{"id":68152,"date":"2007-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/nike-executive-addresses-mba-students-at-uri\/"},"modified":"2007-05-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-02T00:00:00","slug":"nike-executive-addresses-mba-students-at-uri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2007\/05\/nike-executive-addresses-mba-students-at-uri\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike executive addresses MBA students at 溏心vlog免费B站"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tShares his experiences from major project in South America<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 2, 2007 \u2013 It\u2019s a good thing that Vik Saran works for Nike because with all of his traveling, he probably goes through plenty of shoes.<\/p>\n


\n\tSaran, materials director of global footwear for Nike, directed the recent launch of a supply chain system in South America and accompanying manufacturing systems at 21 factory groups in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.<\/p>\n


\n\tSaran, who earned his master\u2019s degree in business administration from the 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1990, visited its College of Business Administration recently to talk about his experiences with current MBA students.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cSeventeen years after finishing at 溏心vlog免费B站, I ask myself, \u2018how can I give back to a place that was so good to me\u2019,\u201d Saran said. <\/p>\n

Returning to the Kingston Campus and visiting with professors who guided him, as well as their current students, is one way he contributes.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe is based at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, and is responsible for strategic planning and operations management for the footwear materials organization.<\/p>\n


\n\tSince working as a supply chain consultant at SAP Americas, a subsidiary of SAP AG, the world’s largest business software company, he moved to the shoe industry. Before moving to Nike, he was manager of production planning, sourcing and demand planning at Reebok and worked with Stride Rite Corp. in strategic planning.<\/p>\n


\nIn addition to his work in South America, he has worked extensively with footwear factories in Asia.<\/p>\n


\nDuring his remarks to the students, it was clear that he enjoys and is proud to be working at Nike.<\/p>\n


\nSaran told the group that the company\u2019s challenge is to integrate global systems in local businesses.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIn South America, we are in four countries and we need to make our global template work in local communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe company, which had $16 billion in revenues in 2006 compared to $6.4 billion in 1996, has had 22 consecutive quarters of growth. Nike also owns Cole Haan, Nike Bauer, Hurley clothing and Converse.<\/p>\n


\n\tHe said Nike has responded strongly to criticisms about conditions in factories that make its products. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cNike owns no factories, but we learned we have a responsibility to the workers who make our products,\u201d Saran said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t get it at first, but then we learned quickly. We set new standards for our factories and now you have to maintain a minimum threshold if you want to be a Nike supplier. We are now a model around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHe said the Nike philosophy is based on 10 company maxims. \u201cOne of them is to be a sponge, learn everything and absorb everything about the company and the business you are in,\u201d said the husband and father of a 7-year-old daughter. <\/p>\n


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\nTHE BUSINESS OF NIKE: Vik Saran, materials director of global footwear at Nike, chats with students in the master of business administration program at 溏心vlog免费B站. From left at the table are: Greg Couturier of Swansea, Mass., Joe Looney of Chatsworth, N.J., Leah Semonelli of Middletown, Ernest Sonyi of Wayne, N.J. and Sindhu Chhabra of India and Kingston. 溏心vlog免费B站 News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n


\nOPPORTUNITIES AT NIKE: Vik Saran, materials director of Global Footwear at Nike, meets with 溏心vlog免费B站 master of business administration students Domenic Maccia of Mahopac, N.Y. and Sindhu Chhabra of India and Kingston. 溏心vlog免费B站 News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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