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VOLUME 9 NUMBER 8 AUGUST 2012

Center for Supply Chain Management Studies

John Cook School of Business

Saint Louis University

NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THE ISSUE

The Advanced Supply Chain Management Best Project Awards ..... 2

Professional Development Workshops in August, 2012 ...................... 4

Project Management in and the Supply Chain - August 9 &10 ...... 4

Supply Chain Management 101 – August 17, 2012 ........................... 5

Advanced Supply Chain Management Certificate Program –

August 23 & 24, 2012 ............................................................................ 5

Supply Chain Management Certificate Program – August 13, 2012

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Member News .......................................................................................... 7

CSCMS Office News ............................................................................... 7

CSCMS FALL 2012 Schedule ................................................................ 8

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The Advanced Supply Chain Management

Best Project Awards

The Center for Supply Chain Management Studies established the Best Project

Award for the Advanced Supply Chain Management Certificate Program to

recognize the team that presented the best project for each semester. The projects

were developed using the team’s experience, utilization of the course content, SCM

core concepts, and the application of supply chain management tools and techniques.

The award is based on the breadth of the project’s cross functional supply chain,

tangible value, implementation feasibility, and several additional attributes.

The Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Best Project Award recipients are as follows:

Fall 2011

Project Title: Rounding Down Repositioning

Synopsis: The project had two primary objectives 1) identifying the root cause of

Roundup repositioning and 2) reducing costs and enhancing customer service

Project Value: Root causes were identified and strategies developed to be

implemented that would result in substantial savings for Monsanto with the added

potential to improve customer service. [CSCMS note – actual financial benefits are

proprietary]

Project Team Members:

Zu Dietzenbach – Novus

David Dolfay - Monsanto

Maria Donaldson - Monsanto

Dan O’Leary - Covidien

Ray Scott - Independent Consultant

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Spring 2012

Project Title: Novus Freight Reduction

Synopsis: The project conducted an analysis of the SC benefits of direct shipping to

customers from a central production facility, rather than the current indirect shipping

process.

Project Value: The cost reductions ranged up to 80 percent, depending on the

specific customer. [CSCMS note – actual financial benefits are proprietary.]

Project Team Members:

Brittany Pham - Novus

Laura Brendel - Albengoa Bioenergy

He (Charles) Gao - St. Louis University

Travis Goodwin - USTRANSCOM

Martha Gould - USTRANSCOM

Scott Pilkington - Saint Louis University

Cheryl Schultz - USTRANSCOM

The Center extends its congratulations to both groups

for their outstanding performance.

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Professional Development Workshops in August, 2012

Project Management in and the Supply Chain - August 9 &10

The two-day Supply Chain Project Management workshop will provide an

introduction to the various concepts and techniques of project management. Day 1

focuses on project initiation and definition concepts and techniques that create a

solid foundation for project success. Day 2 focuses on project planning and

execution concepts, including techniques needed to launch, manage, control, and

close out the project.

Specific areas to be covered are:

The need for project management

Four phases of a project

Project definition

Stakeholder analysis

Project assumptions and constraints

Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation

Work Breakdown Structure

Scheduling and resource planning

Project tracking and reporting

Project close-out and final report

Participants will plan a model project of their choosing and will acquire a variety of

tools to use in project planning and management. For online registration, click here.

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Supply Chain Management 101 – August 17, 2012

The Center offers a one day Supply Chain Management 101 program on the Saint

Louis University campus. This program is exclusively designed for those who work

in areas supporting supply chain activities such as finance, marketing, accounting,

compliance, and legal. Past experience indicates that this program is popular for

those who want a refresher on current trends in supply chain management.

Topics include:

Supply chain overview

The impact of supply chain operations on income/financial statements

An overview of supply chain optimization tools (sourcing, manufacturing,

distribution, warehousing and transportation operations, product design in

supply chain, etc.)

For online registration, click here .

Advanced Supply Chain Management Certificate Program – August

23 & 24, 2012

This nationally recognized program starts on August 23 at the John Cook School of

Business on the Saint Louis University Campus.

This five module program consists of the following topics:

Supply Chain Project Management (August 23 & 24, 2012)

Managing Inventory for Increased Profitability (September 20 & 21)

Strategic Outsourcing & Supplier relationship Management (October 25 & 26)

Managing Transportation & Warehousing Operations (November 15 & 16)

Risk Management and Research Project Presentation (December 13 and 14)

Each module can be taken separately or all together and earn a Saint Louis

University Certificate.

For online registration, click here.

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Supply Chain Management Certificate Program – August 13, 2012

This NEW certificate program was developed to meet the critical needs and

challenges related to sourcing in today’s dynamic business environment. It is an in-

depth program designed for procurement managers and professionals. The program

starts on August 13 at the John Cook School of Business on the Saint Louis

University Campus.

This five module program consists of the following topics and a research project:

Strategic Sourcing (August 13, 2012)

Negotiations (September 13 &14, 2012)

Risk Management (October 12, 2012)

Supply Agreements (November 8 & 9, 2012)

Supply Relationship Management (December 7, 2012)

Research Project Presentation (TBD)

For online registration, click here.

