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Articles by Gurram Gopal, Chair, IT & Management Department, Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology

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ERP & ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS

Are Organizations Smart Enough to Adopt ‘Intelligent’ ERP Systems?

February 2, 2026

Gurram Gopal, Chair, IT & Management Department, Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology and Lucia Isabel Gonzalez Sevilla, Software Engineer, Interlake Mecalux

Digital transformation is strategically redefining how businesses create value. ERP systems play a pivotal role in this process.

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E-COMMERCE/OMNICHANNEL

Integrating Digital and Physical Channels for Unified Commerce

February 2, 2026

Gurram Gopal, Chair, IT & Management Department, Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology and Jaime Quílez Calleja, Sr. Manager EU Process Engineering, Amazon Fulfillment

Supply chain leaders treat inventory as a shared network asset, rather than siloed by channel or region.

RETAIL

Reimagining Retail: Gigging Customers Into Supply Chain Partners

February 3, 2025

Gurram Gopal, Chair, IT & Management Department, Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology

The gig-ification of retail supply chains constitutes a movement toward a more adaptive, engaging, and sustainable business model.

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

The Clouds Are Lifting: The Future of Supply Chain Collaboration

February 3, 2025

Gurram Gopal, Chair, IT & Management Department, Affiliate Professor, Stuart School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology

Technologies like blockchain will enable greater trust among supply chain players, and drive better planning and execution.

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