October 2003
Advanced Manufacturing Forum To Discuss Lean Manufacturing Practices
With presentations from BAE Systems Controls, Exide Technologies, Magnivision, and Six Sigma Academy, the 54th meeting of the Advanced Manufacturing Forum will focus on the concept of lean manufacturing. Presented by the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change (CMTOC) at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, the forum will take place on Oct. 30-31 at The Penn Stater Conference Hotel near the University Park campus.
Smeal College Announces New Board Of Visitors Members
Five new members have been named to the Board of Visitors of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. The Board provides advice and counsel to the Dean and other administrators of the Smeal College.
Manufacturing Jobs: The News Isn't All Bad
Levi Strauss is shutting down its last US production facility in San Antonio. RJ Reynolds employment in Winston-Salem is down 75 percent compared to 20 years ago. Michigan, the home of the Big 3 auto makers, has lost 170,000 jobs.
Neiman Marcus Group President And CEO To Deliver Smeal's Melvin Jacobs Retail Leadership Lecture
Burt Tansky, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Neiman Marcus Group, will discuss specialty retailing at its best during his “Melvin Jacobs Retail Leadership Lecture” at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the HUB Auditorium. The Smeal College of Business event is free and open to the public.
Former Arthur Anderson Ethics Partner To Speak At Smeal's G. Albert Shoemaker Program In Business Ethics
Barbara Ley Toffler, a leading expert and author on management ethics and a former partner at Arthur Anderson, will be the guest speaker for the Smeal College’s “G. Albert Shoemaker Program in Business Ethics” at 4 p.m. on Oct. 23 in Ballroom DE of the Nittany Lion Inn.
Smeal College Faculty Ranks Among Nation's Best In Research Productivity
In a new study of research productivity of faculty members at 51 leading U.S. business schools, Penn State’s Smeal College of Business is among the top 30 in five academic disciplines, and is one of only 15 schools in the nation to place among the top three in at least one area.
IBM And Smeal College To Establish Supply Chain Research Laboratory
The Smeal College of Business at Penn State University and IBM have announced they are creating an On-Demand Supply Chain Research Laboratory at the college. Through a Shared University Research award from IBM, Smeal and IBM are building a computer laboratory that will simulate the workings of a complex supply chain. The laboratory, which will use IBM software, server and storage technology, will open this fall.
Job Discontent
C'mon you're lucky to have a job. You ought to be thrilled, right? Apparently not, according to a recent survey. A new Conference Board report indicates that job dissatisfaction has increased among every age group and income level.
Farrell Center Studies Innovation Practices At Small Manufacturing Firms As Part Of NIST-Supported Research
Part of a $400,000 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Penn State's Smeal College of Business is being used by the college's Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship to study the innovation practices at small manufacturing firms.
Top Performers Who Are Toxic
One of the toughest dilemmas in business is handling a top revenue producer who is corrosive to the organization.
Smeal College Wins Multiyear Research Award To Study Manufacturing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has provided initial support of $400,000 to Penn State’s Smeal College of Business for several studies on the performance of small manufacturing firms as part of a five-year grant that could eventually total $3-to-$5 million in cumulative funding.
Smeal College Graduate Named To Fortune's List Of Most Powerful Women For Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth straight year, ChevronTexaco's Patricia Woertz, a 1974 graduate of Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has been named to Fortune magazine's annual list of the "Most Powerful Women in American Business." Woertz, executive vice president of ChevronTexaco's Downstream business, appears at No. 9 in the October 13 report.
Hartford Life Insurance CFO & Penn State Alumnus Discusses Leadership At Smeal's Kaplan Lecture
Lizabeth Zlatkus, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hartford Life Insurance Company will speak about leadership and how it defines success as part of the Smeal College’s Arlene Shapiro Kaplan Lecture at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8, in the HUB Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Economist Intelligence Unit Ranks Smeal College MBA Program 44th In The World
Penn State’s Smeal College MBA Program ranks 44th in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2003 “Which MBA?” guide, which assesses global full-time MBA programs and ranks the top 100 based on survey responses of current graduates and recent students.
Smeal College Establishes Memorial Fund In Memory Of Late Faculty Member
Penn State’s Smeal College of Business has established a memorial fund to honor the memory of former faculty member Anthony Verstraete. A member of the Supply Chain and Information Systems Department, Verstraete died on July 16 at the age of 60.
