2015DCMMEFallConference

Friday,October30,2015

“ManagingSmartManufacturing”

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MessagefromtheCenterDirectorOctober30,2015DearConferenceAttendees,On behalf of the Krannert School of Management's Dauch Center for the Management ofManufacturingEnterprises(DCMME),welcometoPurdueUniversity!Wetrustthatyouwillfindthe information sharedduring this conferenceon “Managing SmartManufacturing” tobebothinterestingandbeneficialtoyou.Wearedelightedtohearfromninefeaturedspeakers:WillPhillips&DanielLouksof INDYCAR;RussellHillenburgofWovenMetal Products, Inc.;TomásDíaz de laRubiaofPurdueDiscoveryPark;EricMattesonofGEAviation;StaceyM.DelVecchioofCaterpillarInc;RoyVasherofPurdueUniversity;BobNidaofWabashNational;andAlexanderNazarovofCumminsInc. We appreciate our industry sponsors and partners for continually introducing interestingbusiness issues to the Center, which enable our faculty and students to learn about unique,developingindustrychallenges. Weareactivelycollaboratingwithoursponsorsandexploringvariousprojectopportunities.It isour sincerehope that the interactionwithour talented faculty,ourenergetic students, andyour fellowpractitionerswillbeof greatbenefit toyouandyourorganizations.Wehopeyou'llsharethebenefitsoftheconferenceandourCenterwithyourcolleagues.WetrulyappreciateyourinterestandsupportoftheKrannertSchoolofManagementandtheDCMMECenter.

Dr.AnanthIyerSusanBulkeleyButlerChairinOperationsManagementDirector,DCMMEandGSCMIFacultyDirector,PurdueNExTKrannertSchoolofManagementPurdueUniversity

 

 Dr. Ananth Iyer  Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management Director, DCMME and GSCMI Faculty Director, PurdueNExT Krannert School of Management, Purdue University   

ProfessorIyeristheSusanBulkeleyButlerChairinOperationsManagementat the Krannert School of Management. He is also the Director of PurdueNExT (a University wide modular online interactive courses for globaldistribution) and Director of the DCMME & GSCMI Centers. He was theAssociateDeanforGraduatePrograms(2011‐2013)andDirectorofDCMME(Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises)and thefoundingDirectorofGSCMI(theGlobalSupplyChainManagementInitiative)

(2006‐2011) at the Krannert School of Management. Previously, he was Purdue University FacultyScholar from 1999‐2004. His teaching and research interests are operations and supply chainmanagement. Professor Iyer's research currently focuses on analysis of supply chains including theimpact of promotions on logistics systems in the grocery industry, and analysis of the impact ofcompetitors on operationalmanagementmodels and the role of supply contracts.His other topics ofstudy include inventorymanagement in the fashion industry, effect of supplier contracts, and use ofempiricaldatasetsinoperationsmanagementmodelbuilding.HehasfourbooksrangingfromatextbookonManagingSupplychainstotradebooksonToyotaSupplyChains, Supply Chains on the Silk Road andOrchestrating Supply Chain Opportunities. His publishedworks (with co‐authors listed in the publications list)include "An Approach to Identifying BeneficialCollaborationSecurelyinDecentralizedLogisticsSystems,MandSOM(toappear),"EfficientSupplyChainManagement at the US Coast Guard using Part Age Dependent Supply Replenishment Policies",Operations Research, 2006, 'A Principal Agent Model for Product Specification and Production",Management Science, 2005,"The Logistics Impact of a Mixture of Order Streams in a Manufacturer‐Retailer System", Management Science, 2003,"The Supply Chain Impact of Smart Customers in aPromotionalEnvironment"withHuchzermeierandFreiheit,MandSOM,2002;"InventoryCostImpactofManagingLeadTimesusingPriorityQueuesbasedonDemandUncertainty,"NavalResearchLogistics,2002; "A LogisticsModel in a Promotion SensitiveGroceryEnvironment"with J. Ye,Networks, 2001;"Assessing theValueof InformationSharing inaPromotionalEnvironment"with J.Ye,ManufacturingandServiceOperationsManagement,2000; "QuickResponse inManufacturerRetailerChannels"withMark Bergen, Management Science, 1997; "Backup Agreements in Fashion Buying ‐ The Value ofUpstreamFlexibility"withG.Eppen,ManagementScience,1997;and"SeparatingLogisticsFlowsintheChicagoSchoolSystem"withD.Elsenstein,OperationsResearch,Vol.44,No.2,1996.HewastheFMCScholarin1990‐91.HehasservedasaDepartmentEditorofManagementScience,AssociateEditorofOperationsResearch,isontheeditorialboardsofOperationsResearchLetters,IIETransactions,theECRJournal and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management editorial board, and member ofINFORMS.Hewaspresident‐elect of theMSOMSociety of INFORMS in 2001‐02 and served as president for theyear2002‐03.Prior to joining theKrannert faculty in1996,Professor Iyer taughtat theUniversityofChicago.HehasbeenaffiliatedwiththeProductionandDistributionResearchCenteratGeorgiaTech,andaconsultanttoDaymonAssociates,SaraLee,TurnerBroadcastingandothers.HeservedhisChicagocommunity as a pro bono consultant to the Chicago School System and the Chicago Streets andSanitation Department. Dr. Iyer blogs about Global Supply Chain Management athttp://aviyer2010.wordpress.com/author/aviyer2010/

 

 

Steven Dunlop Managing Director, DCMME‐GSCMI Centers 

Managing Director, PurdueNExT 

 

StevenDunlophasover25yearsofexperienceworkingwithintheprivatesectorinproject and senior management positions in the areas of finance, IT, commodity

trading,andtransportation.Hehasspentthelast5yearswithinPurdueUniversityasProjectDirectorfor a variety of education and software development projects, including a $2,000,000NSF grant andworkedwithinITaPdevelopingtheteamtosupport theEducationandOutreach focus.StevenhashisMBAfromIndianaWesleyanUniversity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heidi Allwes Center Coordinator, Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises  

& Global Supply Chain Management Initiative 

 The Center of Management of Manufacturing Enterprises was initiated in 1987 withgrants from Ameritech, Chrysler, Ingersoll‐Rand,Hillenbrand Industries, and TRW. TheCenterwasestablishedin1988withthegoalofcreatingapartnershipbetweenacademia

and themanufacturingcommunity todevelopacademicandresearchprograms for thepurposeofproducingtechnically sound, globally cognizant professionals and academicians to enhance global manufacturingcompetitiveness.In1998,theKrannertSchoolannouncedthenamingofthecenterastheDauchCenterfortheManagementofManufacturingEnterprises(DCMME)inhonoroftheRichardE.Dauchfamily. ManufacturingExcellenceiswhatourpartnerspractice,ourfacultyresearch,andourstudentslearn.

