INFORMS Open Forum

Dear colleague,

This summer's webinar, Teaching Supply Chain Management by Visual Storytelling, drew 525 colleagues from 300+ universities and companies across 50 countries, including the U.S., India, U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland and more.

Through three counter-intuitive and useful examples, the webinar highlighted:

• AI-compatible vs. AI-replaceable education - rethinking what skills remain distinctly human: https://youtu.be/n8D-xnMv08k
• The supply chain butterfly effect - how small disruptions cascade into major consequences: https://youtu.be/WrDOd088W_M
• Defining and prioritizing problems - sharpening analytical judgment before jumping to solutions: https://youtu.be/MexMj6rZlao
• Sourcing analytics and Intel's rebound - data-driven lessons from a real-world recovery: https://youtu.be/Ag2wobGMWJI

Our goal is to inspire students through visual storytelling and bring these real-world developments into the classroom this fall.

It was a pleasure to host this event - please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or suggestions.

-yao

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Yao Zhao
Professor
Rutgers University
Newark NJ
https://yzhao12345.github.io/
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