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Summer 2019

From the arm chair of Doug Fisher:
A note from the (past) Director of the Center:
I’d like to introduce Bill Lee, the Center’s new Director. Bill is a former Kimberly-Clark Finance/Supply Chain/Strategy executive. I met Bill a number of years ago as he was interested in ways to help the program. That led to a teaching position in the new Masters in Supply Chain Management program, and ultimately adding the role of Center Director.

Bill brings significant real-world experience; was deeply engaged with Penn State’s Supply Chain program; enjoys the classroom; has worked with our program for more than a year; and, most importantly, likes to ‘move the needle’. As I have said many times, it is a great time to be in supply chain – and Bill has some equally great ideas about moving the program forward. We have always been industry-driven, and he will need your engagement. More...

From the new guy:

Thank you, Doug! It is my privilege to pick up the Center for Supply Chain Management from this point forward. Things are moving in a great direction and that’s fantastic. Breaking into the next level (i.e., top ten) will be a challenge, in part because of our size, but there are things we can do to elevate our position through even more industry engagement. One of my goals is to change perspectives on Supply Chain Management. After working in supply chain for many years, I have seen how individuals with supply chain knowledge and skills can bring value to many different types of organizations. It’s much more than traditional manufacturing! More...

From Monica Adya - Chair, Management Department:

There has never been a more exciting time to be a participant in the field of supply chain management. As firms deliberate on the digital transformation of their supply chains, plan for supply chain sustainability, grapple with increasing complexity of consumer demographics, and use supply chains to transform their business models, it is a great time for academic programs to be crucial players in developing and shaping future supply chain leaders. More...

By the numbers:

208 Total students in the major in 2018-19
92% of the 2018-19 senior class had at least one internship and 40% had two or more (these numbers include international students)
87% 3 month outcome rate for 2018-19 OSCM graduates seeking full-time positions
100% 6 month outcome rate for 2017-18 OSCM graduates who were seeking full-time positions
94.6% 4-year average outcome rate for OSCM graduating seniors

Senior Class Profile:
Congratulations to the 54 supply chain seniors who graduated this past May. They make up graduates from May 2019, August 2018 and December 2018. 84% percent of the graduates have full time positions upon graduation.

Marquette University Operations & Supply Chain Management Program*:
#14 by U.S. News & World Report
#15 internationally by SCM World
#16 by Gartner, Inc. (#3 in program scope)

Center Contacts
Bill Lee
Director and Assistant Professor
414-288-3995

Kelly Wesolowski
Associate Director
414-288-7089

Melanie Roepke
Office Associate
414-288-7940

Center Supporters

Quick Links
Center for Supply Chain Management
Marquette University
@MUSupplyChain
LinkedIn

NEW!

We are excited to announce the launch of three Supply Chain Management Executive Education modules:

Supply Chain Leadership
Supply Chain Optimization
Supply Chain Collaboration

The first session - Supply Chain Leadership takes place
September 30-October 1
Husco International
2239 Pewaukee Rd., Waukesha

Click Here to learn more about the excellent sessions that will improve your supply chain knowledge and performance.

Outstanding Senior Awards - 2019

Dr. Mark J. Cotteleer Service and Leadership Award in Operations and Supply Chain Management:

Gildas Kabore

Gildas is an international student from Burkina Faso and graduated as a double major in supply chain and accounting. At Marquette, Gildas was a Global Student Assistant, an Upperclassmen Peer Mentor, a representative to the Auxiliary Services Advisory Board, a Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Tax Preparer, a participant of the Leadershape Institute and Treasurer of the Operations and Supply Chain Club. Gildas was a role model for underclassmen to follow in his dedication to his studies and to others. He truly embodied Marquette’s motto to “Be the Difference.” Gildas is now working as an Inventory Analyst at Camping World in Lincolnshire, IL.

Outstanding Senior Award in Operations and Supply Chain Management:

Evan Boutelle

Evan received our Outstanding Senior Award in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Evan graduated with a GPA of 3.79, double majoring in Supply Chain and Marketing. While at Marquette, he was a founding member and Chief Operating Officer of the Blue and Gold Ventures, Student Run Business Program. Evan also was heavily involved in the Marquette Volunteer Corp and Study Abroad Program, as well as having three internships during his college career. Upon graduation Evan was hired into the Supply Chain Leadership Development Program at Rexnord.

In the classroom

Applied Learning - Lean Six Sigma and Applied Procurement

Applied supply chain classes are some of the favorites among supply chain students at Marquette. In Applied Procurement and Applied Lean Six Sigma, students get the chance to use the skills they have learned in the classroom to make a difference on a project for a company or an organization.

This spring under instructor Michelle Waite, Continuous Improvement Director at Versiti, we had Lean Six Sigma student teams improve the processes on three projects:

Key checkout system – Marquette Facilities
Residence hall package notification – Marquette Residence Life
Barrel inventory tracking – Central Standard Distillery

All of the groups identified inefficiencies in the processes currently being used and made several suggestive improvements for time and cost savings and error reduction.

In spring’s Applied Procurement class nine students were able to realize over $650,000 in savings for eight companies. Each student worked on a specific procurement project during the semester, going through the procurement process to identify cost savings from vendors. Projects included: delivery service providers, chairs, janitorial supplies and more. Companies sponsoring procurement interns included: Kohler, Direct Supply, Cree, Milwaukee Tool, Johnson Controls, Rexnord, Lucas Milhaupt and Marquette University.

Jesse Moberg (Managing Director, Asia Pacific Operations, Direct Supply) returned as the instructor to Applied Procurement class this year.

Around campus: 2018-2019

APICS Conference

APICS annual conference was in Chicago in 2018. We took advantage of the proximity and were able to attend with 12 students. Highlights included hearing from Marc Randoph, one of the creators of Netflix, several sessions on Women in Supply Chain and hearing Dr. Doug Fisher present on Industry 4.0.

STAFDA Conference

In November, seven supply chain students went to the STAFDA (Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association) Conference in Phoenix. At the conference students attended numerous educational workshops, met with professionals in the industry and participated in speed interviews, resulting in several students receiving job offers.

PROMAT Conference

Meeting MU Alumnus Marcus Lemonis

On April 25 the Center for Supply Chain had the opportunity to take seven students to McCormick Place in Chicago for the PROMAT Conference. A highlight of the conference was keynote Marcus Lemonis, host of the television show The Profit, CEO of Camping World and Marquette alum. Marcus shared his personal story of hard work and success and at the end offered interviews for senior students seeking jobs.

Operations & Supply Chain Management Club

The Center worked with student leadership throughout the year to create meaningful events and engage majors and non-majors. This year saw presentations by Dr Barratt, Rick Ruzga a visit to Collectivo Coffee and a visit to Milwaukee Tool.

Learning about coffee from VP of Coffee, Al Liu

Milwaukee Logistics Council Scholarship Outing

In April, Marquette supply chain students, staff and alumni attended the Milwaukee Logistics Council Fundraiser at Miller Park.