TheGlobalSupplyChainManagementInitiativewaslaunchedin2005toprovideaforumforstudents,faculty,industrypartnersandalumnitoengageandinteractthroughprogramsandservicesthatwillresultingreaterunderstandingofthedifferentiatingadvantagerealizedbyastrategicallycoordinatedglobalsupplychain.Thesupplychains that typifycommerce in today’sglobaleconomyarehighly fragmented,consistingofnumerousindependententitiesscatteredacrosstheglobeandseparatedbygeographic,political,andeconomicbarriers.The impactofestablishingandmaintaining thesecomplex supplychainson thecosts, speed,and flexibilityofdoingbusinessisimmense.

DCMME Fall Conference

“Managing Smart Manufacturing”

OCTOBER 30, 2015

(Jerry S. Rawls Hall, RM 2082, Purdue University)

8:00am-8:30am Registration and Breakfast, RM 2011 (Open Commons Area) 8:30am-8:35am Welcome! RM 2082

Opening Remark Dr. Ananth Iyer, DCMME & GSCMI Center Director 8:35am-8:40am Greetings from the Dean

Dr. David Hummels, Dean of Krannert School of Management

8:40am-11:00am

2015 DCMME Fall Conference Session 1, Rawls Hall, RM 2082

8:40am-9:10am

9:10am-9:40am

9:40am-10:10am

10:10am-10:15am 10:15am-11:00am

Will Phillips,  V.P. Technology, Daniel Louks, Engine Support Engineer, INDYCAR, Verizon IndyCar Series “Data Acquisition and the Role of Computer Technology in the Verizon IndyCar Series” (Session moderated by Dr. Karthik Kannan, Professor of Mgmt.) Russell Hillenburg, President, Woven Metal Products, Inc. “Smart Business” (Session moderated by Dr. Susan Watts, Professor of Mgmt.) Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, Chief Scientist & Exec. Dir., Purdue Discovery Park “Smart Challenges” (Session moderated by Dr. Tom Brush, Senior Associate Dean, Head of the Department of Management) Session Summary, Dr. Ananth Iyer Break & Poster Competition Part 1, RM 2011

11:00am-1:35pm

2015 DCMME Fall Conference Session 2, Rawls Hall, RM 2082

11:00am-11:30am

11:30am-12:00pm

12:00pm-12:30pm

12:30pm-12:35pm

Eric Matteson,  Plant Leader, GE Aviation “Brilliant Machines” (Session moderated by Dr. Ananth Iyer, Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management, Professor of Mgmt.) Stacey M. DelVecchio, Additive Manufacturing Product Manager, Caterpillar Inc. “Smart 3D Printing” (Session moderated by Dr. Dan Hirleman, Chief Corporate and Global Partnerships Officer, Office of the Exec. Vice President for Research & Partnerships) Roy Vasher, Assistant Professor of Management, Purdue University “Smart Robotics” (Session moderated by Dr. Gemma Berenguer, Assistant Prof. Mgmt.) Session Summary, Dr. Ananth Iyer

12:35pm-1:35pm Lunch, Rawls Hall, RM 3011

1:35pm-3:20pm

2015 DCMME Fall Conference Session 3, Rawls Hall, RM 3011 & 2082

1:35pm-2:05pm 2:05pm-2:35pm

2:35pm-3:05pm 3:05pm-3:10pm

Poster Competition Part 2, RM 3011 Alexander Nazarov, Chief Engineer - COE, Cummins Inc. “Customer Expectations and How a Corporate Ecosystem Could Help” (Session moderated by Dr. John W. Sutherland, Professor and Fehsenfeld Family Head, Department of Environmental and Ecological Engineering) Bob Nida, VP- Organizational Development, Wabash National “Smart People” (Session moderated by Dr. Ellen Kossek, Basil S. Turner Prof. of Mgmt.) Conference Closing Remark Dr. Ananth Iyer, DCMME & GSCMI Center Director

3:10pm-3:20pm Refreshments & Departure

 

 

FeaturedSpeakers 

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Presenter:WillPhillips,V.P.Technology,INDYCAR,VerizonIndyCarSeriesTitle:DataAcquisition&theRoleofComputerTechnologyintheVerizonIndyCarSeries

Motorsports is aboutgetting thecar toperformcompetitively–better thancompetingdesigns.Largeamountsofdatafromover100sensorstrackperformanceandisoptimizedthroughdesignadjustmentstoachievethisresult.Thepresentationwillhighlightthecloseinteractionbetweenthedataacquisitionanditsusetofinetuneacompetitiveracecar.Optimizingthisdatatoimproveperformanceisthusakeycapabilityinthisindustry.Participantswillgetaglimpseofthefutureofmanufacturing–asthecostofsensors and data acquisition devices drop, more and more devices – from passenger cars torefrigeratorsandwashingmachinetomachinetools,willgenerate lotsofcontinuousdatathatwillberoutinelyusedtooptimizetheirperformance.HowallofthiscomestogetherintheheatoftheracewillprovideafascinatinglookatthisindustryasaharbingerforSmartManufacturinginIndiana.AbouttheSpeaker:INDYCARnamedWillPhillipsasVicePresidentofTechnologyinMarch2011,responsibleforoverseeingthe direction and implementation of the technical rules package for the next generation of VerizonIndyCarSeriescarandtheirenforcementstartingwiththe2012season.Additionally, Phillips chairs the IEC and IAC (INDYCAR Engine Committee and INDYCAR AeroCommittee),groupsofrepresentativesfromtheVerizonIndyCarSeriesmanufacturersthatmeetseveraltimesayeartodiscussgoalsandemergingtechnologieswhiledevelopingaroadmapforthefuture.Phillips, of the United Kingdom, served as engineering director for Patron Highcroft Racing in theAmerican Le Mans Series, which won the LMP championship in 2010. He also has held seniorengineeringpositions inNorthAmerican racingwithdeFerranMotorsports, PacWestRacing,HerdezCompetitionandRocketsports.Phillips was responsible for the design, development and delivery of the Reynard 02S sports car.Additionally,hecontributedtochassisdesignanddevelopmentforMarch’s1989&90PorscheIndy,the1991FondmetalFormulaOnecarand1992VenturiLarrouseFormulaOnecar.PhillipsasaraceengineerhasworkedwithcurrentVerizonIndyCarSeriesdriversRyanHunter‐Reay,SimonPagenaudandpreviouslyAlexTagliani,DannySullivan,ScottSharp,NigelMansellandTeoFabiamongothers.www.indycar.com

 

 

Presenter:DanielLouks,EngineSupportEngineer,INDYCAR,VerizonIndyCarAbouttheSpeaker:Daniel Louks joined INDYCAR as Engine Support Engineer in November 2011, responsible for datacollection,analysis,andinspectionsofHondaandChevyEnginesforRulescompliance.Louks, from Lebanon, Indiana, received his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and AstronauticalEngineering fromPurdueUniversity in1998.Followinggraduation,Daniel startedhiscareerworkingwithdrag‐racingchassismanufacturerMcKinneyCorp.asanextensionofresearchworkheperformedduringhisstudiesatPurdue.Hecontinuedtheworkwithavarietyofresearch&developmentprojectsincludingon‐boarddataacquisition,CFDanalysis,aerodynamicdesign,andcustomsoftwaredesigns.He held data engineering positions in IndyCar Racing since 2001, and during his tenurewith racingteams hasworkedwith current Verizon IndyCar Series drivers RyanHunter‐Reay, Takuma Sato, andGrahamRahal,amongothers.www.indycar.com

