Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee | 12,734 followers on LinkedIn. Global hub for Supply Chain Management thought leadership & talent development at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville | The Global Supply Chain Institute (GSCI) shapes and influences the practice of supply chain management by serving as the preeminent global hub for leading practitioners, academics, and students to learn, network, and connect. Who We Are Driven by our Volunteer spirit and our passion for understanding and impacting how things really work, the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, wants to partner with companies to help identify their supply chain management (SCM) strategy and develop their people. It was in this spirit of engagement and impact that the departments of supply chain management and graduate and executive education in the Haslam College of Business created the Global Supply Chain Institute to extend relationships to industry and to drive an impact on the profession.