Money For Nothing…
…And your Resources for Free…or close to it
Student engagement in Purchasing and Supply
Chain Management
Presenters
Nichol Luoma
Purchasing Director
Arizona State University
Andrew Clark
SCM Director – Strategic Sourcing
University of California, Berkeley & San Francisco
Greg Macway
SCM Director
Strategy & Communications
University of California,
Berkeley & San Francisco
The Student Value Proposition
• Win-Win:
– Job Market requires more and more experience
– Great return for institution with minimal financial investment
• Student qualities:
– Unbiased—not tainted by the past
– Curiosity
– Data driven
• Possible challenges
– Generational—this is not going away—we need to figure this out
now and learn to adapt and attract
ASU’s Story
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Charter: ASU is a comprehensive public research
university, measured not by whom it excludes,
but by whom it includes and how they succeed;
advancing research and discovery of public
value; and assuming fundamental responsibility
for the economic, social, cultural and overall
health of the communities it serves.
Ranked as Most Innovative School by
US News and World Report in 2015
Procurement legacy hiring practices
– Experience based
– Administrative experience valued
– No internships and could not hire students
due to HR reqts
– Students used only to assist admins.
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Now and moving forward
– Entry level positions SHOULD be filled by
students
• Need to work on branding—”cool factor”
– Hire Supply Chain Grads
– Internship Program
• Learn job and process improvement
projects
– “Teaching hospital” program starting 10/1
ASU Fellowship
Dr. Kevin Burns, WP Carey
For the student
W. P. Carey Fellows Program
An opportunity for students to learn
about a particular field of work
based on practical experience
coupled with a student driven
Action Research project designed
to improve the university area in
which they work while also fulfilling
the work needs of the unit.
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Academic or professional information
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In-depth research-based analysis of a particular issue
area related to work duties
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Broad curriculum of skills and research into current
practices within the university department or organization
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Well-researched experimentation utilizing adapted Action
Research methodology
For the organization
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Disciplined experimentation within a specialized business
framework
Fresh perspectives leading to innovation
Students already versed in business relevant processes
for higher level of student work
Low cost
ASU Special Guest
Tyler Thompson, ASU Intern
About Me:
Why Supply Chain Management?
- ASU undergraduate student
– What: The management of the chain of supplies
(Sophomore)
– Ranking: Top 5 nationally
- Barrett the Honors College
– Why ?: Always curious since a young age/family
- Arizona Native
and mentors worked in the field (why)
- 20 years old
– Starting salaries: range from $40,000 to $60,000
- Employee for 10 months
– Companies we look at: Amazon, Apple, Exxon,
Intel, Honeywell, Nike, General Electric, Toyota,
Boeing, Walmart, Dell
– What we want:
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Strong positive culture
Meaningful purpose
Opportunities to grow
Challenging and engaging work
ASU Special Guest
Tyler Thompson
ASU Purchasing and Services
Title: Purchasing Intern
What I do: Work directly under ASU buyers and senior buyers
My Experience: Hands on and engaging
Projects/responsibilities: - Process RX documents
- Process Stipends
- Issue new PO’s
- Modify/Close PO’s
- Shadowing/Training under scientific
commodity buyer
Andrew’s Story
List of Student & Faculty Engagements
• Predicting SFSU Charitable Giving
(SFSU 2009)
• Find a faculty partner
• Align your goals with your faculty
partner’s goals
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Scheduling Suppliers to UCSF
Supplier Shows (SFSU 2011)
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Berkeley Benefit Bank prototype
(UCB 2012)
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UC Berkeley Supply Chain project
(UCB 2013)
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UC system department clustering
(USF 2014)
• Be flexible on process and outcomes
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UC System Scheduling SciQuest
eCommerce Enablement projects
(SFSU 2014)
• Follow through and incorporate the
results
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Berkeley Data Science Collective
(UCB 2014)
• Integrate the student into your tribe
and allow them to leave their mark on
your team
A Faculty Perspective
Vijay Mehrotra
Professor of Operations Management
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Ph.D., Operations Research, Stanford University
M.S., Operations Research, Stanford University
B.A. Mathematics, Economics and Statistics,
St. Olaf College
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Associate Editor and Columnist for INFORMS and ANALYTICS,
Operations Research publications
“Dr. Mehrotra believes in a holistic approach to creating
business value. His research is driven by personal
interactions with employees and managers to identify
crucial business problems, which he addresses by utilizing
data and mathematical methods. In publishing significant
papers on practical operations management, he is pursuing a
research agenda to serve a global community of students,
academics and industry professionals.”
An Intern’s Perspective
Zach Reilly
UCB Inaugural Intern (Summer 2015)
Junior Year
BA in Economics
BA in Mandarin Chinese
Studying abroad at Fudan University
Shanghai, China
SCM Projects:
Vending opportunities in decentralized supply chain
distribution models
Operationalization of Internship Program
UCB Internship Story
Zach’s Project
• Website about program
• Job Posting in Student Career Center (Callisto)
• 8 rock star applicants (in 2 weeks!)
Project Brainstorming session
Analyst lead orientation and info session
• Project overview (with self selection)
• 10ish hrs/week @ $15/hr
• Reference letter for good work
Results
• 6 interns (Fall 2015)
• 5 projects activated
Project List
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Supplier information management
reengineering
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Telecom expense management research &
feasibility assessment
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Procurement bidding process modeling
and improvement
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Contract management process
improvement
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Diverse business value proposition and
service development
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IT software buying & license management
research
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Open source procurement tool
development
In Summary
We gave you:
• A business case overview
• A compelling case study in ASU
• Fellowship program insights
• ASU Intern perspective
• Student engagement examples
• Faculty perspective
• UCSF/UCB Intern perspective
• Internship Project Ideas
How many Procurement/Supply Chain Internships will we see in 2016?
Q&A