 Session moderated by Dr. Karthik Kannan, Professor of Mgmt. Dr.KarthikKannan,ProfessorofManagementWebsite:http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/faculty/kkarthik/KarthikKannanisaProfessoratPurdue'sKrannertSchoolofManagement.Hehasproposedtheconceptof"Design forInstincts"asawaytoorganizebusinesses inthe current age. His research focuses on the same "Design for Instincts" theme.Specifically, he studies how different aspects of information technology may beusedtoexploithumaninstinctsandbiasesinordertonudge/manipulatebehavior.You can learn more about his research from here. He works on three primaryresearch streams: pricing using auctions of information goods, pricing of datanetworks,andeconomicsofinformationsecurity.Hispapershavebeenacceptedinseveralleadingconferencesandjournalsintheinformationsystemsarea,including

ManagementScience, InformationSystemsResearch,WorkshoponInformationTechnologyandSystems,Workshop on Information Systems Economics, International Conference on Information Systems, andConferenceonInformationSystemandTechnology.His papers havewon theBest PaperAwards in the10thandthe15thAnnualWorkshoponInformationTechnologyandSystems.Hecurrentlyserves/hasservedasanAssociateEditorforManagementScience,InformationSystemsResearch,andMISQuarterly.HeisamemberofAISandINFORMS.HeisalsoaCERIASFellowandKrannert'sFacultyFellow.AtPurdue,heteachestheITcourseintheMBAprograms(intheregular,weekend,andExecEdMBA).HehasalsobeenavisitingfacultymemberatGISMAandISB.Previously,hetaughttheundergraduatecorecourseaswellasadatabasecourse.Prior to joining Purdue, he obtained his PhD in information systems,MS in Electrical and ComputerEngineering, andMPhil in Public Policy andManagement all fromCarnegieMellonUniversity. Beforejoining the graduate school, he worked with Infosys Technologies for a couple of years. Hisundergraduate degree is in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from NIT Trichy (formerly, RECTrichy).

 

 

Presenter:RussellHillenburg,PresidentWovenMetalProducts,Inc.Title:SmartBusiness

Russ Hillenburg from Woven Metal Products, Inc. will present how being smart about managingdomestic capacity to respond to urgent orders and routine orders helps them stay competitive, thetechnologyinvestmentsthathavebeenrequired,andtheneedtomaintainskillsetstobecompetitive.AbouttheSpeaker:MichaelCrosskbeganhiscareeratAAMinJuneof1997asaCollegeGraduateInTrainingintheDetroitGear&AxleMaterials Department. He has served primarily in theMaterial Handling and Packaginggroup in both a daily operational and advanced engineering role. Early on in his career Michaelassumed the role of Material Handling Engineer with responsibilities for all Material Handling andPackaging throughout AAM’s North American facilities. This included responsibilities to developprogram budgets and forecasts as well as procuring all necessary packaging and material handlingdevices.Between2008and2013MichaelhasexploredopportunitieswithCumminsTurboTechnologiesandFiatChryslerAutomobiles.Withinthesepositions,Michaelhashadtheopportunitytobecomewellversedinleanpackagingandleanmaterialdisplaystrategiestooptimizetheoperator’sproductivityandefficiency.Upon returning toAAM,Michael hasbeen appointedSeniorValue StreamEngineer for theNorth American Driveline Business Unit. In this role Michael is responsible for all the AdvancedEngineering for new production programswith a specific focus on advanced value streammaps andNon‐Value‐Added‐Activity reduction thru Lean Packaging and Lean Material Display. Michael haschallenged himself to invoke a culture where optimum operator productivity and material deliverydriverefficiencycanbeachievedthruestablishingaLeanMethodologyinstepwiththedevelopmentofnewmanufacturingprogramsandproductdevelopment.MichaelholdsaBachelorofSciencedegreeinIndustrialTechnology.HeisthelastinlinefromalargefamilyofproudPurdueBoilermakeralum.

 

 

Session moderated by Dr. Susan Watts, Professor of Mgmt. Dr.SusanWatts,ProfessorofManagementhttp://www.krannert.purdue.edu/academics/Accounting/Professor‐Susan‐Watts‐page.aspSusan Watts is currently a Professor of Management in the Krannert School ofManagement at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the effect ofinformation and competition in markets. Most recently, her efforts have beenfocused on understanding voluntary disclosures made by firms—what triggersthemandhow theyaffect stockpricesandproductmarket competition. Shehasalsocontinuedtostudyfirms’decisionstoengageinsociallyresponsibleactivitiesandhow thosedecisionsaffectproductmarket competitionaswell asdisclosureand assurance decisions made by rival firms. Some of her earliest papers use

experimental economicsmethods to study informationdissemination in assetmarkets.Herworkhasbeenpublished invarious journals including JournalofAccountingResearch, JournalofAccounting&Economics, The Accounting Review, Rand Journal of Economics, Management Science, Review ofAccountingStudies,ContemporaryAccountingResearch, JournalofManagementAccountingResearch,Journal of Economics&Management Strategy, and others. Shehas been named a PurdueUniversityFacultyScholarandaKrannertFacultyFellow.ProfessorWatts' teaching interests include financial andmanagerial accounting, and shehas taught aPurdueHonorsProgramprojectcourseoncorporatesocialresponsibilityandethics. Shealsoteachesandworks closelywith doctoral students on their research and is the area academic advisor for thedoctoral program inAccounting. Shewas included in PurdueUniversity’s Book of Great Teachers in2008 andwas awarded the Purdue University Charles B. Murphy Teaching Award in 2004. She is afellowofthePurdueUniversityTeachingAcademyandhasparticipatedbothasaseniorfacultymemberandajuniorfacultyawardrecipientinPurdue’sTeachingforTomorrowprogram.Shehasalsoreceivedseveral School‐wide teaching awardsatPurdue. Before joiningPurdue, shewas a facultymember atIndiana University‐Bloomingtonwhere she also received university, school and department teachingawards.

 

 

Presenter:Dr.TomásDíazdelaRubia,ChiefScientist&Exec.Dir.PurdueDiscoveryParkTitle:SmartChallenges

DrTomasDiazdelaRubiawillpresentavisionforthefutureofmanufacturing‐integratingtheinternetofthings,computingcapabilities,augmentedreality,3Dprintingandmoreintoacompetitiveglobalopportunity.Hispresentationwilloutlinefuturechallenges–megacities,surgingpopulation,educationandhealthcareneedsasopportunitiesformanufacturingandtechnologytosolve.Hisvisionofaconvergencebetweenresearchandmanufacturingwillprovideathoughtprovokingsessionencouragingattendeestoponderhowtheywillseizethisopportunity.AbouttheSpeaker:

TomásDíazdelaRubiaisPurdueUniversity’schiefscientistandexecutivedirectorofDiscoveryPark.Inthisposition,hisresponsibilitiesincludebuildinguponDiscoveryPark’sfoundationofexcellencewhichhasenabledhigh‐impactresearchthatcrossestraditionalacademicboundaries.Heworkscloselywiththe faculty and deans to help catalyze Purdue’s many strengths and build on its legacy ofinterdisciplinaryresearchwithglobalimpactandpublic‐privatepartnerships.

