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Global research firm has ranked the supply chain management undergraduate program at the University of Arkansas No. 1 in North America.
To increase development and deployment of real-world blockchain projects, the conversation needs to shift towards the value blockchain can provide rather than the technology itself, said Dr. Mary Lacity, director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the Walton School of Business at the University of Arkansas.
Ryan Rogers, chief transformation officer at Covenant Transportation Group, said the online retail giant has challenged the movers of goods as to what is possible.
The new Supply Chain Hall of Fame will be located at the University of Arkansas.
Academics look at the trade imbalance between the United States and China and weigh in on possible fixes.
New research is underway regarding one of the transportation industry’s most prevalent concerns: the lack of safe and available parking.
J.B. Hunt is investing $2.75 million in the University of Arkansas for creation of the J.B. Hunt Innovation Center of Excellence. The center will allow students to work with J.B. Hunt employees to solve real-word supply-chain problems. Also, tips on surviving a ransomware attack, consumer spending rises, and if there are so many jobs available, where are the workers?
