Summer 2005 Volume 4 | Issue 6
 
Features
 
 
Collaborative Forecasting: A Win-Win Partnership
Your company’s back-to-school sales ads promote a “real deal” on durable nylon backpacks in a rainbow of colors. Demand is high at the tail-end of summer, and your manufacturer is...
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How Not to Outsource Global Business Processes
Outsourcing of manufacturing activities is an old story, more than 40 years old. Manufacturing companies in pursuit of raw materials and cheap labor outsourced production and...
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Lingxiu Dong Examines Risk Management in Supply Chains
Lingxiu Dong, assistant professor of operations and manufacturing management, joined Olin in 1999, the year she earned her PhD in industrial engineering from Stanford...
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Faculty Portfolio
Olin faculty teach, research, publish, serve on editorial boards and committees, lecture, consult, and advise. Recognition of their excellence in these endeavors appears below. MORE>
 
 
Olin in the News
Olin faculty members are sought out by the media for their expertise and expert comment on business-related issues in industry and education. A sampling of news hits follows. Predicting the future
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