The lucky ones can rely on Tuck Professor David Pyke for advice. Pyke is the founder and coordinator of Tuck's Supply Chain Management Forum series. Now in its third year, the forum gathers decision makers from select small companies in New England to talk about how they can compete more effectively in a world increasingly dominated by big players. The next forum is slated for October. Most forum participants are in manufacturing or operations-related businesses, such as retail, in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
Participants attend by invitation only.
Fewer than two dozen companies participate in the one-day event each October. And they pay nothing. Participants also have the chance to share experiences and brainstorm with others in their industry, and they get a free lunch. But Tuck draws just as many benefits, says Pyke. We get closer contacts with industry.