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Business Networks | April, 2007 | Volume 5, Issue 4
New study shows that coordination among supply chain partners reduces costs.
“We need to cut costs!” This mandate drives most companies today—and many of them look to supply chain management as one area in which they could achieve that goal. “The importance of effective supply chain management is increasing amid intense global competition and growing business complexities,” said Sushil K. Gupta, professor in the College of Business Administration’s Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems (DSIS). Gupta, along with three colleagues from other universities, recently completed a study that examines the benefits of coordinated decision making in a supply chain consisting of a manufacturer, a distributor, and several retailers. The paper, titled “Supply Chain Scheduling: Just-in-Time Environment,” will appear soon in the Annals of Operations Research, a leading journal in the field. The study puts forth the premise that a harmonious relationship among various members of a supply chain is key to a firm’s survival and growth. Read more. Blog this. Listen.
College of Business Administration makes strong showing in BusinessWeek rankings.
College of Business Administration takes center stage in Tallahassee.
FIU Day, an annual event held in the state capital—Tallahassee, Florida—gives representatives from Florida International University (FIU) a chance to showcase the university’s programs and services as well as to meet with key state legislators and their staffs at the start of the legislative session. This year, the spotlight was on the College of Business Administration, invited by the university’s Government Relations Office to be the featured college to exhibit in the exposition area set up in the Capitol Rotunda on March 8, 2007. Read more. Blog this. Listen. Victorious case competition participants showed thirst for success.
Teams competing in the Intercollegiate Case Competition hosted by the University of South Florida spent an intense 24 hours analyzing a case from an actual company and presenting recommendations to a panel of judges which included executives from the company itself—this year, Anheuser-Busch. Weeks of preparation and dedication paid off for the College of Business Administration when its 2007 team members Blas Elias (Executive MBA student), who worked on the financial aspects; and Professional MBA program students Mahendran K. Jawaharlal, Tatiana Lopez, Martin Fernández, and Ruben Salazar, who did the marketing analysis, walked away as the winners, out-performing teams from four other Florida universities. It was the second victory for the college, whose 2003 team won the initial event. Read more. Blog this. Listen. Innovative Latin Trade MBA Challenge offers full scholarship to winning candidate.
Florida International University and Latin Trade magazine recently partnered to launch the Latin Trade MBA Challenge, which offered participants the chance to win a full-tuition scholarship for the International MBA (IMBA) program in the College of Business Administration. “We saw a unique opportunity to work with Latin Trade to market our IMBA and to use this innovative scholarship competition to attract interested, qualified students,” said Luis Casas, director of marketing and recruiting for the college. Read more. Blog this. NSHMBA Fair gets high marks.
The South Florida National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) held a “Just-in-Time Hiring Event” on March 2, 2007, at Florida International University’s (FIU) Modesto A. Maidique Campus. By all measures, it was an excellent venue both for those seeking jobs and those seeking to hire. The fair was open to all AACSB International-accredited business schools affiliated with a State of Florida NSHMBA Chapter. MBA students from other universities in South Florida, most particularly the University of Miami, also attended. Director of the college’s Career Management Services Barry Shiflett and Elsie Florido, coordinator, handled the recruiting of companies and all logistics related to the event. Read more. Blog this. Two top business leaders motivate and inspire Wertheim Lecture attendees. One is a South Florida business legend who shared lessons learned while transforming a waterbed store chain into a leading quality furniture retailer. One is a recognized automotive industry leader whose career path has taken her from receptionist to globetrotting executive. Both Herbet A. Wertheim lecturers drew capacity crowds of 100 faculty, students, alumni, and guests who gathered to hear their compelling insights into their business success. Read more. Blog this. Entrepreneurship Week USA comes and goes, but its impact remains.
When Entrepreneurship Week USA took place across the country from February 24-March 3, 2007, the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center in the College of Business Administration was a lively participant. Sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation—a grant from whom made possible the creation of the Pino Center in 2003—the week included activities for people in K-12, in college, and in graduate school. The activities drew people’s attention to entrepreneurship—which crosses age groups as well as professions. Read more. Blog this.
The Peace Corps just celebrated its 45th anniversary, an occasion that brought memories to and reconnections among those who have served as volunteers since its inception.
In 1963, Ed Glab, director, Knight Ridder Center for Excellence in Management in the College of Business Administration, was an idealistic young man one-month short of his 21st birthday and devastated by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He turned that desolation into a positive commitment: to join the Peace Corps. Today, he continues to marvel at the impact the experience has had on his life. “After Kennedy’s death, I thought of his call that we ask what we could do for our country. When a former Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) turned recruiter came to my campus in the dead of a frigid Chicago winter sporting a golden suntan, I said to myself, ‘Self, where do I sign up to serve my country and get a suntan like that?’ The answer turned out to be Puerto Rico and Perú.” Read more. Blog this.
Alumnus leads Miami-Dade College’s Wolfson campus to new heights.
Rolando Montoya’s (PhD '03, MS '85) appreciation for diversity and international perspective help him run a major educational and cultural institution in South Florida. The role of a lifelong student and educator has prepared him for his current responsibilities as president of the Wolfson campus, Miami-Dade College. A native of Cuba, he grew up in Panama, Mexico and Costa Rica. In 1980, he was appointed by the government to be the consul and trade commissioner for Costa Rica in Miami, where he became a permanent resident. After teaching part time for a few years, Montoya left the private sector in 1986 to teach full time. He excelled as a student and said he loved to be around those who wanted to learn; as a result, he said he decided to do for a living what he enjoyed the most. Read more. Blog this. Alumni Circle demonstrates engagement at its best. The Dean’s Alumni Circle—now in its fourth year—not only has adopted and sponsored the Recruiter’s Lounge in the college’s new building complex (a combined pledge of $25K), but it has broken into sub-committees to do some critical hands-on work for various college constituents—students, faculty, alumni and members of the business community. “Among the new projects we have developed for the Circle is the Faculty Linkage Program,” said Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam. “One thing we saw lacking in the group’s members was high-level interaction between them and our faculty members, who can bring them and their respective companies much closer to us and all that we do.” Read more. Blog this. Business alumni conference draws large crowd.
2007 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored on May 16th. The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame will be celebrating its 8th annual Luncheon and Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Parrot Jungle Island. The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inductees were selected by a panel of judges representing the business community and previous honorees. Read more. Blog this. Alumni Notes
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The second annual ranking of the country’s best undergraduate business schools as evaluated by BusinessWeek brought great news to the College of Business Administration. The school ranked in the top 5 percent among the 1,400 business schools in the nation and among the top 20 percent of those accredited by AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Among the “Business Specialties,” categories, moreover, the college’s Landon Undergraduate School of Business was ranked # 8 in the country in the area of “Operations Management.” 
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