Before coming to Purdue, Díaz de la Rubia served as innovation leader and a director in Deloitte'senergy and resources industry practice in Washington, D.C., working with Fortune 500 energy andmanufacturingcompanies to identifyandcapitalizeonbusinessopportunitiesarising frompotentiallydisruptive,innovativenewtechnologies.

Prior to joining Deloitte, Tomás was the chief research officer and deputy director for science andtechnology at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California, where he wasresponsibleforthelong‐termhealthofthescienceandtechnologyfoundationsofthelaboratory’s$1.6billionresearchprogram.From2002‐2009,hewasanassociatedirectoratLLNL,leadingitschemistry,materialsscience,lifesciences,andenergyandenvironmentalsciencesorganizations,aswellasits$60millionbasicmaterialsscience,chemistryandbiologyprogramswiththeDepartmentofEnergy'sOfficeofScience.

As a scientist and researcher, Díaz de la Rubia led LLNL's Computational Materials Science Group,investigating fundamental and applied materials science problems with an emphasis on multiscalephenomenaandvaryingapplicationsfromradiationdamagetosemiconductormaterialstomaterialsinextreme environments. For his research, he partnered with the Department of Energy, DefenseAdvancedResearch ProjectsAgency and other federal agencies aswell as industry leadersBell Labs,Intel,AppliedMaterialsandothers.DíazdelaRubiahaspublishedmorethan150peer‐reviewedarticlesandhas co‐edited several books and conferenceproceedings.He is a fellowof theAmericanPhysicalSociety and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as an electedmember of the board of directors of theMaterials Research Society, and vice‐chair of the division ofcomputational physics of the American Physical Society. He holds a bachelor's degree (summa cumlaude)andadoctorateinphysicsfromTheStateUniversityofNewYork,Albany.

 

 

Session moderated by Dr. Tom Brush, Senior Associate Dean, Head of the Department of Management

Dr.TomBrush,SeniorAssociateDean,HeadoftheDepartmentofManagement,ProfessorofManagementhttp://www.krannert.purdue.edu/faculty/brusht/Thomas H. Brush (brusht@purdue.edu) is a Professor of Management in theStrategic Management Area at the Krannert School of Management, PurdueUniversity.HeisSeniorAssociateDean,andHeadoftheManagementDepartment.HereceivedhisPh.D.inEconomicsandBusinessAdministrationattheUniversityofMichiganwherehisdoctoral dissertation received the1991FreePressAwardfor Outstanding Dissertation Research in Business Policy and Strategy. Beforecoming to Purdue University, Dr. Brush spent two years on the faculty at theUniversityofMinnesota'sCarlsonSchoolofManagementandhespentasabbatical

yearin2001asaVisitingResearchScholarattheWatsonResearchCenteroftheIBMCorporation.His research focuses on corporate strategy and manufacturing strategy topics such as acquisitions,diversification, manufacturing capability exploitation within companies, supplier relationships andalliances.ConnectionsbetweenthesestreamsincludethedisintermediationofexistingbusinessmodelswithITinitiativesandtheriseofnewoutsourcingopportunitiesinbothprimaryactivitiesandbusinessprocesses.SomespecificapplicationsincludeHRoutsourcing,knowledgemanagementinoutsourcing,e‐commercemarketplaces, and the effect of customer capabilities on performance in online banking.Currentresearchfocusesontechnologydiffusionandthecompetitivechoicesofstandardsselectionbyincumbentsandpotentialdisruptorsaswellascorporategovernanceinacquisitions.He has published in Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of ManagementJournal, Organization Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of OperationsManagement,JournalofEconomicBehaviorandOrganization,ManagerialandDecisionEconomicsandExplorationsinEconomicHistory.HeisanactivememberoftheAcademyofManagementandtheStrategicManagementSociety.Hehasdone consulting and teaching for such firms as IBM, Dow Corning, Pioneer Hi‐Bred, NavistarInternational,theAmericanAnimalHospitalAssociationandAmericanAxleManufacturing.HeisalsoontheBoardofDirectorsofMackeyBancorp.Heenjoyssailing,tennis,gardeningandplayingwithhissixyearolddaughter.AtPurdue,heteachestheITcourseintheMBAprograms(intheregular,weekend,andExecEdMBA).HehasalsobeenavisitingfacultymemberatGISMAandISB.Previously,hetaughttheundergraduatecorecourseaswellasadatabasecourse.

 

 

Presenter:EricMatteson,PlantLeader,LafayetteEngineFacility,GEAviationTitle:BrilliantMachines

HeadquarteredinMemphis,TNFedExCorporationprovidescustomersandbusinessesworldwidewitha broad portfolio of transportation, e‐commerce and business services.With annual revenues of $45billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competingcollectivelyandmanagedcollaboratively,undertherespectedFedExbrand.Consistentlyrankedamongtheworld'smostadmiredandtrustedemployers,FedExinspiresitsmorethan300,000teammemberstoremain"absolutely,positively"focusedonsafety,thehighestethicalandprofessionalstandardsandthe needs of their customers and communities. As the supply chain needs and requirements ofcustomershavebecomemorecomplex,thesolutionsFedExprovideshavebecomemorespecializedandsophisticated. There are over 200 products and services in the FedEx portfolio. The combinations ofpossiblesolutionsareendless.However, thesesolutionshave little relevanceunless theyare targetedspecifically to a customer’s needs and are quantified to show the impact to their bottom line. FedExServiceshasdevelopedasimpleyeteffectiveformulatocalculatethevalueofthesolutionswedesignintermsofrevenue,cost,andassets.Wehavebuiltonlineapplicationtoolstostandardizethecalculations,showtheresults,andcollectalltheexamplesinadatabaseeasilyaccessibleandreplicablebyourteammembers.AbouttheSpeaker:EricwasborninBuffalo,NewYork. HeattendedtheRochesterInstituteofTechnologyandgraduatedwith a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1994. He started his careerwith GE in 1992withGEPower Systems in Schenectady NY, and later joined GE Fanuc in 1994 as an application engineer inAlbany NY. In 1996, Ericmoved to GE Fanuc HQ in Charlottesville, VAwhere he held various rolesincluding3yearsinadedicatedSixSigmaBlackBeltroleleadingbusinesscriticalprojects.In 2005, Eric accepted the role as Program Leader at GE Aviation in DurhamNC. He led several jetengine assembly programs through periods of significant growth and expansion. Currently, Eric isleading the new GE Aviation Lafayette site start‐up project, positioning this new facility to beginproductionoperationsinJanuaryof2016.EricismarriedtoJacqueline,andhas3children:Gabriel20,Zachary18,andErica17. Helikeswatersports,outdooractivities,andbeingcreativewithhishands.Mostofall,heenjoysspendingtimewithhisfamilyandfriends.

