Industry leaders provide expertise and career opportunities.
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) Industry Advisory Board (IAB) at Naveen Jindal School of Management nurtures a mutually beneficial intellectual exchange of ideas between university scholars and their knowledgeable counterparts in industry.
The IAB provides input to and feedback on current and future supply chain programs to ensure that the knowledge, skills and abilities acquired by program graduates meet marketplace demand. IAB participants have an opportunity to assume a leadership role in the recruiting and hiring of UT Dallas SCM students and have an opportunity to network with other SCM executives.
IAB Key Roles
Industry advisory board members have built close relationships with our SCM programs. Their primary function is to advise and assist SCM faculty members in curriculum innovation, job placement, and program promotion. They also:
- Provide guidance on SCM curriculum and program
- Provide feedback on SCM initiatives
- Provide internships to SCM students
- Hire our SCM students
- Provide financial support for scholarships
- Provide guest speakers on a regular basis
- Provide real-world SCM projects to students
- Provide research opportunities
- Participate in mentoring students and shadow programs
- Host plant and facility visits
Current IAB Members
- AT&T (Jim Lauber | Technical Director, Mobility and Core Networks Sourcing)
- Baylor Scott & White
- Boeing (Vince Mozik | Program Manager)
- Boston Consulting Group
- Carl M. Skinner, LLC (Mike Skinner | Principal)
- Celestica (Barrie Hall | General Manager, Business Development)
- Cheniere Energy
- CrossCountry Mortgage
- DIF Companies (Norma Payne | President; Board Member for Transportation Club of DFW)
- Flagship Facility Services
- Hamilton Beach Brands (Mike Bunge | Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Operations; International Board of Directors for ASCM)
- Hitachi High-Tech America (Yuko Kitamura | Director, Supply Chain Operations)
- Juniper Networks
- Kinaxis (Kelsey Drake | Learning Architect)
- Lean Leaders Consulting
- Logitech
- McLane Foodservice
- Moderna USA
- Nitro Supply Chain Solutions
- Nokia (Naresh Pandey | Customer Supply Leader, Americas)
- PepsiCo
- STERIS (Adam Camarena | Director of Operations)
- Supply Chain Advisory Services (Pam Wiseman | Founder and Principal)
- Texas Instruments
- True North Growth Partners
- TTI (Jeremy Lane | Vice President, Sales Excellence & Talent Enhancement)
- Verizon (Mark Mattox | Director, Global Technology Partners)
- Vistra Energy
- Walmart (Parth Patel | Senior Manager, Last Mile Delivery)
Former IAB Members
- Alcatel Lucent
- Baker Hughes
- BNSF
- Cardinal Health
- Cynosure
- Designer Brands Inc.
- EY
- Fossil
- Honeywell
- Hudson Advisors
- IBM
- McKesson
- Pei Wei
- Samsung
- Southwest Airlines
- Toyota
- UPS
Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Operations Management?
Bachelor’s Degree Program
Build the skills to do rigorous analysis of operational information through various courses in supply chain and logistics. These skills are in high demand across the corporate world and prized in government and not-for-profit sectors.
Master’s Degree Programs
Find the Operations Management graduate degree that matches your interests. Visit a program below for more information.
PhD Concentration in OM
Develop strong research skills that are especially relevant for students interested in an academic career. Research seminars are held weekly, and each year the Operations Management area sponsors a seminar series to bring researchers from other universities to UT Dallas.