---
id: "entity-nc-state-university"
type: "entity"
source_timestamps: ["¶3", "Author Bio"]
tags: ["academic-institution"]
related: ["entity-robert-handfield"]
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "North Carolina State University"
aliases: ["NC State", "NC State University"]
canonical_url: "https://www.ncsu.edu"
sources: ["tail1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-tail1"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-tail-107-lenovo-ai-supply-chain"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/05/how-lenovo-built-an-ai-powered-supply-chain"
sourceTitle: "How Lenovo Built an AI-Powered Supply Chain"
---
# North Carolina State University

**North Carolina State University** is the academic institution where author [[entity-robert-handfield]] conducts supply chain research, specifically at the Poole College of Management, where he runs the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

**Role in the source:** the institutional affiliation establishing the author's academic authority; a public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina.

> **Enrichment note:** Canonical URL — https://www.ncsu.edu.