Center for Advanced LogisticsManagement (CALM)

August, 2012

Albany State University College of Business

For more information about CALM,

Bruce Strom, PhD |Operations Director | 229.430.7025 bruce.strom@asurams.edu

Bruce Strom, PhD, is the Operations Director/ Interim Executive Director. Dr. Strom assumed operationalduties in August, 2012. Dr. Strom has a military, consulting, and academic background. Dr. Strom’s areas ofexpertise are management, six sigma, lean management, project management, and total quality management.

News Notes

CALM is an outreach and educational initiative of the College of Business. CALM adds value through the following features:• Relevant real-world education and skill-set development for today’s and tomorrow’s logistics workplace

• Education and skills to succeed in today’s competitive workplace

• Paid and unpaid internship opportunities

• Technical knowledge

• Integrated learning

• Communications

• Presentations

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There are two major career paths most logisticians take.The first is applied logistics, or logistics practitioners. Thereare three major categories of practitioners.

The first is the entry level employee. The second is theexperienced journey man. Finally, there is the masterlogistician. The entry level worker will typically makesignificantly less in their first position. According to the mostrecent Salary Survey from the Purchasing b2b and MM&Dmagazines, Supply Chain Management experience levelprofessionals earn an average of $88,900. Supply Chainsalaries at the executive level can start at the average of$164,600! Master logisticians and leadership and/or projectmanagement roles earn significantly more money. The jobsin these fields offer great responsibilities for companiesranging from those apart of the Fortune 500 to small

businesses and public sector institutions. Professionalsworking in this career have task involving operations,procurement, logistics, transportation and trade, as well assenior management.

The second career path that some take is advanced logisticsresearch. This branch is comprised of people with technicalor advanced methodology experience who create newtechnology engineering processes and procedures or doadvanced logistics research. Many people who engage inthese activities have advanced logistics and other degrees.However, it is not unusual for applied practitioners to engagein entrepreneurial activities. More and more interest isforming around this career path not just for thecompensation but because it is a high demanding job with alow supply of workers actually in the field.

Logisticians Career Paths in Supply Chain and Logistics Management

“The purpose of CALM is two-fold: (1) to serve as a center for logisticsinnovation, and (2) to serve as a provider of applied research and practice.”

—Dr. Bruce Strom, Ph.DOperations Director, CALM

Steady CALM growth!Twenty three declared Supply-Chain majors with a significant interest from business students and transfer students from otherinstitutions

CALM Logistics SymposiumThis February CALM interns will be in Savannah for the second annual ASU Logistics Symposium where they will be involvedin the operations. For more information, visit our website at http://www.afei.org/events/3A08.

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)Dr. Strom attended on ASU behalf to the annual global conference 2012 from September 30-October 3. At the conference heattended workshops and networked with potential partners.

Marine Core Logistics Base (MCLB)Dr. Bruce Strom met with key staff members at MCLB in Albany about a consulting and education partnership with CALMand logistics initiatives.

CALM InternsUnderway with various projects, research, and papers for future presentations. Also, they are working on a promotional videoto be put on social media. David Lawrence, a CALM intern is featured on the official Albany State University website. A CALMFacebook page is coming soon.

September and October were busy months for CALM. The academic degree program work and outreach activities by CALMstaff were vigorous. We are in the process of planning for the Savannah Symposium (http://www.afei.org/events/3A08) in Februaryand developing new outreach initiatives this fall. Look for updates on upcoming CALM initiatives in upcoming New & Notes.

From the CALM Director

CALM BOARD MEETING September 12 & 13

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 the CALM National Advisory Board met to convene and update each other on the progress of the Board. AlbanyState’s CALM operations director, Dr. Bruce Strom presented a Logistics’ program overview featuring curriculum overview, enrollment, and CALM programupdates. Along with the discussion new programs and CALM sustainability strategies for the upcoming year. Among other ventures that were presented to theboard were LIVE (Logistics Integrated Virtual Environment) of technical knowledge, integrated learning, communications and presentations, and analyticalrigor across the seven Supply Chain and Logistics Management (SCLM) classes. CALM intern Jeremy Robinson and ASU supply-chain and logisticsmanagement student Crystal Smith did a presentation on their internship experiences at Tyco International throughout the summer. And the CALM Boarddid some planning for the second annual Savannah Logistics Symposium to be held in February, 2013.

Supply chain management—the acquisition of parts andraw materials, from purchasing to delivery—is not one of theclassic business school majors, for either undergraduates orMBAs. But job openings, comfortable salaries, and theprospect for advancement have caused the academiccommunity to take notice, with more students majoring in thesubject and more programs offering courses andconcentrations in it. With such companies as H.J. Heinz andAnn Taylor Stores creating senior supply chain positions in thepast few years, more students are seeing career possibilities inthe major (businessweek.com).

The center was established in 2009 to meet the needs ofthe U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA, the localcommunity, and local and state industry. The purpose of theCALM is to enhance the professional capability of logisticiansby addressing the problems associated with thecompartmentalized nature of logistics and by helpinglogisticians think and operate in cross-functionalenvironments. The CALM does this through its partnershipwith industry logistics leaders.

Under the guidance of the CALM board members, AlbanyState University established a Bachelor's degree program inSupply Chain and Logistics Management (SCLM). Thisprogram allows learners to develop an understanding of supplychain and logistics management principles and theory and todevelop their skills in this exciting field through an integratedlearning process that allows them to build experiences insidea virtual, multi-national company used to simulate a completebusiness environment. For each of the seven courses includedin the SCLM degree program, students become virtual internsrequired to address a variety of specific problems using anenterprise level, cross-functional approach. Instructors in thisprocess become mentors not only teaching theories andprinciples, but assisting the learners in problem-solving.

In addition to ASU's SCLM degree program, CALM staffmembers are currently assisting faculty members of theCollege of Business create professional and graduate levelcertificate programs that will allow ASU to continue to meetthe needs of busy professionals and academics seeking toenhance their careers through continued learning.

The Purpose of the Center for Advanced Logistics Management (CALM)