2010 Symposium 

A total of 70 researchers from around the world joined practitioners at the 2010 International Symposium on Supply Chain Management, September 26-28 in Toronto, which focused on the Leading-Edge in SCM, in particular Sustainability, Innovation and Performance Measurement.

(Dr. Linda Sprague, center, is flanked by attendees at the International SCM Symposium in Toronto.)

The event kicked off with a keynote from renowned China expert Dr. Linda Sprague, First Emeritus Professor at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. Sprague’s keynote highlighted the incredible speed of growth in China and touched on the evolving infrastructure as well as business policy in the country.

A pair of researchers from the United States and Switzerland won the Best Paper Award for their work on managing new product development across a global supply chain. The prize went to Mike Tracey, Western Illinois University, U.S. and Roger Neuhaus, University of Fribourg, Switzerland for their paper Collaborative New Product-Process Development on a Global Scale.

The Symposium also featured research presentations, interactive panel discussions and a tour of Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of its complex supply chain.

Read the Purchasingb2b Magazine coverage of the event:
Building better supply chains for tomorrow: A good supply chain isn’t one built around cost, but rather involves outcomes

Stay tuned for information on the 2011 Symposium including date, focus areas and call for papers.