The Supply Chain Doctor

Any friend of the APICS body of knowledge will be familiar with the Extended Enterprise. APICS discusses the supply chain maturity or evolution model going from stage 1 multiple dysfunction to stage 4 extended enterprise. The main emphasis is organizations need to work beyond their operational boundaries by sharing and collaborating with trading partners. The stage 4, extended enterprise is just t...

Slotting in the warehouse should be a tool in every warehouse managers arsenal. Whether you are doing it formally with the help of technology, or informally through trial and error, and Excel, it holds the potential to increase your pick labor productivity from 10-30%. An interview with Iralyn Herder Iralyn Herder, MEng | LinkedIn

Ken Ackerman has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers, Inc., a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. In 1980, Ackerman sold the company and joined the management consulting division of Coopers & Lybrand. In 1981, he formed the Ackerman Company...

John Hill was a pioneering officer of automatic data collection, material handling and supply chain systems firms with over 100 successful AIDC (bar code, radio frequency identification), material handling equipment and warehouse, labor and transportation management information systems deployments. I met John many years ago when he was doing a data collection/WMS road show promoting the benefits o...

In part 1 and 2 we learned about Dr. Speh growing up and getting into academia as a career . In this session we continue to learn about Speh the person, hear some of his life lessons, and learn about the outgrowth of logistics from marketing. Article he would write today: “How do you create and foster the relationships needed to enable effective supply chain management.” Getting involved with asso...

In part 1 we learned about Dr. Speh growing up and getting into academia as a career. In this session we continue to learn about Speh the person, hear some of his life lessons, and learn about the outgrowth of logistics from marketing. - The impact on people - The Warehouse Costs Model, and OG document - It was a great ride - Be a good role model - He is probably my best friend - The area of indus...

Dr. Tom Speh was an OG in the supply chain field. Learn a bit more about him in this session. - Born and raised in Cleveland OH, 1944 - Thank you for safe parents - Not a motivated student - Highschool does not have to shape your future. - But having mentors can help your career - Case Western Reserve (Father) - Idols were Jim Brown (arguably one of the best greatest players in NFL history) and Ro...

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the UT Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for 15 years before he was rec...

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for...

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics. Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for...

Currently serving as Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. John Langley, Jr. holds three degrees from Penn State. A BS degree in Mathematics, which was earned in 1967. An MBA with a concentration in Finance in 1969. A Ph. D. in the major field of Business Logistics with supporting fields of Quantitative Business Analysis and...

Currently serving as Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. John Langley, Jr. holds three degrees from Penn State. A BS degree in Mathematics, which was earned in 1967. An MBA with a concentration in Finance in 1969. A Ph. D. in the major field of Business Logistics with supporting fields of Quantitative Business Analysis and...

Currently serving as Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. John Langley, Jr. holds three degrees from Penn State. A BS degree in Mathematics, which was earned in 1967. An MBA with a concentration in Finance in 1969. A Ph. D. in the major field of Business Logistics with supporting fields of Quantitative Business Analysis and...

Currently serving as Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. John Langley, Jr. holds three degrees from Penn State. A BS degree in Mathematics, which was earned in 1967. An MBA with a concentration in Finance in 1969. A Ph. D. in the major field of Business Logistics with supporting fields of Quantitative Business Analysis and...

In this interview, James R. Stock, University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, interviews industry god father Bernard J. “Bud” LaLonde. Bud left a legacy to supply chain professionals that will last for generations to come. Bud died in December 2017, at the age of 84 after a thought-leadership career in logistics and supply chain...

In this interview, James R. Stock, University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, interviews industry god father Bernard J. “Bud” LaLonde. Bud left a legacy to supply chain professionals that will last for generations to come. Bud died in December 2017, at the age of 84 after a thought-leadership career in logistics and supply chain...

In this interview, James R. Stock, University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, interviews industry god father Bernard J. “Bud” LaLonde. Bud left a legacy to supply chain professionals that will last for generations to come. Bud died in December 2017, at the age of 84 after a thought-leadership career in logistics and supply chain...

In this interview, James R. Stock, University of South Florida Distinguished University Professor and Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, interviews industry god father Bernard J. “Bud” LaLonde. Bud left a legacy to supply chain professionals that will last for generations to come. Bud died in December 2017, at the age of 84 after a thought-leadership career in logistics and supply chain...

We recently sat down with Joe Tillman, founder of T Squared Logistics and co-author of the WERC DC Measures annual benchmarking study to learn more about the study and get his insights on 2019 results. From an APICS body of knowledge perspective you’ll hear many key terms referenced including perfect order, SCOR, balanced scorecard, Kanban, slotting, 80/20, theory of constraints, triple bottom lin...

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