News and media
Welcome to the University of Auckland Business School's news section.
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A Three-Point Approach to Measuring Supply Chain Sustainability
04 December 2018Sustainability measurement and reporting is becoming institutionalised in large companies. -
8-month industry projects with ASB, Douglas Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, HansenCX and United Steel
04 December 2018Another year over for the ISOM “Industry Project” course. As always, teams of students eager to gain real-life working experience tackled several very real problems. -
Teaching Operations and Supply Chain Management: 2018 Highlights
04 December 2018111 students graduated in 2018 with a bachelors degree with Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) as a major, which is a marked increase from 64 students a year earlier. -
An evening with CSCM and Scott Brownlee
04 December 2018On Thursday 18 October, we were fortunate to have Scott Brownlee as our keynote speaker for CSCM’s after fives livestream. -
SSCME Programme
04 December 2018We have just successfully finished another cohort of the Strategic Supply Chain Management Executive Programme. -
Understanding Forced Labour Risks within the Supply Chain
04 December 2018According to the International Labour Organisation there are more than 20 million people worldwide today in forced labour. -
IBM blockchain food safety programme attracts global firms
04 December 2018A host of major firms including Nestlé, Unilever and Walmart have established a collaboration with tech giant IBM to explore how the global food supply chain can benefit from blockchain technology. -
Information Systems and Operations Management Speed Networking
14 September 2018On 9 August 2018, 30 top students from the Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) programmes presented their personal brands to business professionals from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst and Young (EY), Xero and many others, at our annual Speed Networking event. -
Professional development tailor-made for supply chain managers
14 September 2018If you are a mid-level manager in a supply chain role aspiring to an executive role, how do you upskill yourself to achieve your goals? -
Risky business in wind energy – a load of hot air?
14 September 2018Electricity is a fascinating market, particularly in New Zealand. We increasingly want electricity that is better for the planet, and wind generation has a part to play. -
Centre for Supply Chain Management events
14 September 2018The Centre for Supply Chain Management team are currently working on an interesting and informative events programme for the remainder of 2018 so please mark your diary. -
From the Associate Director’s desk, September 2018
14 September 2018Welcome to the third edition of this year’s Centre for Supply Chain Management (CSCM) newsletter. -
An interesting visit to DHL Supply Chain
14 September 2018On Tuesday, 14 August, we had the opportunity to visit DHL Supply Chain’s premises in East Tamaki to experience a large scale, real world supply chain operation. -
An evening with CSCM and Kate Nicholl
14 September 2018On Wednesday 20 June, we were fortunate to have Kate Nicholl as our keynote speaker, who was travelling from Australia. -
Two conferences in Texas, 2018
14 September 2018One of the benefits of a university career is the opportunity to attend international conferences, which is important for staying up with research in the field and disseminating one’s own work. -
New retail promotes the reconstruction of supply chains in China's logistics industry
14 September 2018The trends of rising consumption and the internet revolution in China have promoted the development of new retail business models, which has also given rise to a drastic change in the retail supply chain. -
The rapid growth of the Chinese internet – and where it’s headed
14 September 2018In this 13-minute video, Gary Liu, CEO of the South China Morning Post, gives a fascinating talk about the staggering pace at which the internet is growing in China. -
Whakawhanaungatanga – a natural way to do business
10 September 2018Whakawhanaungatanga, a natural way for Māori and Pacific students to build relationships and do business. -
Business and Engineering student team wins national IT Challenge
07 September 2018Students studying Business and Engineering have won the IT Challenge combining business and technology skills. -
Students learn hands-on cloud accounting with MYOB
04 July 2018The University of Auckland partnered with MYOB to run the MYOB Essentials course in response to student demand.