Football and Supply Chains in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond

The Supply Chain Doctor spoke with Ted Stank, Faculty Director with the University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute to discuss Tennessee / Alabama football and supply chains in the era of Covid-19 and beyond.Ted Stank is the Bruce Chair of Excellence in SCM and Faculty Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee (PhD University of Georgia, 1994). He has authored over 100 articles and five books on various aspects of SCM. He previously worked for Abbott Laboratories and in the US Navy, and has consulted with dozens of organizations including ABI, Dell, IBM, Mondelez, Walgreens, and Walmart. He is a Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the CSCMP.Summary:0:35 Start0:50 Supply chain speak is everywhere. Do you understand?1:15 Supply chain changes coming out of Covid-193:00 Bullwhip5:25 Can an eclipse cause a bullwhip6:30 Hoarding vs. supply chain design8:50 Supply chain resilience and adaptability9:30 SCM and SEC football16:15       Profit vs. cost tradeoffs17:30       Relationships vs transactions18:40       Visibility and sharing is still a challenge19:50       More tools = more data but not more information. Its still about processes20:35       Looking for a career change? What about business analytics or data science?21:20       AI & Predictive analytics22:20       AI & Reddit gauging the success of a virtual NFL draft23:10       A throw back to Benn Konsynskihttps://supplychainnowradio.com/episode-273/23:45       3D printing in SCM26:30       Supply chain risk. EPIChttps://haslam.utk.edu/whitepapers/global-supply-chain-institute/epic-global-supply-chain-risk-assessment29:00       Are we in the era of SCM32:00       APICS is good for studentshttps://www.apics.org/apics-for-individuals/membership/categories33:20       Advanced Supply Chain Collaborative @ UTKhttps://haslam.utk.edu/gsci/ascc34:45       Thank you