 

 

Session moderated by Dr. Ananth Iyer, Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management, Professor of Mgmt.

Dr.AnanthIyer,SusanBulkeleyButlerChairinOperationsManagement,ProfessorofMgmt.ProfessorIyeristheSusanBulkeleyButlerChairinOperationsManagementattheKrannertSchoolofManagement.HeisalsotheDirectorofPurdueNExT(aUniversitywidemodularonlineinteractivecoursesforglobaldistribution)andDirector of the DCMME & GSCMI Centers. He was the Associate Dean forGraduatePrograms(2011‐2013)andDirectorofDCMME(DauchCenterfortheManagementofManufacturingEnterprises)andthefoundingDirectorofGSCMI(theGlobalSupplyChainManagement Initiative) (2006‐2011)at theKrannertSchool ofManagement. Previously, hewas Purdue University Faculty Scholar

from 1999‐2004. His teaching and research interests are operations and supply chain management.Professor Iyer's research currently focuses on analysis of supply chains including the impact ofpromotionson logisticssystems in thegrocery industry,andanalysisof the impactof competitorsonoperational management models and the role of supply contracts. His other topics of study includeinventorymanagement in the fashion industry, effect of supplier contracts, anduseof empirical datasetsinoperationsmanagementmodelbuilding.HehasfourbooksrangingfromatextbookonManagingSupplychainstotradebooksonToyotaSupplyChains, Supply Chains on the Silk Road andOrchestrating Supply Chain Opportunities. His publishedworks (with co‐authors listed in the publications list)include "An Approach to Identifying BeneficialCollaborationSecurelyinDecentralizedLogisticsSystems,MandSOM(toappear),"EfficientSupplyChainManagement at the US Coast Guard using Part Age Dependent Supply Replenishment Policies",Operations Research, 2006, 'A Principal Agent Model for Product Specification and Production",Management Science, 2005,"The Logistics Impact of a Mixture of Order Streams in a Manufacturer‐Retailer System", Management Science, 2003,"The Supply Chain Impact of Smart Customers in aPromotionalEnvironment"withHuchzermeierandFreiheit,MandSOM,2002;"InventoryCostImpactofManagingLeadTimesusingPriorityQueuesbasedonDemandUncertainty,"NavalResearchLogistics,2002; "A LogisticsModel in a Promotion SensitiveGroceryEnvironment"with J. Ye,Networks, 2001;"Assessing theValueof InformationSharing inaPromotionalEnvironment"with J.Ye,ManufacturingandServiceOperationsManagement,2000; "QuickResponse inManufacturerRetailerChannels"withMark Bergen, Management Science, 1997; "Backup Agreements in Fashion Buying ‐ The Value ofUpstreamFlexibility"withG.Eppen,ManagementScience,1997;and"SeparatingLogisticsFlowsintheChicagoSchoolSystem"withD.Elsenstein,OperationsResearch,Vol.44,No.2,1996.HewastheFMCScholarin1990‐91.HehasservedasaDepartmentEditorofManagementScience,AssociateEditorofOperationsResearch,isontheeditorialboardsofOperationsResearchLetters,IIETransactions,theECRJournal and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management editorial board, and member ofINFORMS.Hewaspresident‐elect of theMSOMSociety of INFORMS in 2001‐02 and served as president for theyear2002‐03.Prior to joining theKrannert faculty in1996,Professor Iyer taughtat theUniversityofChicago.HehasbeenaffiliatedwiththeProductionandDistributionResearchCenteratGeorgiaTech,andaconsultanttoDaymonAssociates,SaraLee,TurnerBroadcastingandothers.HeservedhisChicagocommunity as a pro bono consultant to the Chicago School System and the Chicago Streets andSanitation Department. He blogs about Global Supply Chain Management athttp://aviyer2010.wordpress.com/author/aviyer2010/

 

 

Presenter:StaceyM.DelVecchio,AdditiveManufacturingProductManager,CaterpillarInc.Title:Smart3DPrinting

StaceyDelVecchiowillpresenthowCaterpillaruses3Dprintingtoacceleratemanufacturing.AbouttheSpeaker:

As a manager for Caterpillar Inc., Stacey DelVecchio leads an engineering pipeline transformationproject to ensure the best engineering talent is available to meet enterprise needs. She is alsoresponsiblefortheengagementstrategywithprofessionalexternalorganizations,aswellasthescience,technology,engineering,andmatheducation(STEM)strategy.

Inhermorethan23yearswithCaterpillar,DelVecchiohasworkedinprocessandproductdevelopmentfornonmetalliccomponents,productionsupportforpaintandprocessfluids,andthebuildandstart‐upfor a green‐field facility in China. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, she earned that classification byworking on projects that included lean manufacturing, failure analysis, and employee engagement.Previously, DelVecchio was the hose and coupling engineeringmanager, as well as the new productintroductionmanagerforCatFuelSystems.Mostrecently,shemanagedtheprojectmanagementofficeforCaterpillarengineswithresponsibilityfortheprojectmanagementofallnewproductintroductionprograms,continuousimprovementprojects,andcostreductionprojectinthedivision.

ASWElifememberoftheCentralIllinoisSection,DelVecchioholdsaB.S.inchemicalengineeringfromtheUniversityofCincinnati.HerpreviousSWEexperienceincludestheCorporatePartnershipCouncil,strategic planning committee, conference programming board, awards committee, and Societytreasurer.SheservedastheSWEpresidentfromJuly2012toJune2013.

DelVecchio'svolunteereffortshaveearnedhermanylocalcommunityandSWEawards.Inherleisuretime, she enjoys scrapbooking, reading, and visiting national parks. She lives in Peoria, Ill., with herhusband,Kerry,andtheircats,AbeandGeorge.

 

 

Session moderated by Dr. Dan Hirleman, Chief Corporate and Global Partnerships Officer, Office of the Exec. Vice President for Research & Partnerships

Dr.DanHirleman,ChiefCorporateandGlobalPartnershipsOfficer,OfficeoftheExec.VicePresidentforResearch&PartnershipsE. Daniel Hirleman Jr. joined Purdue as Chief Corporate and Global PartnershipsOfficer in 2014 where he is responsible for substantially growing research andeducation partnerships with the private sector, and for strategic globalpartnershipswithnations, institutionsofhighereducation,NGOsandcompanies.He also oversees the Global Policy Research Institute as well as Purdue’sInternational Programs operation that currently serves over 9,000 students andscholars. Hirleman studied mechanical engineering at Purdue University andreceivedaBSME,graduatingin3yearswitha4.0GPA,followedbyMSMEandPh.D.

