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Money For Nothing……And your Resources for Free…or close to it
Student engagement in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Presenters
Greg MacwaySCM DirectorStrategy & CommunicationsUniversity of California, Berkeley & San Francisco
Andrew ClarkSCM Director – Strategic SourcingUniversity of California, Berkeley & San Francisco
Nichol LuomaPurchasing DirectorArizona State University
The Student Value Proposition
• Win-Win:– Job Market requires more and more experience– Great return for institution with minimal financial
investment
• Student qualities:– Unbiased—not tainted by the past– Curiosity – Data driven
• Possible challenges– Generational—this is not going away—we need to figure
this out now and learn to adapt and attract
ASU’s Story
• Procurement legacy hiring practices– Experience based– Administrative experience valued– No internships and could not hire students
due to HR reqts– Students used only to assist admins.
• Now and moving forward– Entry level positions SHOULD be filled by
students • Need to work on branding—”cool
factor”– Hire Supply Chain Grads– Internship Program
• Learn job and process improvement projects
– “Teaching hospital” program starting 10/1
Charter: ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Ranked as Most Innovative School by US News and World Report in 2015
ASU FellowshipDr. Kevin Burns, WP Carey
For the student• Academic or professional information
• In-depth research-based analysis of a particular issue area related to work duties
• Broad curriculum of skills and research into current practices within the university department or organization
• Well-researched experimentation utilizing adapted Action Research methodology
For the organization• Disciplined experimentation within a specialized
business framework• Fresh perspectives leading to innovation• Students already versed in business relevant
processes for higher level of student work• Low cost
W. P. Carey Fellows Program
An opportunity for students to learn about a particular field of work based on practical experience coupled with a student driven Action Research project designed to improve the university area in which they work while also fulfilling the work needs of the unit.
ASU Special GuestTyler Thompson, ASU Intern
Why Supply Chain Management?– What: The management of the chain of
supplies – Ranking: Top 5 nationally – Why ?: Always curious since a young
age/family and mentors worked in the field (why)
– Starting salaries: range from $40,000 to $60,000
– Companies we look at: Amazon, Apple, Exxon, Intel, Honeywell, Nike, General Electric, Toyota, Boeing, Walmart, Dell
– What we want:1. Strong positive culture2. Meaningful purpose3. Opportunities to grow4. Challenging and engaging work
About Me:- ASU undergraduate
student (Sophomore)- Barrett the Honors
College- Arizona Native- 20 years old- Employee for 10 months
ASU Special GuestTyler Thompson
ASU Purchasing and ServicesTitle: Purchasing Intern
What I do: Work directly under ASU buyers and senior buyers
My Experience: Hands on and engaging
Projects/responsibilities: - Process RX documents - Process Stipends - Issue new PO’s - Modify/Close PO’s -
Shadowing/Training under scientific commodity buyer
Andrew’s Story
• Find a faculty partner
• Align your goals with your faculty partner’s goals
• Integrate the student into your tribe and allow them to leave their mark on your team
• Be flexible on process and outcomes
• Follow through and incorporate the results
List of Student & Faculty Engagements• Predicting SFSU Charitable Giving
(SFSU 2009)
• Scheduling Suppliers to UCSF Supplier Shows (SFSU 2011)
• Berkeley Benefit Bank prototype (UCB 2012)
• UC Berkeley Supply Chain project (UCB 2013)
• UC system department clustering (USF 2014)
• UC System Scheduling SciQuest eCommerce Enablement projects (SFSU 2014)
• Berkeley Data Science Collective (UCB 2014)
A Faculty PerspectiveVijay Mehrotra
Professor of Operations Management
• Ph.D., Operations Research, Stanford University• M.S., Operations Research, Stanford University• B.A. Mathematics, Economics and Statistics,
St. Olaf College
• Associate Editor and Columnist for INFORMS and ANALYTICS, Operations Research publications
“Dr. Mehrotra believes in a holistic approach to creating business value. His research is driven by personal interactions with employees and managers to identify crucial business problems, which he addresses by utilizing data and mathematical methods. In publishing significant papers on practical operations management, he is pursuing a research agenda to serve a global community of students, academics and industry professionals.”
An Intern’s PerspectiveZach Reilly
UCB Inaugural Intern (Summer 2015)
Junior Year BA in Economics
BA in Mandarin Chinese
Studying abroad at Fudan University Shanghai, China
SCM Projects:Vending opportunities in decentralized supply
chain distribution modelsOperationalization of Internship Program
UCB Internship Story
Zach’s Project• Website about program• Job Posting in Student Career Center
(Callisto)• 8 rock star applicants (in 2 weeks!)
Project Brainstorming session
Analyst lead orientation and info session• Project overview (with self selection)• 10ish hrs/week @ $15/hr• Reference letter for good work
Results• 6 interns (Fall 2015)• 5 projects activated
Project List• Supplier information management
reengineering• Telecom expense management
research & feasibility assessment• Procurement bidding process
modeling and improvement• Contract management process
improvement• Diverse business value proposition
and service development• IT software buying & license
management research• Open source procurement tool
development
Student Project Summaries
In Summary
We gave you:• A business case overview• A compelling case study in ASU• Fellowship program insights• ASU Intern perspective• Student engagement examples• Faculty perspective• UCSF/UCB Intern perspective• Internship Project Ideas
How many Procurement/Supply Chain Internships will we see in 2016?
Q & A
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