About the Center for Supply Chain Research

For over three decades, the Penn State Smeal Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR) has built a community of researchers and leading organizations in both the private and public sectors. We invite you to learn more about  to advance the supply chain management discipline by promising the very best in impactful research, world-class executive education, and talent development.

The Center for Supply Chain Research is one of the leading academic concentrations of supply chain management research in the United States. In addition to a broad portfolio of executive education opportunities for career advancement, CSCR also acts as an industry resource to connect organizations with students from one of the nation's consistently top-ranked supply chain management programs. Support from our community of practice allows the center to address contemporary business challenges and foster networking and learning opportunities between fellow supply chain professionals and faculty experts.