"The Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum is a leading research institute in partnership with industry and the School of Engineering and Graduate School of Business at Stanford University that advances the theory and prac  ... more

"The Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum is a leading research institute in partnership with industry and the School of Engineering and Graduate School of Business at Stanford University that advances the theory and practice of excellence in global supply chain management. Working with approximately 30 industrial organizations, the Forum is actively engaged with a broad cross-section of leading and emerging industries to identify, document, research, develop, and disseminate best practices in a dynamic and increasingly global economic business environment."   less

Presentation slides given at the Sustainable Innovations Workshop, HP Labs, October 20, 2008.  ... more

Presentation slides given at the Sustainable Innovations Workshop, HP Labs, October 20, 2008.   less

This website has 2 case studies: *Dynamic Modeling of a Supply Chain *From Bioterrorism to Natural Disasters  ... more

This website has 2 case studies: *Dynamic Modeling of a Supply Chain *From Bioterrorism to Natural Disasters   less

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is an industry working group inspired by cradle to cradle principles and dedicated to transforming packaging into a system that encourages economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials  ... more

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition is an industry working group inspired by cradle to cradle principles and dedicated to transforming packaging into a system that encourages economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials. The mission of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition is to advocate and communicate a positive, robust environmental vision for packaging and to support innovative, functional packaging materials and systems that promote economic and environmental health through supply chain collaboration. "The Sustainable Packaging Coalition envisions a world where all packaging is… * Sourced responsibly * Designed to be effective and safe throughout its life cycle * Meets market criteria for performance and cost * Made entirely using renewable energy * Once used, is recycled efficiently to provide a valuable resource for subsequent generations In summary: we envision a true cradle to cradle system for all packaging."   less

MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest introduces Thomans Friedman in this interview. "Chances are good that Bhavya in Bangalore will read your next x-ray, or as Thomas Friedman learned first hand, “Grandma Betty in her bathrobe”  ... more

MIT President Emeritus Charles M. Vest introduces Thomans Friedman in this interview. "Chances are good that Bhavya in Bangalore will read your next x-ray, or as Thomas Friedman learned first hand, “Grandma Betty in her bathrobe” will make your Jet Blue plane reservation from her Salt Lake City home. In “Globalization 3.0,” Friedman contends, people from far-flung places will become principal players in the marketplace. In his latest book, The World is Flat, Friedman describes the unplanned cascade of technological and social shifts that effectively leveled the economic world, and “accidentally made Beijing, Bangalore and Bethesda next-door neighbors.” Today, “individuals and small groups of every color of the rainbow will be able to plug and play.” Friedman’s list of “flatteners” includes the fall of the Berlin Wall; the rise of Netscape and the dotcom boom that led to a trillion dollar investment in fiber optic cable; the emergence of common software platforms and open source code enabling global collaboration; and the rise of outsourcing, offshoring, supply chaining and insourcing. Friedman says these flatteners converged around the year 2000, and “created a flat world: a global, web-enabled platform for multiple forms of sharing knowledge and work, irrespective of time, distance, geography and increasingly, language.” At the very moment this platform emerged, three huge economies materialized -- those of India, China and the former Soviet Union --“and three billion people who were out of the game, walked onto the playing field.” A final convergence may determine the fate of the U.S. in this final chapter of globalization. A “political perfect storm,” as Friedman describes it -- the dotcom bust, the attacks of 9/11, and the Enron scandal -- “distract us completely as a country.” Just when we need to face the fact of globalization and the need to compete in a new world, “we’re looking totally elsewhere.”   less

"The planning, execution, and completion of projects is a challenge for organizations in both the public and private sectors; projects that are either late or plagued with problems continue to make the news. In this interview, Pro  ... more

"The planning, execution, and completion of projects is a challenge for organizations in both the public and private sectors; projects that are either late or plagued with problems continue to make the news. In this interview, Professor Dwight Smith-Daniels of the Department of Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business -- who has been teaching project management courses for more than 15 years -- discusses four major categories of business projects and the lessons to be learned from both successful and failed projects. 38:29."   less

Envirofit develops and disseminates products and services that address major environmental problems in the developing world. Established as a U.S. tax-exempt corporation, Envirofit utilizes initial donations and institutional sup  ... more

Envirofit develops and disseminates products and services that address major environmental problems in the developing world. Established as a U.S. tax-exempt corporation, Envirofit utilizes initial donations and institutional support to fund product development and early stage product commercialization, and then uses operating income to develop and expand its businesses. In the rank of organizations developing products for "bottom of the pyramid" markets, Envirofit is unique in its utilization of the same rigorous product-development methodology and protocols used by modern industry. This requires rigor in areas like design, validation, manufacturing, quality control, supply chain management, distribution, inventory management, and marketing. Envirofit's goal is thus to build and operate self-sustaining businesses as an entrepreneurial, commmercially-driven, independent, non-profit organization. MISSION Envirofit International was established to develop well-engineered technology solutions to improve the human condition on a global scale, with a primary emphasis on applications in the developing world. Envirofit's goal is to develop and distribute well-engineered energy products for low-income markets that traditionally have been overlooked.   less

The Institute is the professional body for persons involved in Production Management, Supply Chain Management and Operations Management in manufacturing and service industries. The Institute's website aims to promote and disse  ... more

The Institute is the professional body for persons involved in Production Management, Supply Chain Management and Operations Management in manufacturing and service industries. The Institute's website aims to promote and disseminate information on best practice in operations management and to facilitate communication and debate between operations management practitioners. It enables users to access a range of products and services that benefit both IOM members and the wider business community.   less

Wired Magazine's interview with Thomas Friedman. "Friedman enlisted some impressive editorial assistance. Bill Gates spent a day with him to critique the theory. Friedman presented sections of the book to the strategic planning u  ... more

Wired Magazine's interview with Thomas Friedman. "Friedman enlisted some impressive editorial assistance. Bill Gates spent a day with him to critique the theory. Friedman presented sections of the book to the strategic planning unit at IBM and to Michael Dell. But his most important tutors were two Indians: Nandan Nilekani, CEO of Infosys, and Vivek Paul, a top executive at Wipro. "They were the guys who really cracked the code for me." Wired sat down with Friedman in his office at the Times' Washington bureau to discuss the flattening of the world. "   less

Case study describing and analyzing technology, economic, and environmental issues associated with the global production chain for silicon and its applications in semiconductors, solar cells, and optical fiber.  ... more

Case study describing and analyzing technology, economic, and environmental issues associated with the global production chain for silicon and its applications in semiconductors, solar cells, and optical fiber.   less