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Member News

Nestle Purina ranked No. 18 in Best Global Supply Chain Management

in 2011, according to Gartner’s 2012 Report.

World Wide Technology is the largest black-owned firm in the country,

according to Black Enterprise magazine.

Monsanto is listed as one the 100 Best Places to Work in Information

Technology according to Computerworld’s rankings for 2012.

CSCMS Office News

Staff from the Center published the following papers:

1. ‘Trust and Transaction Cost in Supply Chain Cost Optimization: An

Exploratory Study’ in Inter-Organizational Information Systems and

Business Management. A reference source for researchers.

2. ‘Transaction Cost Variables and Social Exchange Variables in

Supply Chain Management’, Proceedings of the 27th International

Marketing and Purchasing Conference, Glasgow, England

3. ‘Health Care Supply Chain Management in the United States: A

New Paradigm for Roles of Distributors.’ International Journal of Health

Management and Information, Vol. 2 (2), (July-December):73-82.

4. ‘Growing Product Safety Education at the University Level’.

Product Safety Letter, May 27.

5. ‘How to Perceive a Risk in Supply Chain Management’

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Logistics and Supply

Chain Systems. Published by the Korean Supply Chain Management

Society - abstract only, p.137.

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CSCMS FALL 2012 Schedule

Supply Chain Management 101

Module Topic Instructor Date

I Introduction to

Supply Chain Management

101

Ik-Whan G. Kwon,

Ph.D.

August 17, 2012

Advanced Supply Chain Management Certification Professional Development Program

Module Topic Instructor Date

I Supply Chain Project

Management

Brian Cain August 23 & 24,

2012

II Managing Inventories for

Increased Profitability

Ray Scott

September 20 & 21 ,

2012

III Strategic Outsourcing &

Suppliers Relationship

Management

Kevin Von Grabe October 25 & 26,

2012

IV Managing Transportation

& Warehousing Operations

Thomas Goldsby, Ph.D November 15 & 16,

2012

V Risk Management and

Research Project

Presentation

Dana Hullinger,

Frank Fischer &

John Hamilton, Ph.D

December 13 & 14,

2012

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Supply Management Certificate Professional Development Program

Module Name Instructor Date

I Strategic Sourcing Todd Richter &

Doug Sparr

August 13, 2012

II Negotiations Julie Wulff &

Cindy Wessel

September 13 & 14,

2012

III Risk Management Todd Richter &

Doug Sparr

October 12, 2012

IV Supply Agreement Julie Wulff &

Cindy Wessel

November 8 & 9,

2012

V Supply Relationship

Management

Todd Richter &

Doug Sparr

December 7, 2012

VI Research Project

Presentation

John W. Hamilton,

Ph.D

TBD

Additional Programs

Topic/Workshop Instructor Date

Project Management Ray Scott August 9 & 10, 2012

Advance Product Safety

Management

ADK Information

Services

September 24-28,

2012

Lean Logistics Derek Browning October 15 & 16,

2012

Change Management Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. November 29 & 30,

2012

CSCMS Graduation Ceremony

Fall 2012 / Spring 2013

CSCMS Department Friday, June 13,

2013

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Center Organizations & Board Members

AEP River Operations Mr. George Piccioni

Ameren Services Mr. Dennis Weisenborn & Mr. Price

Marr

Anheuser-Busch/InBev Mr. Gary Welker

The Boeing Company Mr. David Thole & Mr. Steve

Georgevitch

Cassidy Turley Company Mr. Ed Lampitt

Covidien Mr. Mike Santowski

Emerson Company Mr. Al Middeke & Mr. Joe Ackerman

Energizer Mr. Gary Proctor

Hodgson Mill Mr. Ray Martin

Mesa Logistics Mr. Frank Fischer

Monsanto Company Mr. Kevin Lawrence

Nordyne, Inc. Mr. Bob Bielecki

Novus International, Inc. Mr. Kevin Mowery

Nestle Purina Pet Care Mr. Marty Tendler & Mr. Pete Spanos

OHL Mr. Ted Wellhausen

Peabody Energy Mr. Carlton Adams

Saint Louis University Dr. John Hamilton

Schafer Company Mr. Bob Elfanbaum

Solutia, Inc. Mr. Leo Ven

UniGroup, Inc. Mr. Tom Duwel

World Wide Technology Mr. Kurt Grimminger

Ex-Officio Dr. Ik-Whan Kwon

Honorary Members

Mr. Bob Drury, Mr. Gerald Hayden, Mr. Jim Kavanaugh, Mr. Tom Olson

Center for Supply Chain Management Studies

Ellen Harshman, Ph.D., J.D., Dean

Ik-Whan G. Kwon, Ph.D., Director

John W. Hamilton, Ph.D., Associate Director

Saint Louis University

3674 Lindell Blvd. DS 458

St. Louis, MO 63108

Phone: (314) 977-3617, Fax: (314) 977-2068; Email: cscms@slu.edu