Shail Godambe is a Supply Chain executive with extensive global
experience. He has been recognized for developing Supply Chain
strategies, reducing costs and achieving best in class customer responsive
operations.
Shail joined Motorola in 1974 in the Operations Research Group. He
successfully progressed through increasing responsibilities in various
functions and ultimately was the Senior Vice President of Integrated Supply
Chain, supporting all of Motorola’s global businesses. After retiring from
Motorola he formed a consulting company, Optimal Supply Chain
Incorporated.
Shail has made several professional presentations on Supply Chain in
Universities and at Conferences; and has participated in Industry Panel
Discussions.
Shail brings real world experiences to the courses he teaches and believes
that the classroom experience is enriched by relating it to actual case
studies in business and industry. He will be teaching OMIS 340 Supply
Chain Management, OMIS 498 Operations and Information Management,
OMIS 685 Supply Chain Strategy at NIU.
Shail holds PhD and Master’s degrees in Industrial and Systems
Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.
Shail is on the Board of Advisors at Northwestern University’s Industrial
Engineering department, Mercy College - NY Internet Business Systems
MBA department and Information Integrity Coalition group.
He is married and has two daughters, who got married in the summer of
2008.