Lubar School of Business
Supply Chain Management Institute Newsletter Fall 2014 Update
SCMI Overview Welcome to the Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMI) and the second annual newsletter reporting on our activities. SCMI “turns three” this December, and we remain committed to educating students and practitioners on strategies, functions and linkages between sourcing, manufacturing and distribution activities of the firm and its business partners. These activities include supplier relationships, purchasing management, operations and inventory management, logistics and transportation, quality management, SAP, business analytics, and information technology management. SCMI provides programs, events, publications, and interaction with corporate supply chain professionals from all industry sectors. We welcome collaborations with faculty from a variety of academic disciplines. As part of a research university located in an urban setting, SCMI’s pursuit of industry-university partnerships is central to developing rigorous, real-world, and relevant programs and initiatives which benefit our students, faculty, community, city and state. The following is a summary update on the four goals pursued by SCMI. GOAL 1: Facilitate knowledge partnerships A faculty team collaborated with a healthcare products/services member company to develop a white paper that investigated the life transition decisions made by senior citizens. The team also proposed a service supply chain research agenda to further the research. An interdisciplinary team of faculty and advanced doctoral students is investigating product reliability and remanufacturing challenges in collaboration with a hightech products manufacturer. Two doctoral dissertations and several conference presentations have resulted from this project. GOAL 2: Deliver high quality supply chain curriculum Two new supply chain courses entitled “Supply Chain Cost,” and “Supply Chain Strategy” were launched during the 2013-14 academic year. In April, LOMIS student members, guided by
2014-2015 SCMI staff, made their first annual road trip to Minneapolis. The Toro Company and General Mills Corporation hosted our Lubar supply chain/ITM students for corporate presentations and operational tours. For the sixth consecutive year, UW-Milwaukee students competed in the annual APICS Regional Case Competition in Downers Grove, IL. One of the two UW-Milwaukee teams placed first overall and earned an automatic invitation to the International Student Competition held at the 2014 APICS International Conference in New Orleans on October 17th. Go Panthers!!! GOAL 3: Create a vibrant environment for the generation and dissemination of knowledge The following White Paper Series (WPS) studies are in process for publication: SCMIWPS#2013-1: Panama Canal Expansion: Implications for Shippers. Published by Journal Commerce (Break Bulk Magazine). SCMIWPS#2013-2: High-Performing Supply Chains During the Great Recession SCMIWPS#2014-1: A Facility Location Model for Secondary Goods Retailers SCMIWPS#2014-2: A Decision Support Model for Planning and Coordinating Retailers’ Goods SCMI supported 20 UWM doctoral students who attended the Big Data/Analytics Conference sponsored by Google ™ and the Milwaukee Chapter of Institute for Industrial Engineers. GOAL 4: Foster interdisciplinary collaboration across UW-Milwaukee A team of researchers and advanced doctoral students from Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain Management presented the following research papers at the ISERC Conference in Montreal, Canada: 1. A Holistic Metric for Evaluating Product Remanufacturability 2. Labor Capacity Assignment Model for Remanufacturing Environments
Calendar of Events October 2014 Rockwell Mfg Day Event (3rd) Noon Forum Series (10th) SCMI Corp. Advisory Council (14th) CSCMP Annual Global Conference APICS Intl. Student Case Competition (17th)
November 2014 Noon Forum Series (14th)
December 2014 Noon Forum Series (5th)
January 2015 Winter Networking Breakfast (22nd)
February 2015 Noon Forum Series APICS student case competition
March 2015 Noon Forum Series ISM Annual Conference HEC Montreal ERPSim Competition Student Road Trip to Chicago
April 2015 Noon Forum Series SCMI Corporate Advisory Council CSCMP Annual Global Conference
Supply Chain Management Institute Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee P.O. Box 742 Milwaukee, WI 53201 lsbscmi@uwm.edu 414-229-2673
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Alumni and Students This year, Lubar School of Business Supply Chain students have been placed with many outstanding companies, including: ABF Freight Systems Alto Shamm Bridgestone Retail Operations Charter Manufacturing Crane Pro Parts Fastenal GE Goodwill Harley Davidson Jacobus Energy
Johnson Controls Pentair Rockwell Roundy’s Saputo Cheese USA SC Johnson UWM Purchasing Office Vilter Manufacturing LLC Wacker Neuson
Students Visit Operations in Minneapolis Twelve students from the LOMIS student organization hit the road last April to visit Toro and General Mills in Minneapolis, MN. The Toro visit was hosted by the Service Parts Division, which is responsible for over 30,000 SKUs for current and former Toro products. Executives from Toro explained how the company uses a multi-channel distribution approach to achieve a 98% or better fill rate for their customer orders. The students also learned how Toro makes tradeoffs between fill rate and inventory turns for its after-market parts. The General Mills facility in Minneapolis makes products for the Convenience and Food Service Division. On the facility tour, the students observed thousands of warm pans of brownies being made and had the opportunity to taste product made in the facility that morning. Thanks, General Mills!! To cap off the trip, the students took in a Twins baseball game at Target Field before heading back to Milwaukee.
