Over 70 representatives from both private and public sectors attended the CLTT's Industry Advisory Council Summit on May 17 at the university's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The summit featured guest speaker Mississippi District 13 Senator and Chairman of the Highway and Transportation Committee, Willie Simmons (pictured right), who discussed game changing events in Mississippi's transportation and economy. Senator John Polk, Sub Chair of Inner Mobile Transportation, shared his passion for the university and that how he is a proud Southern Miss graduate. CLTT director Dr. Tulio Sulbaran, provided an update of the center's accomplishments...LEARN MORE     

In the current state of global economy and volatile market environment, different companies in a supply chain are forced to act together. The integration among supply chain trading partners is vital for cost reduction, growth and profit. The central focus for companies is to bring products from sources to markets together. Companies share and manage product procurement, marketing and shipping in collaboration. The performance of entire supply chain depends on the coordinated effort of each supply chain partners. Lack of coordination can result in one partner in a supply chain shouldering the majority costs, risks the price escalating. Coordinated contracts allow the risk of rising prices to be shared across the supply chain, as well as, the customer.