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Speakers Information
Professor Asoo Vakharia
University
of Florida,
USA
Editor-in-Chief,
Decision Sciences Journal
The topic is: Wholesale
Pricing in Decentralized Supply Chains: The case of uniform vs.
retailer-specific pricing
Professor
Asoo Vakharia's Biography
Asoo J. Vakharia is the Beall
Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of the Center for Supply
Chain Management in the Warrington College of Business Administration at the
University of Florida. He has Ph.D. and M.B.A. degrees in Operations
Management from the University of Wisconsin and
a B.COM. in Accounting and Economics from Bombay
University. Asoo's research primarily focuses
on contemporary issues in Supply Chain Management (such asdisruption
management, new product introduction, and design for sustainability). He
has published papers in several academic journals including the Decision
Sciences Journal, the European Journal of Operational of Operational Research,
IIE Transactions, the Journal of Discrete Applied Mathematics, the Journal of
Operations Management, the Naval Research Logistics Journal, and the Production
& Operations Management Journal. He is the Editor for the Decision
Sciences Journal, and a Senior Editor for the
Production and Operations Management Journal. Asoo's
teaching interests are in Operations Management, Manufacturing Planning and
Control, Design of Manufacturing Systems, Management of Service Operations,
Operations Strategy, Management Science, International Logistics,
Transportation and Logistics Systems, and MPC/ERP Systems Integration. He
has also been involved in Executive Teaching through the Arizona Executive
Program, the Arizona Executive Development Course, the Florida Executive MBA
Program, the Florida Flexible MBA Program, the Florida Internet MBA Program,
the Florida Executive Scientists and Engineers Program, Florida Professional
MBA Program, and the Florida Corporate AT&T MBA Program. Asoo has also taught industry specific executive
development courses through the President's Seminar Series for Greyhound
Financial Corporation, the President's Academy and Managerial Decision Analysis
for Tucson Electric Power Company, the Operations Excellence Program for
AT&T Universal Card Services, the Quality Analysis and Statistical Methods
Program for Citibank Universal Card Services and the Operations/Financial
Analysis Program for AT&T Solutions Customer Care.
In
addition to his academic experience, he has managed the operations and
financial aspects of a leather goods manufacturer. He has also been a
Management Consultant specializing in inventory audits, carrying out
feasibility analysis of new ventures and writing procedure manuals for banking
clients. After joining academia, he has worked with several companies
including AT&T Solutions Customer Care, e-Diets.com, Golden Eagle
Distributors, Garrett Air Research, Motorola, Sweetheart Cups, Inc., University
of Arizona Medical Center, and Vistakon, Inc.
Mr. Chang-Sheng Lin
CEO, Uni-President Enterprise, Taiwan
The
topic is: Nowadays Challenges in Managing an International Enterprise
Mr.
Chang-Sheng Lin's Biography
Chang-Sheng Lin, CEO of Uni-President Group, joined Uni-President
Enterprises Corp. in 1968 and held various management positions such as
manufacture, marketing and planning, later becoming executive Vice President,
President, CEO since 2003. Mr. Lin has devoted
his career to benefiting Uni-President Group, which
included President Chain Store Co. (7-11), Presicarre
Co., He also is Chairman of President Coffee Co. (Starbucks), President
Profession Baseball Team Co., President Transnet Co. and President Holding
Company in China.
Uni-President
Enterprises Corp. (established in 1967, Taiwan) beginning with flour
manufacturing, animal feed, edible oils, beverages and dairy products and many
other consumer foods. Through a commitment to high growth and steady
diversification, in thirty years UPEC has gradually expanded into China with 46
business units.
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