To explore supply chain internship and placement partnerships with the Lubar School of Business, please contact Dan Neuwirth, Senior Career Advisor, at neuwirtd@uwm.edu or 414/229-3766.
UWM Supply Chain Students Win Regional APICS Case Competition
Lubar Supply Chain & Operations Management students won this year’s American Production and Inventory Control Society’s (APICS) Great Lakes Regional Case Competition, besting 21 teams representing universities from across the Midwest. The Lubar team, represented by Joseph Obligato, Matthew Daleiden, Ana Platukis, Steve Campagna, Sarah Schanke, Nick Zastoupil, Tony Robertson, and Natalie Foemmel, advances to the APICS National Competition in New Orleans this October. In the Great Lakes competition, Team Lubar was presented with a manufacturing-centric case that included removing bottlenecks and analyzing investment alternatives. The team had 12 hours to prepare a six-page solution essay and a five-minute presentation to the judging panel. “Our success really came from our time management skills throughout group deliberations, and small group breakouts that focused on solving smaller pieces and led to a greater solution,” said Matthew Daleiden.
LOMIS Named Outstanding Student Organization LOMIS, the student organization for both Supply Chain and Information Technology majors, was recognized by UWM as an Outstanding Student Organization for the 2013-14 academic year at the 12th Annual Student Organization Achievement Awards last April. Only six student organizations received this award from over 300 organizations on campus.
SCMI Students Gain Valuable Work Experience Jade Goard: “It has been great experience working at SCMI... Not only could I relate what has been learned in the class to the work, but there were many more opportunities to learn beyond that.” (GE Healthcare Intern) Jason Burns: “My time at the Supply Chain Management Institute has been invaluable... The position has been less like a student worker and more like a mini internship at each of our member companies. The real-world project exposure has provided a vast and unique experience that could not have been attained by working just a single internship elsewhere.” (Goodwill Industries Intern)
Lauren Meyer: “It can sometimes be hard to imagine when you’ll use what you learned in class in a real life setting, but SCMI has shown that our classes here at UWM are relevant and are giving us the knowledge we need to succeed.” Mitchell Makowski: “The projects I’ve worked on at the SCMI have far surpassed my expectations. Not only have I gained exposure to the business world and begun learning marketable skills that I can bring with me to future careers, but I’ve also worked on projects critical to our member companies. It’s easy to see how the work we do has a direct impact on the growth and efficiency of these companies.”
Featured UWM Supply Chain Alumni Julie Forsythe: “… I really enjoyed the Supply Chain Management and Purchasing and Global Sourcing courses. I received internships at Harley Davidson and at Rockwell Automation during my junior and senior years. On campus, I believe that my hard work within the SCOM courses and leadership participation within student organizations led to my full-time position at Rockwell.” (Rockwell Production Analyst)
Benefits of joining SCMI The Lubar School of Business Supply Chain Management Institute examines supply chain challenges and practices with an interdisciplinary focus. Our aim is to disseminate emerging insights and knowledge to our local and regional business community, UW Milwaukee students and beyond. The Institute seeks discipline-based and interdisciplinary collaborations on research projects, problem-based learning initiatives, white papers on emerging issues, and best-practice case studies.
