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LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN (LSC) OUTSTANDING INDUSTRY PRACTITIONER AWARD

  • 1.  LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN (LSC) OUTSTANDING INDUSTRY PRACTITIONER AWARD

    Posted 01-03-2018 13:16

    Hi Colleagues,

    Happy New Year! Please share the IISE LSC Outstanding Industry Practitioner Award flyer with others who may be interested.

    Thanks,

    Krystel

    http://www.iise.org/Details.aspx?id=42996

    LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN (LSC) OUTSTANDING INDUSTRY PRACTITIONER AWARD

    The purpose of the award is to recognize excellence in industry practice of logistics and supply chain courses. The objectives of the award are to show appreciation to the industry practitioners of IISE who are outstanding in implementing logistics and supply chain techniques, as well as encourage practitioners, via recognition possibility, to raise standards in the practice and dissemination of logistics and supply chain concepts in engineering.

    Eligibility requirements:

    • The candidate must be a member of IISE and LSC Division.
    • The applied case/project for which he/she is being recognized must make a considerable contribution to the logistics and/or supply chain management practice,
    • The candidate should have industry experience in LSC for at least three years.

    The candidate can be nominated by a colleague within their own company, or outside of their organization. The following documents will be asked for the nomination:

    • Letters of support from the nominator and two other individuals.
    • Project summary and supporting items such as software, material or techniques used in industry practice for which the candidate is being recognized.
    • Curriculum Vitae of the candidate.
    • A one-page reflective statement by the individual being nominated.

    The nominations will be due March 16, 2018 by midnight (CST) and all of the application documents must be emailed to the award coordinator, Dr. Krystel Castillo, as a single pdf. file by the due date for full consideration. There will be no application fee.

    The winner will be notified by March 30, 2018. 

    If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie Cameron at IISE.

    2017 Winner:

    Rajiv Saxena
    APL Logistics



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    Krystel Castillo
    GreenStar Endowed Associate Professor in Energy
    Director of the Texas Sustainable Research Institute
    University of Texas-San Antonio
    San Antonio TX
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