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Firefighters battled a controlled blaze on the tarmac at Penn State's University Park Airport on May 23 during a full-scale emergency exercise. The exercise was designed to provide real-time training and recertification for emergency response personnel from around the Centre Region.

University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise

A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

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Smeal professor named co-editor-in-chief of leading journal

Daniel Guide, professor of operations and supply chain management and Binder Faculty Fellow at Penn State.
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Daniel Guide, professor of operations and supply chain management and Binder Faculty Fellow at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, has been named co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Operations Management. The journal, published by Elsevier, is one of the leading publications in operations and supply chain management. It publishes original empirical research that will have a significant impact on theory and practice. (more)

Penn State tops Gartner's supply chain education rankings

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

The Penn State Smeal College of Business has the No. 1 undergraduate and graduate programs in supply chain management in the country, according to a new report from Gartner. The technology research firm asked more than 400 supply chain practitioners and academics to rate U.S. supply chain education providers based on industry value, program size, and program scope. Penn State topped both the undergraduate and graduate programs lists. (more)

New research may help to reduce global supply chain disruptions

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

New research by Christopher Craighead, assistant professor of supply chain management at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, suggests that managers in charge of supplier selection need to consider the risks involved at the beginning of the selection process instead of waiting until all supply decisions have been made. He and his co-authors have developed a two-phase supplier-selection approach that complements traditional models by providing a second step focused on risk considerations, including factors such as culture, economy, infrastructure, and political state. (more)

Supply chain professor earns best paper honor from Business Horizons

Monday, January 26, 2009

The editorial board of Business Horizons, the bimonthly journal of the Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, has chosen a paper co-authored by Christopher Craighead, assistant professor of supply chain management at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, for its 2008 Best Paper Award. (more)