Our interests are in a wide range of analysis, improvement, and research projects such as: strategic audits of facilities distribution and manufacturing planning and control systems, Lean, Six Sigma, supply and risk management, capacity and facility locations analysis, new facility design or existing facility reconfigurations to improve productivity and safety, analysis and improvement of manufacturing and service business processes.
There are three levels of membership available to companies interested in joining SCMI. From Participating, to Supporting, to Founding membership levels, there are opportunities for your company to be involved at a level that meets your needs. The SCMI also welcomes ad-hoc projects on fee basis with non-member companies. This allows the opportunity to benefit from the SCMI capabilities before becoming a full member.
Information on joining SCMI and submitting project requests can be obtained by email, phone, or the Web.
SCMI Member Companies
Phone: Mark Kosfeld at 414.229.2673 Email: lsbscmi@uwm.edu lubar.uwm.edu/scmi
SCMI Involvement and Outreach The Supply Chain Management Institute has hosted or contributed to a number of events over the last year. The following describes some of these events.
FIRST Students Learn About Supply Chain UWM hosted the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge robotics competition last January. Dr. Anthony Ross and Mark Kosfeld led a discussion of supply chain and used an interactive game to illustrate key supply chain concepts. The students engaged in a hands-on experience in production design, manufacturing capacity, tooling changes and quality control.
SCMI Leaders and Collaborators Anthony Ross, PhD Indiana Univ. Kelley School Rockwell Automation Professor & Founding Director, SCMI Mark Kosfeld, MBA Arizona State Univ. Lecturer & Associate Director SCMI
SCMI Affiliated Faculty: Anurag Agarwal, PhD Associate Professor, Univ. So. Florida
11th Annual Sustainability Summit Dr. Anthony Ross moderated one of the breakout sessions that explored three different university research projects in sustainability. Students from Mark Kosfeld’s Introduction to Supply Chain course also volunteered at the conference and gained a better understanding of the practice of sustainable business.
Noon Forum Series Launches at UWM The first Noon Forum Series was held in May and focused on transportation strategies for reducing cost, improving service, and better managing transportation networks. Additional Noon Forums are scheduled throughout the 2014-15 academic year. Please visit the SCMI website at lubar.uwm.edu/scmi for the details of these upcoming forums.
SCMI Hosts Paranet Group Members In a joint effort between The Paranet Group and the Supply Chain Management Institute, member companies from both organizations were invited to attend a Summer Networking Breakfast in July. Mike Kotecki from Dematic discussed the current trends in supply chain management. A deeper discussion using a three-member panel discussion ensued with managers and executives from area companies in attendance.
SCMI Researchers Study Hospital NICU Staff Scheduling A SCMI research team of faculty and doctoral students observed NICU operations at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin as part of a study on staff scheduling. Using structured interviews, provided data, and a simulation optimization, the study identified “near -optimal” ICU cost reimbursement policies, staffing levels, and sizes (number of beds). Results show that some reimbursement policies create decision-making tension between profitability, and being socially and environmentally sustainable in outcomes.
SCMI Hosts Executives from the Rockwell Mequon Facility A team of researchers and doctoral students led by Dr. Wilkistar Otieno is conducting an 18-month investigation to develop a unified framework for end-of-life product recovery and reverse logistics. Their work quantifies the attractiveness of remanufacturing end-of-life and near end-of-life products, and the importance of material cost, production costs and energy consumption. Several managers attended a project review meeting held in Lubar Hall.
Aaron Armstrong, PhD Assistant Professor, MSOE Stephen France, PhD Assistant Professor, Marketing Sanjoy Ghose, PhD Associate Dean-Research & Professor, Marketing Mojtaba Heydar, PhD SCMI Visiting Scholar in SCM Hemant Jain, PhD Professor, ITM Sanjeev Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor, ITM Wilkistar Otieno, PhD Assistant Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering James Peoples, PhD Professor, Economics Matthew Petering, PhD Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Atish Sinha, PhD Professor, ITM & Director Center for Technology Innovation Richard Stockbridge, PhD Professor, Mathematics Steve Trick, PhD Lecturer in Finance/Economics George Zsidisin, PhD Professor, Virginia Commonwealth Univ.