Events Archive

Location: 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 Piyush Bhargava. Piyush is the Executive Director, Global Materials & Packaging at Dell Inc responsible for material and supply chain needs globally for all Dell and ODM facilities. His team also manages the Packaging Sourcing and engineering strategy development and delivery including support of Dell’s Legacy of Good and Vision 2020 for sustainability. 

Location: 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 Richard Sheridan. From kid programmer in 1971 to Forbes cover story in 2003, Joy, Inc. author Richard Sheridan (U-M grad BS Computer Science '80, MS Computer Engineering '82) has never shied from challenges, opportunities nor the limelight. While his focus has always been around technology, his passion is actually process, teamwork and organizational design, with one inordinately popular goal: the Business Value of Joy!

Location: Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Dr, Ann Arbor
Photos: View event photos on Flickr
Partipation: 2015 Tauber students
First Place: Whirlpool Corporation
Second place: BorgWarner Turbo
Third place: Ford Motor Company
The Alumni Scholarship Award: Melissa Sweeney (EGL BSE-MS/MSE-IOE '16) and Allison Holmgren (MBA '16)
Results: Read the results here
Spotlight! Bookshelf: Access the latest Spotlight! book here

Would you like to improve your workplace, engage your employees, and make a positive impact on the bottom line?

Fourth Year

Organizations: Ann Arbor ReUse Center, FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation, Conkerr Cancer, and the Clean Energy Coalition.

Participation: alumni, students, faculty, and staff

Read: How one day made an impact

Submit future projects: here

View: Event photos here

Jeff has a breadth of experience serving CEOs and their leadership teams in strategy, operations, and organization. He served companies in North America, Asia, and Europe across multiple industries, including electronics and high-tech, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial products, basic materials, consumer goods, and food. He also worked extensively with the US Federal Government.

Watch the taped presentation here. 

Stop by our booth and see what's new! 

View presentation.

Tauber faculty choose finalist.

Design Challenge: Portable Electronics for College Students
Number of teams: 6
Team with the highests profits after paying for remaining inventory: Cordly
Event photos: View photos on Flickr
Video of faculty Bill Lovejoy and John Marshall
Location: Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Press: The University Record
Read the results from the 2014 Trade Show here

The  Engineering Graduate Symposium (EGS) will be held on Friday, November 14, 2014, throughou

Theme: "Exceeding Customer Expectations through Operations"
Location: Michigan Union Building, 530 State Street, Ann Arbor
Keynote speakers: Jonathan Freeman, vice president, Supply Chain & Industrial Strategy for the Building Materials Group, Owens Corning
and Reuben Slone, senior vice president of Supply Chain Management at Walgreen Co. 
Conference Co-Chairs: Brittany Gutberg (MBA '14) and Zach Noskey (EGL BSE/MSE-IOE '15)
View the 2014 conference booklet
Event photos: View photos here

Location: Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Dr, Ann Arbor
Photos: View event photos on Flickr
First place: Cummins
Second place: Amazon and MacArthur Corporation
Third place: General Motors
Alumni Scholarship Recipient: Joseph Menzia (EGL BSE/MSE-IOE '15)
Results: Read the results here
Spotlight! Bookshelf: Access the latest Spotlight! book here

Open to alumni and friends of the Tauber Institute for Global Operations.

Visit the Tauber Institute at the IIE Annual Conference and Expo in Montreal, Canada! Visit our booth and learn what the Tauber Institute can do for your career!

So you want to be a Leader in a Global Supply Chain

Vistit our Booth #45 or register to attend the Executive Forum
Edelman Gala Book 2014

Visit the Tauber Institute booth at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement conference! Learn how the students of the Tauber Institute have worked on team projects focusing on process improvement for better quality, productivity and efficiency.

CEO and President of Lean Enterprise China, Inc. (LEC), a non-profit organization disseminating lean practices to Chinese manufacturers.

Learn systematic problem solving skills through hands-on exercises. The main topics in this workshop are Problem Solving, Visual Management, Built-in-Quality, and Quick Changeovers. Participnts may attend Beginning Lean Leadership I and II in the same week.

Design challenge: Dorm furniture for college students
Number of teams: 8
Faculty: Bill Lovejoy and John Marshall
Event photos: View photos on Flickr
Location: Colloquium, Ross School of Business
Read the results from the 2013 Trade Show here

Theme: "Navigating the New Normal"
Location: Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor
Keynote speakers: Maria de Lourdes Dieck Assad, Ph.D., Dean of EGADE Business School at Tecnológico de Monterrey; Dan Carroll, Vice President, global purchasing and supply chain Management, Magna Powertrain; and Michael Finney, president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Economic Development 
Conference Co-Chairs:  Aren Turpening (MSE-IOE '14) and Bonnie Chang (MBA '14)
View the 2013 conference booklet
Event photos: View photos here
Read about the 2013 Global Operations Conference