HereceivedHowardHughesDoctoralandNSFGraduateFellowships,didsixindustryinternships,andwasavisitingresearcherattheTechnicalUniversityofDenmark.HejoinedArizonaStateUniversityasfacultyinMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringwherehereceivedteachingandresearchawardsandheldmultipleadministrativepositionsculminatinginassociatedeanforresearch.HethenservedasWilliamE.andFlorenceE.PerryHeadofPurdueME,leadingthatSchoolasitgrewtoover 500 graduate and 1300 undergrad students, developed BS/MS, BS/MBA and direct‐to‐Ph.D.programs, tripled sponsored research, and completed a $142M Capital Campaign providing forscholarships, fellowships, endowed professorships, and two newME buildings. He has received: theINEER International Achievement Award in 2006; the Hon. George Brown Award for InternationalScientificCooperation in2008,and the2009CharlesRussRichardsMemorialAwardofASME/PiTauSigma.HeisaFellowofASMEandchairedtheAdvisoryBoardofEngineersforaSustainableWorld.JustpriortorejoiningPurdueheservedforfouryearsastheseconddeanoftheSchoolofEngineeringattheUniversityofCalifornia,Merced.Hirlemanhasabout200technicalpublications,6U.S.patents,andhaspresented80invitedlecturesin14countries.Hiscurrentresearch involves laser‐basedsensorsused indetectionandidentificationofcellsandcoloniesforbio‐hazardcharacterization,high‐throughputscreening,andstemcelldiagnostics.Hisworkinparticleandflowdiagnostics,semiconductormanufacturing,andglobalengineeringisalsorecognized.Ten inventions/technologiesdeveloped inhis labhavebeen licensedto theprivatesectorand/orareincommercialproducts.Hisworkhasbeensupportedby70grantsfrom31companiesand10governmentagencies(totalfundingofover$21M).He ismarried toLauraKennedyHirleman,M.C.,whocounsels inprivatepracticeand in their church.Theyhave3children.HeservedontheBoardofaPurdueCampusMinistryandwasfoundingPresidentof nonprofit KairosMinistries, which provides worship services, counseling, and tutoring in Phoenixareajails.Forstressreliefheplaysracquetball,andhaswonnumerousuniversityopen(ASU,Purdue)and state age‐division championships (AZ, CA, IN) as well as medaling twice in his division at theNationalChampionships.

 

 

Presenter:RoyVasher,AssistantProfessorofManagement,PurdueUniversityTitle:SmartRobotics

Roy Vasher's talk will discuss innovative approaches to use robots for kitting parts for automobileassembly ‐enabling custom kits to synchronizewith line sequences. Such innovative robot assistancecanenable increasedpersonalizationofmanufacturedproductwithoutincreasingcosts. IncorporatingrobotseffectivelyandeconomicallyisoneofthekeychallengesinManagingSmartManufacturing.AbouttheSpeaker:RoyVasherbeganhiscareeratFordMotorCompanyinDearborn,MI.HeservedasInformationSystemsManagerinFordDivisionandFinanceStaff.During his 19+ years at Toyota, Roy developed deep insight and experience on how to integrateInformationTechnologytosupportleanprocessesbyservingasGeneralManager,InformationSystems.Roy led a cross‐functional team to streamline and integrate Toyota's vehicle supply chain to reduceOrder‐to‐Deliverylead‐timeandoptimizevehicleinventory–leadingtheindustryintheseinnovations.RoyiscurrentlyAssistantProfessorofManagementatPurdueUniversity.RoyisalsoaLeanConsultantand President of RPV Consulting, LLC.He co‐authoredToyota'sSupplyChainManagement:AStrategicApproachtoToyota’sRenownedSystem.Session moderated by Dr. Gemma Berenguer, Assistant Professor of Mgmt.

Dr.GemmaBerenguer,AssistantProfessorofManagementhttp://web.ics.purdue.edu/~gberengu/Professor Berenguer is joined Krannert School of Management as an assistantprofessor in June 2012. She received her Ph.D. Degree from the University ofCalifornia at Berkeley before joining Purdue. She also holds an undergraduatedegree in Mathematics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, an MS inEconomics from the Barcelona Graduate School in Economics, and a MEng inLogisticsandSupplyChainManagementfromtheZaragozaLogisticsCenter.Herresearchinterestsincludeintegratedsupplychaindesignproblems,nonprofitsupply chain management, and environmentally responsible operations and

policies.Shehasexperiencecollaboratingwithnonprofitorganizationsinthesolarcookingindustryandshe is currently involved in a project that studies productivity improvement for health providerorganizationsinsub‐SaharanAfrica.Professor Berenguer teaches operations management and sustainable and socially responsibleoperationsintheundergraduateandMBAprograms.SheisamemberofINFORMS,POMSandMSOM.

 

 

Presenter:AlexanderNazarov,ChiefEngineer‐COE,CumminsInc.Title:CustomerExpectationsandHowaCorporateEcosystemCouldHelp

TheCumminsproductsarebecomingmorecomplexeveryyearandcustomerexpectationsareevolving.Whyisanecosystemtheanswer?AlexanderNazarov,ChiefEngineeratCumminsInc.willdiscussthisissue.AbouttheSpeaker:Alexander Nazarov is a Product Chief Engineer at Cummins Distribution Business Unit. After theacquisitionofNorthAmericaDistributionNetwork, hebecame apart of the leadership teamandhasplayed a major role in the development of a central ecosystem. The ecosystem will link togethersystems,processes,betweenvariousfunctionswithinasingledistributor,andcompleteNorthAmericadistributionnetwork.Thefocushasbeentoprovideenoughinformationabouttheproducttoultimatelyenablegloballegendarycustomersupport.Alexanderhasmorethan10yearsofbusiness‐buildingexperience.Heledinthehiringandcoachingofasuccessful,self–motivatedteamanddevelopedsystemprocessestosupportengineering,manufacturingquality, sourcing and service. He has lived and worked in United States, Russia, and Singapore.Alexander's leadership experience has grown because of the diverse opportunities in Russia andSingapore,thetechnicalgeneralmanagementrole,andastronguppermanagementteam.Hecreditshisdivergentexposurewithinthebusinessasoneofthekeystosuccessinformingstrategicpartnershipswithcross‐functionalleaders.AlexanderholdsaMasterDegree inElectricalEngineering fromPurdueUniversity.Healsograduatedfrom the Leadership Skills Program and Management Accounting Program at Singapore Institute ofManagement.

