For the final episode of the podcast’s first season, our co-hosts split responsibilities in light of Ted Stank being named the winner of this year’s Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Distinguished Service Award, earning him a place in the Supply Chain Hall of Fame.

Tom Goldsby interviews Ted about the two decades he has spent pioneering supply chain management education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, setting the standard for how universities can collaborate with industry to reap maximum benefits. Ted shares his journey into logistics and supply chain management from his time as an operations officer in the United States Navy, how he’s seen the field evolve, and the most significant achievements of his long and storied career.

Ted currently serves as the co-executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute and leads the Advanced Supply Chain Collaborative, a joint initiative between UT and leading Fortune 500 partner firms to explore advanced concepts in the discipline.

Beyond the interview, Ted and Tom discuss the implications of the UPS-Teamsters agreement, Yellow Freight’s closure, record-sitting e-commerce numbers, global challenges to supply chains in China, Ukraine, India, and more.

Related links:

• Alan Amling on the early takeaways from UPS-Teamsters Union’s tentative agreement. 
• UPS cuts 2023 forecasts, fights to regain business lost during US labor talks
• Yellow Freight, third-largest small-freight trucking company in the U.S., ceases operations
• 187,000 jobs added in July as unemployment falls to 3.5%
• Chinese imports down 24 percent; Mexico becomes U.S. top trading partner
• Amazon touts ‘biggest ever’ Prime Day, online sales surge to $12.7 billion
• What does Amazon’s solid Q2 mean for Target and Walmart?
• Ukraine-Russia war disrupts shipments of grain and oil, threatens food and energy markets
• India suspends rice exports, risking global food crisis
• Ted discusses his career and the evolution of SCM education with European Business Review.
• Latest news and insights from the GSCI team.

Text the Tennessee on Supply Chain Management team!