Back from Denver, part 2

The CSCMP conference was really great! Thanks a lot to Dr. Ozment for getting me in!

One of his favorite statistics is that there are over 450 accredited business schools in the U.S. and you can major in Logistics, or Transportation, or Supply Chain, etc., at about 50.
So....
The logistics education community is really small (compared to marketing or finance). From what I saw in Denver, the vast majority of these people are down-to-earth and easy-going. It really feels like an extended family.

Whenever it was mentioned that I was a prospective PhD student, the response was usually something like "Oh, well come over here and let me introduce you to Dr......with......University." It was a really great opportunity to meet a lot of the top people in the field.

Of course, it was a big help that I was usually with Dr. Ozment. This guy knows EVERYBODY! Everywhere I went, I'd drop his name and people would say "Oh, you're one of John's students...". He's not really a founding father of the discipline, but I think he's a founding son.

I also got to meet Dr. Waller, who flew in from China to attend the conference. Matt Waller is an absolute star in supply chain education. The Walton College has started an MBA program in Shanghai, China, and Dr. Waller has been over there for the last year heading up that program.

Well, class is about to start....gotta go.