For nearly two decades, the university has hosted a supply chain forum to foster collaboration with the industry. Sixty-five companies sponsor the forum, including Amazon, Procter & Gamble and Walmart, among other national and local entities.
“We hear what the issues are [and learn about] leading-edge innovation for them, and that sparks our research and things we take into the classroom to make sure students are well prepared for the working world,” Diane Mollenkopf, PhD, an associate professor of logistics at UT, told Knoxville News Sentinel. “Forum members … hear about research we’re doing and new ideas we’re bringing to the table, so it’s very much a two-way street as far as knowledge and development.”
The forum’s Scholars of Distinction program allows students to interact with supply chain professionals and receive professional development coaching as early as freshman year, according to the report.
UT professor Theodore Stank, PhD, said participating companies hire about 80 percent of students from the program.
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