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Master's degree will give students competitive edge in vital career sector
Olin Business School announces new degree in supply chain management
May 18,
2009 -- The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis will launch a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management specialized program in September 2009. The 12-month, 36-credit-hour program will be multi-disciplinary with a cutting-edge curriculum and active collaboration with industry leaders and the supply chain issues they encounter.
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Battling the recession and slashing costs on the high seas
New study shows how shipping business can stay afloat in sinking economy
Feb. 26,
2009 --
A new study from the Boeing Center for Technology, Information and Manufacturing (BCTIM) at the Olin Business School, calls on shipping companies to increase their use of full-container loads with specific delivery dates to reduce costs and counter the effects of the recession on global trade. Panos Kouvelis, BCTIM director and distinguished professor of operations and manufacturing management at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, co-authored the study with Jian Li. In their paper, "Managing the New Uncertainty," they recommend the changes in the shipping supply chain as the "logical next step" for ocean freight services.
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Travel, research and debate reveal workings of EU to undergrads
Business students take on European Union as a case study
Jan. 27,
2009 -- Three dozen students from Washington University in St. Louis have a tough assignment: Determine the financial implications of Turkey's application to join the European Union and further enlargement of EU membership.
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Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall
Groundbreaking held for new building devoted to energy and environmental engineering research, education
Oct. 29,
2008 --
A groundbreaking ceremony for a new energy, environmental engineering and biomedical engineering building on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis was held Wednesday, Oct. 29, on the parking lot adjacent to Whitaker Hall, near the corner of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway. The building, which will be named in honor of Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer, will be east of and adjoining to Whitaker Hall, home of the biomedical engineering department.
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Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall
Groundbreaking set for new building devoted to energy and environmental engineering research, education
Oct. 29,
2008 -- A groundbreaking ceremony for a new energy and environmental engineering building on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis will be held Wednesday, Oct. 29, on the parking lot adjacent to Whitaker Hall, near the corner of Skinker Boulevard and Forest Park Parkway, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m., with the groundbreaking scheduled for 1:45 p.m. The building, which will be named in honor of Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer, will be east of and adjoining to Whitaker Hall, home of the biomedical engineering department.
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'Valued member of the Olin family'
Moreton named associate dean at Olin Business School
July 25,
2008 -- Patrick S. Moreton, Ph.D., has been promoted to associate dean at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Mahendra R. Gupta, Ph.D., dean and the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management.
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WUSTL business school forms alliance with top management school in India
Olin expands its international connections
May 30,
2008 -- The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) announce a new partnership designed to advance research, teaching and cultural understanding. The agreement facilitates the creation of joint publications, conferences and research projects. It also establishes new and innovative exchange programs for faculty and students.
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European Union expansion discussed at mock-parliament
Continental tour culminates with business undergraduates' debate in Brussels
Jan. 24,
2008 -- Students from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis will present their ideas and debate possible outcomes to the European Commission in a mock-parliament in Brussels on Feb. 1. The deputy head of mission from the Croatian ambassador to the EU will give introductory remarks at the mock-parliament. Officials from the EU and the City of London will be in attendance as well as professors from the Cass Business School.
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Helium - a rebel, a loner
Helium supplies endangered, threatening science and technology
Dec. 31,
2007 --
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| Helium is drifting away. |
In America, helium is running out of gas. The element that lifts things like balloons, spirits and voice ranges is being depleted so rapidly in the world's largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Texas, that supplies are expected to be depleted there within the next eight years. This deflates more than the Goodyear blimp and party favors. Its larger impact is on science and technology, according to Lee Sobotka, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Managing the supply chain
How the Gap could have avoided entanglement with child labor
Nov. 21,
2007 --
If it is a surprise to Gap Inc. that some of its clothing manufactured in India was made by young children, then the company didn't do a thorough job investigating the pros and cons of international outsourcing, according to Panos Kouvelis, the Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.
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