 

 

Session moderated by Dr. John W. Sutherland, Professor and Fehsenfeld Family Head, Department of Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Dr.JohnW.Sutherland,ProfessorandFehsenfeldFamilyHead,DepartmentofEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineeringhttp://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jwsuther/Dr. John W. Sutherland is a Professor and the Fehsenfeld Family Head ofEnvironmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. He received hisB.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and his Ph.D. in MechanicalEngineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign (UIUC). Dr.Sutherlandwasoneof the firstresearchers in theU.S. topursueenvironmentallyresponsible manufacturing. He has investigated such issues as dry or near‐drymachining,mechanisms for airborne particulate formation in cutting operations,

development of environmental profiles formanufacturing processes, logistics for bio‐fuel production,andstrategiesforclosingmaterialloopsinproductlifecycles,includingrecyclingandremanufacturing.His researchhasbeensupportedby theNSF,EPA,DOE,andsuchcompaniesasFord,GM,Caterpillar,GeneralDynamics,andBostonScientific.Dr.Sutherlandhasmentoredover80studentstothecompletionoftheirgraduatedegrees,including22PhD students.Hehas publishedover 300papers in various journals and conferenceproceedings.Dr.Sutherland is also a co‐author of the textbook, Statistical Quality Design and Control: ContemporaryConceptsandMethods.He isaFellowof theSocietyofManufacturingEngineers(SME), theAmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the International Academy for Production Engineering(CIRP). His recognitions include the SME Outstanding YoungManufacturing Engineer Award (1992),PresidentialEarlyCareerAward forScientistsandEngineers(1996),SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers(SAE)RalphR.TeetorEducationalAward(1999),SMEEducationAward(2009),OutstandingLifetimeService Award from theNorth AmericanManufacturing Research Institution of SME (2010), the SAEInternationalJohnConnorEnvironmentalAward(2010),andtheASMEWilliamT.EnnorManufacturingTechnologyAward(2013).

 

 

Presenter:BobNida,VP‐OrganizationalDevelopment,WabashNationalTitle:SmartPeople

ThecomplexityandmultiplemovingpartsofmodernSupplyChainssupportingtypicalmanufacturingenvironments‐withalltheassociatedsourcesofvariationandworldwidesuppliersourcingstrategies‐makemodeling and forecasting logistics costs and cash flows extremely complicated. A supply chainsupporting multiple product lines, non‐standard configurations of product offerings, and varyingmanufacturingproductionrateswithinthesameenvironmentcanmakethechallengeseemevenmoreoverwhelming. However, business planning functions require that the cash flows be reasonablyunderstoodandpredictedinordertomeetoverallbusinesscommitments.Garywilldiscussaprocessutilizedandchallengesencounteredtofindrelevantcorrelationstodevelopasimplifiedcostmodelforfreightcostforecastingforacomplexsupplychainenvironment.AbouttheSpeaker:Mr. Robert L. Nida, also known as Bob has been Vice President of Organizational Development atWabash National Corp. since February 27, 2014. Mr. Nida has been Vice President of BusinessDevelopment atWabashNational, Inc since February 2008. He served as vice president and generalmanager,retailatWabashNationalsince2008.HeisemployedatWabashNationalTrailerCentersHeservedascorporateseniorvicepresidentatAccurideCorporationinEvansville,Ind.HewasSeniorVicePresidentofAccurideWheels,Gunite&BrillionIronWorksatAccurideCorp.sinceAugust10,2005.HeservedasSeniorVicePresidentGunite&BrillionIronWorksatAccurideCorp.fromDecember2006toDecember2007.HeservedasVicePresident‐TechnologyatAccurideCorp. since July2002.HehasaBlackBeltinSixSigma,holdscertificationsasaQualitySystemsAuditorforQS9000andTS16949.HeisinthefinaldissertationstageofhisPh.D.inOrganizationalLeadershipatRegentUniversity'sSchoolofGlobalLeadership&Entrepreneurship.Mr.NidaholdsaB.A.inSociologyfromBridgewaterCollegeandaMastersinTotalQualityManagementfromFriendsUniversity.

 

 

Session moderated by Dr. Ellen Kossek, Basil S. Turner Prof. of Mgmt. Dr.EllenKossek,BasilS.TurnerProfessorofManagement&ResearchDirectorSusanBulkeleyButlerCenterforLeadershiphttps://intra.krannert.purdue.edu/faculty/ekossek/Pages/Home.aspxEllen Ernst Kossek is the Basil S. Turner Professor of Management and theInauguralDirectoroftheSusanBulkeleyButlerCenterforLeadershipExcellenceatthe Purdue University's Krannert School of Management. Dr. Kossek teachesgraduatestudentsandmanagersonorganizationalbehaviorandhumanresourcechallenges. In2014, shereceived theWorkLifeLegacyaward from theFamiliesand Work Institute for helping to advance or build the work life field and waselectedPresidentoftheWork‐FamilyResearchersNetwork.Shewaselectedtothe

Board of Governors of the National Academy ofManagement, Gender and Diversity in OrganizationsDivisionChair,andaFellowoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationandtheSocietyofIndustrialandOrganizational Psychology. Her research involves leadership development and talentmanagement ofgender,multiculturalismanddiversity,managingandevaluatingorganizationalchangeonsuch topicsasworkplace flexibility,workplace inclusionand leadersocial support, stressandwork‐life, telework,occupational resilience, and managing human capital globally. She has published widely in referredjournals on these topics, and won many awards including the Academy of Management Division'sGenderandDiversityinOrganization'sSageScholarlyAchievementawardrecognizinganaccumulatedbodyofresearchthatsignificantlyadvancesunderstandingofgenderanddiversityinorganizations.HerteachingofTalentManagementofGenderandDiversityhas receivedhighstudent ratings forbeingaMasterteacher.Dr.KossekisalsoAssociateDirectoroftheCenterforWork,FamilyHealthandStressoftheU.S.NationalInstitutesofHealthNationalWork,FamilyandHealthNetwork.ShehasreceivedfundingfromAlfredP.SloanandGerberFoundations,U.S.CenterforDiseaseControlandNationalInstitutesofHealth,theU.S.Department of Defense, the SHRM Foundation, state, national and international governments, andemployers.Dr. Kossek currently serves on many journal editorial boards, and advisory boards in the U.S. andinternationally.Herbest‐sellingbookonflexstylesandwork‐lifepatterns)isCEOofMe:CreatingaLifeThatWorksintheFlexibleJobAge(withLautsch,2008,WhartonSchoolPublishing).Shehaseditedorauthored8otherbooksondiversity,work‐lifeandhumanresourcemanagementandpublisheddozensofarticlesinleadingjournalsorbooks.Shehasgivendozensofkeynotespeechesonwork‐life,genderandmulti‐culturalism;humanresourcestrategiesandorganizationalchangeandpartnersonresearch,managementeducationandorganizationalchangeworkwithemployers(public,privateandnonprofit)intheAsia,Europe,andAmericas.Shehasdevelopedanoriginalvalidatedassessmentandworkshoptoincrease work‐life wellbeing and boundary management effectiveness and a work‐for individuals,leadersandteamsintheageof24‐7connectivity.HereducationaldegreesarefromYaleUniversity(PhD);UniversityofMichigan(MBA);MountHolyokeCollege (psychology with honors). She has been a visiting scholar at the Kings College, London, theUniversityofMichigan,theCenterforCreativeLeadership,theUniversityofWarwick,UK,UniversityofSouthAustraliainAdelaide;andHarvardBusinessSchool.Sheismarriedwithfourchildren.

