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CSCM Achievements
- Workshop/training on “Total Cost Ownership of Suppliers” in Grand
Rapids, Michigan conducted for the ISCM User Group, (the ISCM User Group
is made up of SCM executives from different companies in Grand Rapids) ,
conducted by Kumar Palaniswami – 2002.
- Completed the SCM needs assessment summary report from the survey
conducted for Manufacturing Companies in Michigan - Summer of 2002.
- Kumar Palaniswami was involved in a data mining
project for EDS in collaboration with the Center for Applied Research &
Technology at CMU – 2003.
- Awarded Research Excellence Fund (2003) in
recognition of the need to conduct applied research in close
collaboration with Michigan businesses.
- Patrick Okonkwo and Kumar Palaniswami participated
in the 14th Annual North American Research and Teaching Symposium on
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Phoenix, March 2003.
- Completed a project at Morbark on the mapping and
analysis of the procurement cycle. Several Faculty members and two
students: Satheesh Srinivasan (Graduate Student) and Kevin Keil
(Undergraduate Student) were involved in the project – Summer of 2003.
- Presented a paper titled “Corporate Outsourcing
Trends: The Cumulative Impact on the Globalization of Supply Chains”
in the 15th Annual North American Research and Teaching Symposium on
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Phoenix, March 2004. (Authors :
Kumar Palaniswami, Larry Jenicke, Sanjay Mudagol - MBA student).
- Completed a project “To Establish a
Point-of-Use Material replenishment System” at Honeywell Aerospace
Division, Boyne City. Kumar Palaniswami (Project Director) and
student: Sanjay Mudagol (Graduate Student) were involved in the project –
Spring 2004.
- Initiated the CSCM Advisory Board. The first
meeting was on May 21st, 2004.
- Developed the Six Sigma course. This course was
offered in summer session I of 2004. Faculties teaching this course are:
Dave Lopez and Kumar Palaniswami.
- Initiated discussions with the GIS Center at CMU
for possible collaboration – Spring 2004.
- Participated in the “Faculty Excellence
Exhibition” in the Park Library, CMU, March 2004.
- Co-sponsored the 2nd International Conference on
Logistics and Supply Chain Management in India, August 2004.(Patrick Okonkwo, Kumar Palaniswami and Sanjay Mudagol – MBA student presented
papers).
- Participated in the “Faculty Excellence
Exhibition” in the Park Library, CMU, March 2005.
- Conducted a training
program on Purchasing, Materials Management and Lean Manufacturing on
CMU Campus for the Morbark Inc. Faculties teaching this course are: Dave
Lopez, David Sprague, and Kumar Palaniswami -
May 2005 - July 2005
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