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Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of executive education in the Whitman School, was interviewed for the Good Morning America story “Food prices steadily climb nearly 1 year into pandemic.” Penfield says that prices of food will…

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of executive education in the Whitman School, was interviewed for the Denver Post business article “Wheels of commerce are rolling, but COVID-19 fallout still causing kinks in supply chain.” Penfield, who…

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of Executive Education in the Whitman School, was quoted in the Associated Press story “Pandemic brings toilet paper from Mexico to American stores.” Penfield says that it has been common for…

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of Executive Education in the Whitman School, was quoted in the CNY Central piece “Furniture industry struggles to keep up with incredibly high demand.” Penfield says that the furniture cannot keep…

Article Takeaways: Online Christmas tree sales likely to increase with new options available to consumers Christmas tree prices may fall due to strong economy and abundance of trees Experts are monitoring changes in international trade agreements and how they may…

Whitman professor Burak Kazaz, also the Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Management and the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence, was recently cited in multiple publications about the prices of wines and how they will…

Burak Kazaz, professor of supply chain management at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management reacts to news that Amazon is set to launch a delivery service that would compete with FedEx and UPS. “In recent years, Amazon decided to develop its…

It’s a relatively new trend for many Fortune 500 companies, but using big data analytics is already paying big dividends, especially in regards to supply chain management, says iSchool Professor Jeff Saltz, it’s paying off. For CIO Online: “Most large Fortune…

While many building and homes were destroyed following Hurricane Irma’s path through Florida, another area was hit just as hard: the citrus industry. In some parts of the state, more than half of the orange crops were destroyed, mostly as…

Despite doing the worst damage in Texas, Hurricane Harvey also touched many others around the nation and in Central New York- by increasing gas prices. Whitman Professor of Supply Chain Practice Patrick Penfield spoke with CNYCentral about this correlation. “The…