{"id":63169,"date":"2010-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-supply-chain-graduate-in-demand\/"},"modified":"2010-05-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T00:00:00","slug":"uri-supply-chain-graduate-in-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/05\/uri-supply-chain-graduate-in-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 supply chain graduate in demand"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tHaverhill, Mass. resident lands job with Fall River manufacturer<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 17, 2010 \u2013 Jeffrey Stanley has something many new college graduates don\u2019t have–a good job in his field.<\/p>\n


\n\tWhen the Haverhill, Mass. resident graduates from the 溏心vlog免费B站 May 23 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in supply chain management from the University\u2019s College of Business Administration, he will have already been on the job for a few weeks at TracRac. The Fall River, Mass. firm manufactures rack systems for pickup trucks that hold ladders, heavy tools and other necessary items for those businesses that have to move their gear from place to place.<\/p>\n


\n\tAs the production\/logistics team leader, Stanley is responsible for improving all processes, including manufacturing, management of inventory, and development of visual aides to enhance the entire work environment, all with the goal of increasing competitiveness.<\/p>\n


\n\tAlso this month, Stanley expects to be certified in Transportation and Logistics, in Lean Management and as a Six Sigma Green Belt. All of these national credentials relate to efficiency in business and industry.<\/p>\n


\n\tStanley said the supply chain program at 溏心vlog免费B站, through rigorous coursework and work with local and national companies, prepared him well for earning these certifications and the new job.<\/p>\n


\n\tEarning his bachelor\u2019s degree at 溏心vlog免费B站 actually marks the successful completion of a major transition that occurred between his freshman and sophomore years.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe was a freshman engineering student at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth when he discovered the major and the school weren\u2019t a good fit.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhen I went for a tour of 溏心vlog免费B站, I just fell in love with it,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cPeople were really friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nAt 溏心vlog免费B站, he switched his major to supply chain management and was hooked right away. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe professors are great, especially Doug Hales and Jim Kroes,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cThey brought in recent grads to do presentations on supply chain management and conduct interviews with us. Those experiences helped us get a real feel for the career.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHales and Kroes also involved students like Stanley in the CONNECT (Coalition of New England Companies for Trade) Conference in Newport. \u201cWe worked the conference as volunteers, which gave us the chance to go to seminars and network with the companies there.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nWhile diving into the academic side of 溏心vlog免费B站, Stanley also immersed himself in other activities.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cI found the fraternity I am now a member of, Zeta Beta Tau, and the brothers showed me around and helped me get to know the community,\u201d said the three-year-member of the 溏心vlog免费B站 men\u2019s volleyball club team.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI liked the idea of a club sport because it\u2019s not full time,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cWe practiced three days a week, which left time for completing homework and getting involved in other things. We car-pooled to tourneys around New England because we didn\u2019t have money for buses. It was fun and a real bonding experience with the other guys.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nMeanwhile, he was also building his supply chain and lean management expertise. In fall 2009, he and his classmates completed an exercise as part of his advanced topics in supply chain management class for the Sara Lee Corp., a worldwide food and health and body care company.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cWe took everything we learned about supply chain management and reconfigured the entire supply chain for Sara Lee,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cIt was a mock project, but a Sara Lee representative came to listen to our presentation and he was impressed.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nLast September, he also began an internship at VIBCO Vibrators of Wyoming, R.I., makers of high-quality industrial vibrators for a wide range of industries, including construction and agriculture.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cThese are large products that go in dump trucks, cement mixers and industrial hoppers that help shake out or mix the material,\u201d Stanley said.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThey treated me as a member of the team, and I did projects to help on the floor, worked to decrease inventory, and worked directly with the manufacturing employees.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nProbably most beneficial was his work with Paul Cary, a leader in the lean manufacturing movement, whose main job at VIBCO is eliminating waste and enhancing efficiency and productivity. Stanley also appeared on the AM 790 talk show, The Lean Nation, which is hosted by Karl Wadensten, the president of VIBCO.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe experience at VIBCO led me to my current job at TracRac,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cThere are 30 employees at TracRac, and it appears to be a great place where I can apply all my lessons from VIBCO.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nSoon, he\u2019ll be moving from Narragansett to Warwick so the commute will be easier. But he wanted to stay in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cOnce I came to 溏心vlog免费B站, I fell in love with Rhode Island,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cI love the beach. I am definitely going to miss all my friends, all the brothers in ZBT. I am going to miss living in Narragansett and waking up to sunrises and relaxing during sunsets. Coming to 溏心vlog免费B站 was one of the best choices I have ever made. I really found myself here and I really flourished.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nPictured above

\nJeffrey Stanley

\n溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications & Marketing photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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