In this month’s episode, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with three business leaders who recently graduated from the Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain (EMBA-GSC) in UT’s Haslam College of Business. They discuss their paths into the industry and the fine details of the program, including how it has brought value to their current roles at their companies and developed both their supply chain knowledge and leadership skills in just 11 months.

Guests featured in this episode:

• Hans von Steiger, Director and Team Leader of Clinical Supply Strategy and Management
• Patricia Covington, Executive Director of Global Integrated Aftermarket
• Rebecca Ann Perreault, Director of Global Capabilities and Compliance

Ted and Tom also discuss holiday inventory and spending, consumer confidence, the state of the labor market, inflation and housing, backlogs at the Panama Canal, and more.

The episode was recorded at the Haslam College of Business on December 11, 2023.

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• Solid US job growth, drop in unemployment underscore labor market resilience
• Consumer return fraud a growing concern for retailers
• Logistics Manager’s Index Report for November 2023
• Panama Canal drought to delay shipments into 2024
• Watch: Why the EMBA-GSC makes sense for senior supply chain leaders
• Learn about the Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain (EMBA-GSC)
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