Sixth Global Supply Chain Management Conference to foster Building Bridges Between Theory and Practice

The Sixth Annual Global Supply Chain Management Conference, to be held at The Henry in Dearborn, Michigan from September 26-28, 2013.

This year’s conference, with the theme Building Bridges Between Theory and Practice, is being co-hosted by The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation and the Michigan State University Broad College of Business, along with our international education partners from around the world, including Japan, China, India, Spain and the United Kingdom.

This is the only conference of its kind in the United States, and the first time the conference is being held in the Midwest in this expanded format. The event:

·         Focuses on forging private/public and industry/university partnerships in global supply chain management

·         Promotes awareness of the importance of the global supply chain in today’s rapidly changing economy

·         Provides a venue for the exchange of ideas and

·         Develops a network of problem solvers

This groundbreaking conference places a special emphasis on the automotive, healthcare, green business and sustainability fields, and focuses on forging private-public and industry-university partnerships in global supply chain management and related areas.

Achieving Supply Chain Success through Physician Involvement is the title of the health care session at the conference.  The panel will feature health care leaders who will provide brief presentations on current strategies employed by their organizations, as well as an interactive question and answer session with the audience. (The American College of Healthcare Executives has awarded 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credit hours to this program.)

For more information on the conference, visit utoledo.edu/business/gscm2013detroit