Sam M. Walton College of Business

FOSC chat: Technology enabling supply chain agility

Matt Waller and Ildefonso Silva are sitting down on the FreightWaves stage during The Future of Supply Chain event.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Enabling supply chain agility through digital capabilities.

DETAILS: Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Ildefonso Silva discuss how technology can help people understand which data is the most important and improve supply chain agility.

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Supply chain expert joins FreightWaves as adviser

Matt Waller, a renowned authority on supply chain management and industry trends, has joined FreightWaves in an advisory capacity.

Waller is the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business and a supply chain management professor at the University of Arkansas. He was the 2020 recipient of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Distinguished Service Award. And he is no stranger to FreightWaves, having appeared on a number of programs, including Freightonomics, and spoken at events...

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J.B. Hunt gifts $1.5 million for sustainable, inclusive supply chains

J.B. Hunt gifted $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for sustainable supple chains.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced a $2.25 million collaboration with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas Tuesday.

The collaboration will fund the exploration of sustainable business practices and solutions for current and future challenges the supply chain industry faces, a release said. It also targets increased inclusion and diversity across the supply chain.

“At the highest level, we want to bring [environmental, social and governance]...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jb-hunt-gifts-15-million-for-sustainable-inclusive-supply-chains

Career Tracks: Supply chain professor nets CSCMP award

Matthew A. Waller has been named the recipient of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 2020 Distinguished Service Award.

The award will be presented during the CSCMP EDGE 2020 Live! Conference and Exhibition opening session Sept. 20. 

James Wainscott joins CSX’s board. (Photo: CSX)

Waller is the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. He also is a professor of supply chain management and holds the Sam M. Walton endowed leadership...

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