Events Archive

Considering applying to the Tauber Institute and Ross School of Business? Join Tauber students and the admissions team to learn more about operations at Michigan.

Theme: "New Frontiers in Operations", 10th annual conference
Location: Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor
Keynote speakers: Dr. Somesh Nigam, IBM VP of Information & Data Governance and Health Informatics in the Global Chief Data Office; 
Stitch Fix VP of Operations Jonathan Czaja; and Dow Chemical Company Global Supply Chain Visibility Leader Jeff Tazelaar 
Conference Co-Chairs: Katie Redman (MBA ’17) and David Sachs (MEng in Mfg '16)
View the 2016 conference booklet
Event photos: View photos here
Read about the 2016 Global Operations Conference

Location: College of Engineering, North Campus, Univeristy of Michigan
Website: Engineering Graduate Symposium
Participation: Exhibit, booth, and presentation at Thursday night Welcome Dinner

Webinar: The Herman Miller Performance System Journey: Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing a People Focused

Company: Ford Motor Company
Location: Room R2220 Ross School of Business
Tauber Event is free and open to the University of Michigan community
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served

The Tauber Leadership Speaker Series proudly presents George F. Halow, Technology Strategy & Planning Manager, Ford Motor Company.  In this special event, George will lead a highly interactive discussion on Ethics and Integrity in Business, drawing on real-world experiences and prevailing issues presented daily in the media.  He will also help guide students and provide a toolkit for how to deal with potential ethical dilemmas they may face in their careers.

A specific amount of time will be open to the audience for questions.

Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL
Website: The Assembly Show
Partipation: Keynote Presentation by Ray Muscat, " Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing a People-Focused Production System" and booth 1743

Location: Ross School of Business, room R0320

Join your fellow Tauber graduates for a reunion during the Michigan Ross Tailgate!

Location: Orlando, Florida
Website: CSCMP's 2016 Annual Conference
Participation: Exhibit, booth #818
 

Location: Across the street from the Big House
Website: Tauber Tailgate
Partipation: Tauber hosted event

Location: Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Dr, Ann Arbor, MI
Photos: View events photos on Flickr
First place: Boeing
Second place: BorgWarner Transmission
tied for Second place: Fresenius Medical Care
News: Michigan Impact
Alumni Scholarship Recipients: Misaki Nozawa (EGP, MSE-ME) and Nantha Rajendran (MBA)
Results: Read the results here
Spotlight! Bookshelf: Access the latest Spotlight! book here

Location: Room R1210 Ross School of Business
Tauber Event is free and open to the University of Michigan community
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served

The Tauber Leadership Speaker Series proudly presents Peter Frank, Advisory Principal, PwC, New York.  In this special event, Peter will be speaking to us about a series of "megatrends" that are underway and having a profound impact on the opportunities and risks facing companies today. The focus of Peter's talk will be on these megatrends, how they are impacting business and what skills we need to have to grow and prosper professionally. 

A specific amount of time will be open to the audience for questions.

Location: ThirstyBear Organic Brewery, 661 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 
Telephone: (415) 974-0905
Website: Register here
Network: alumni, students, and friends of the Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Location: Day Block Brewing, 1105 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Website: Register here
Network: alumni, students, and friends of the Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Location: Amazon's Fulfillment Center (FC) in DuPont Washington
Website: Registration is Closed for the Tour. Register here to Attend the After Tour Happy Hour 
Network: alumni, students, and friends of the Tauber Institute for Global Operations

Location: Alfred Taubman Building/CCS, 485 W Milwaukee Street, Suite 501, Detroit, MI 48202
Website: Register here
Network: alumni, students, and friends of the Tauber Institute
View event photos

Location: Anaheim, CA
Website: IIE Conference 2016
Participation: Exhibit, booth 202
 

Location: U-M Ross School of Business
Website: Positive Business Conference
Participation: co-sponsors of the 2016-2017 Positive Links Series

Colloquium, Ross School of Business

You won’t want to miss this year’s trade show!  This year's student Design Challenge: One-Handed Household Device. Touch surfaces will be made of materials and shapes using tools from Maker Works. Household tools and devices include those for food preparation and cleanup, personal hygiene and body care, laundry and other clothing care, among others.

Design challenge: One-handed household device
Number of teams: 5
Team with the highest profits after paying for remaining inventory: Zip+
Faculty: Eric Svaan (Ross) and Stephanie Tharp (Art & Design)
Snapchat: https://youtu.be/_FHdQDWLaAE
Event Photos: View photos on Flickr
Location: Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Read the results from the 2016 Trade Show here

FifthYear

Organizations: Ann Arbor Farmers Market, the Ark, the Clean Energy Coalition, and FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation.

Participation: alumni, students, faculty, and staff affiliated with the Tauber Institute

Submit future projects: here

View: Event photos here

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Website: TIME Dealer of the Year Award
Download > 2016 NADA Show Magazine (Tauber ad page 60)

Join us to learn about Operations at Ross.

Theme: "Disrupting the Competitive Landscape through Operations"
Location: Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan, Ann Arbor
Keynote speakers: Toby Brzoznowski, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President for LLamasoft; and Jeff Krakowiak, Senior Vice President, Integration at Eaton
Conference Co-Chairs: Brent Hasenkamp (MBA ' 16) and Carrie Johnston (MBA '16)
View the 2015 conference booklet
Event photos: View photos here
Read about the 2015 Global Operations Conference