KU Supply Chain Management Club

This Friday, February 24th, we will be touring Kohl’s distribution center in Blue Springs, Missouri. The tour will begin at 10am and end around 11:30am. There is about a 50 minute drive, so please plan accordingly, and we can carpool or arrange transportation if we have enough people signed up. Please sign up in the “Contact Us” tab.

Kohl’s is currently seeking Distribution Center Interns for the summer, so this would be a great opportunity to get introduced to a company looking for supply chain students.

SCM Club,

Welcome back for the spring semester!

We will be kicking the year off quickly in the Supply Chain Club, with a meeting next Tuesday, January 31st. It will be held in the main Kansas Union on the 6th floor in the Jayhawk room at 6:30pm. We will be hearing from Reggie Davis, Vice-President of Distribution for Kohl’s Department Stores. He runs three Distribution Centers for Kohl’s, including the one located just on the other side of Kansas City in Blue Springs. This DC currently has internship opportunities for Supply Chain students. Check the KU Career Connections website (www.kucareerhawk.com) for more information. (“Distribution Management Internship”)

As always, food and refreshments will be provided at this meeting. And of course, we are a “come as you are” club, don’t worry about business attire or anything.

Please note the following full time opportunity with DNJ Intermodal Services. Check the KU Career Connections website to apply.

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Customer Service Representative

Monitors inbound, outbound, import, and export freight while actively growing and maintaining relationships with current customers.  Has an active part in preventing unneeded expenditures from multiple locations.  Assists with all inside and outside office duties while being an active part of the team.

This position is an excellent opportunity to build a strong knowledge base of the international and domestic freight business in the United States, and also offers the ability to gain working experience in multiple facets of intermodal and trucking operations.  Chicago IL based DNJ Intermodal Services is a strong, growth oriented company, and the right candidate could be placed into management-trainee track after establishing themselves within the company.

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For those of you without access to the Career Connections site, please visit the Business Career Services Center in 125 Summerfield.
Feel free to email us with any questions.

Good luck this semester!

Executive Board

Richter Flyer 2012-2013 Scholarship

2012 Richter Scholarship Application

The Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is pleased to work with the R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation in the promotion of the R. Gene Richter Scholarship Program. The R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation in partnership with the ISM R. Gene Richter Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships of up to US$5,000 to individuals seeking education in the area of supply management or supply chain management for the 2012-2013 academic year. Eligible students will be in their senior year during the 2012-2013 academic year with a graduation date of December 2012 or April/May 2013. Students must be enrolled full time in an accredited supply management or supply chain management program with the intention of specializing in the supply management profession. Scholarship recipients will be chosen based on outstanding academic achievement, high ethical standards, and potential to become a future leader in the supply management field.

The R. Gene Richter Scholarship program was established to develop high-potential undergraduate students into tomorrow’s supply management leaders. Its goal is to fast-track participants into the profession through a high quality support base and access to a strong network. The scholarship is named in memory of R. Gene Richter who was a galvanizing force in the field of procurement. Richter led the supply organizations at The Black & Decker Company, Hewlett-Packard and International Business Machines; all three of these organizations won Purchasing magazine’s Medal of Professional Excellence. His thoughts, ideas, and practices transformed modern thinking in the emerging procurement field. This scholarship acts as a way of continuing his legacy and efforts to promote excellence within the profession.

We had a great presentation from Garmin, we will have the power point up really soon!

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to highlight a few of our upcoming events:

–The new Dean of KU Business School, Neeli Bendapudi will be speaking at Alderson Auditorium on the 4th floor of the Kansas Union on September 28th at 6:30pm. Please join us and hear what the new Dean has to say about KU Supply Chain Management Program and Supply Chain Management in general.

–We will also be touring and hearing a presentation from Rick Mathews at the YRC corporate office on September 30th at 8:30am at 10990 Roe Ave in Overland Park. We will be exploring two critical areas on how YRC executes and tracks shipment movement in the YRC network and the technology involved. The other piece is YRC centralized customer service for shipments and how they move outside of YRC network. We also explore YRC purchased transportation strategy. You must sign up if you are going to present at this presentation and tour: Please follow this link http://kusupplychain.com/?page_id=52 and fill out your contact information.

Also be sure to checkout our calander, for other upcoming events!

Thank you,
KU Supply Chain Club

Welcome to the University of Kansas Supply Chain Management Club. Our purpose is to provide KU Business School students with educational opportunities to better prepare them for a career in business and supply chain management.

Throughout the school year, we travel across the country to learn from some of the largest names in the industry, bring in guest speakers from regional companies, and send students to local and national conferences hosted by professional organizations. All of these opportunities provide students a real-world view of supply chain management.

As a rapidly growing field, we encourage all students to gain some experience in SCM. With one of the top supply chain undergraduate programs in the country, there’s no better place to accomplish this than KU. We have seen large growth in our membership in a very short time, as students and supporters begin to understand how important supply chain management is to the business world.

Reinventing ourselves to better connect with and provide opportunities for our students, our school, and our corporate supporters is our top priority. We want to offer the best experience possible to everyone involved, and communication is the key to accomplishing that goal.

So we invite you to join us and stay connected with the Supply Chain Management Club here on our new website. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, visit our contact page and send us a message. We’ll be happy to hear from you. Be sure also to visit the calendar page to see our upcoming events and the internships page to view internship and full-time job opportunities available to current and graduating students.

Thank you for your interest in the SCM Club, and we hope to see you soon.

Best Regards,

Tim Needham

President