Recently, the University of Nevada, Reno’s Northern Nevada International Center, a nonprofit leading northern Nevada’s global engagement, had the honor of bringing 10 supply chain professionals from Korea to the state through a program run in conjunction with the United States Embassy in Seoul. The U.S. – ROK Global Supply Chain Leaders Program was an international exchange program that offered participants the chance to complete a study tour with stops in Austin, Texas, Silicon Valley, California and Reno, Nevada. The program is designed to foster broader awareness of the U.S. – ROK bilateral trade relationship, and to gain a deeper understanding of how the two countries create secure, sustainable and resilient global supply chains.
Participants were selected by the U.S. Embassy in Seoul and were privy to tours of internationally known companies leading the charge when it comes to supply chain best practices and standard operating procedures. All who were selected were prominent Korean professionals with a vested interest in improving operations within their country and respective industries.
“Thanks to its dominance with certain precious resources in the technology industry, Nevada is quickly becoming a leader in supply chain best practices,” said Kevin Sung, international development specialist at NNIC. “We’re in a unique position to share industry expertise, and thanks to our partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno, we were able to drill into…