 

 

MeetOurGraduateAssistants

Gisela Condado MBA 2016 | President, Krannert Operations Club | Graduate Assistant, DCMME & GSCMI

Gisela Condado is a second year MBA student at Purdue University’s KrannertSchool of Management with concentrations in operations and supply chainmanagement. Originally from Venezuela, Gisela graduated as Summa Cum LaudeProductionEngineerandlaterworkedfor3yearsinthesupplychaindepartmentofmultinational companies such as Cargill and Novartis. Most recently as demand

planner at Novartis, Gisela represented the supply chain single point of contact of 12 internationalplantslocatedinNorthAmerica,SouthAmericaandEurope,aswellasparticipatedincross‐functionalteams in domains such as strategic purchasing, sales& operationsplanning (S&OP), global launchingand inventory management. During the summer, Gisela worked as an Operation Manager PathwaysInternatAmazon,whereshehadtheopportunitytomanagetheinitialstagesofanewself‐servicetoolthatwillsupportcustomerssolvetheirproblemsinatargetedandfastway,whilereducingoperationalcostsforAmazon.Thispositiongavehertheopportunitytosuccessfullycoordinate10crossfunctionalteamsatAmazonandfindaprofessionalfitinthepeculiarworkinghardandhavingfuncultureofthecompany.

Matt Jung MBA 2017 Matt Jung is a first year MBA student at Purdue University’s Krannert School ofManagement with concentrations in finance and strategic management. Originallyfrom Hawaii, Matt earned a degree in biologywith aminor in biochemistry fromBrigham Young University Hawaii. Upon graduation he worked for a privategovernmentcontractingfirminHonolulu.PriortocomingtoPurdue,heworkedfor3 years building and overseeing the supply chain department of Pelatron, Inc. Assupply chain manager his responsibilities included staffing, training, and

streamlining company process to effectively manage all asset and project based material. Theseinitiatives provided Matt with experience in team building, process implementation, and inventorymanagementenhancinghisleadershipandproblemsolvingcapabilities

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Akshit Bajpai MBA 2016 | VP of Technology and Administration- Krannert Graduate Students Association | VP of Case Competition- Krannert Operations Club Akshit is a first year MBA student at Purdue University’s Krannert School ofManagementwithconcentrationinOperationsandFinance.HeisfromIndia,wherehe graduated as Mechanical Engineer from University of Pune and worked for 5years in Supply Chain Management for Honeywell Turbo Technologies. Akshit

handledvariousrolesinSupplyChaininHoneywellandmostrecentlyhandleddualresponsibilitiesofcustomerplannerandDemandandProductionPlanner,wherehewasresponsibleforcustomerdemandmanagement of selected customers and also participated in global processes for total sales planning,productionandInventoryplanningforhisplant.WithinKrannert,AkshitisVicePresidentofTechnologyfor Krannert Graduate Students Association and Vice President for Case Competitions for KrannertOperationsClub.DuringthesummerAkshitwasinterningwithTechshotLightinginGreenville,Indiana.ThereheworkedonpreparinganexportplanandworkonfinancialprojectionsandoperationssetupforlocalordersforTechshotLighting.Akshitutilizedhisknowledgeofoperations,financeandstrategytoachievehisinternshipgoals.

Joey Meisberger MBA 2016 | Krannert Graduate Program Student Mentor | Krannert Fitness Club Member | Krannert Operations Club Member Joey Meisberger is a second year MBA student at Purdue University’s KrannertSchool of Management with concentrations in Operations and Supply ChainManagement. Originally from Indianapolis, IN, Joey completed his undergraduatedegreeatPurdueUniversity,whereheearnedaBachelorofScience inMechanical

EngineeringTechnology.PriortocomingbacktoPurdue,heworkedfor1yearasacontractMechanicalDesign Engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft and almost 4 years as a Mechanical Design Engineer for JunoLightingGroup.InhistimeasacontractorforSikorskyheresearchedanddesignedengineeringchangesfor theircommercialandmilitaryhelicopters,primarilydealingwith theirBlackhawkplatform. Inhistime at Juno Lighting Group he designed over 25 new product commercial LED lighting fixtures andspearheaded 7 major new product launches as the lead engineer. During the summer Joey did hisinternshipatEmersonClimateTechnologiesinSidney,OH,wherehewasanAirConditioningSalesandMarketing Intern. He created an OEM Account Readiness Tool for the Department of Energy’s newcommercialregulatorychanges.Healsojustifiedmultiplenewproductcompressorbusinesscasesandoptimized a compressor Kanban and inventory stocking plan for FY 2016. He not only utilized hisengineeringbackgroundandoperationsandsupplychainknowledgeinhistimeatEmerson,buthealsodeveloped strong sales and marketing skills while contributing to one of the leaders in the HVACindustry.

 

 

Pablo Martinez MBA 2016 | VP of Communications – Krannert Graduate Students Association | VP of Communications Krannert Chinese Business Association | President of Krannert Toastmasters Club | Treasurer – Krannert Energy Club

PablocomesfromVenezuelawithabachelordiplomainElectricalEngineering,and3years work experience in B2C and B2B transactions. After that, he worked for theGenerationDept.atthelargestelectricservicesupplyinVenezuelabeforemovingintothe service industry.He later found his passion in customer service and operations

when he joined Eurobuilding International Hotel enterprise. A year later, he was granted theopportunity to joinKrannertSchoolofManagementwherehenow focusesonserviceoperationsandsupply chain. Over the summer, Pablo was running the Miranda Restaurant’s Administration andTraining at EB Hotel Miami, located at the vicinity of Miami International Airport. He successfullydevelopedthetrainingguidelinesforhispositionandhelpedthecorporateexecutivestolaunchwhatisgoingtobethenewfaceofsuchbusiness.

Taylor Haws MBA 2017 TaylorHaws isa firstyearMBAstudentatPurdueUniversity’sKrannertSchoolofManagementwithconcentrationsinoperationsandsupplychain.TaylorisoriginallyfromArizonaandearnedhisbachelor’sdegree inSpanishLinguistics fromArizonaStateUniversity. After graduating fromASU, Taylorworked for two years at StateFarm Insurance before coming to Purdue University. Taylor’s most recent role atStateFarmwasasaSpanishTeamLead in theExpressClaimsDepartment. In this

role, he directly supported a teamof10‐12 SpanishExpress associates, aswell as 588otherExpressassociatesinninedifferentlocations.Taylor’smaindutiesweretoassistinsolvingcomplexclaimissuesaswell as provide coaching for associate development. Additionally, Taylorworked directlywith theEstimates, Business Process, and Underwriting departments to streamline the duties of the Expressclaims associates throughout the entire claims system. His position at State Farm provided greatleadership,analyticalproblemsolving,anddiverseculturalcommunicationexperience.

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JANUARY29,2016

GSCMISpringConference&IntercollegeCaseCompetition

“TRANS‐PACIFICPARTNERSHIP(TPP)ANDTHEGLOBALSUPPLYCHAINIMPACT”