The University of Texas Supply Chain Management Consortium will host a Round Table Meeting on May 15, 2003 from 8am-3pm in the Red McCombs School of Business (GSB 3.106). The topic is Supplier Integration/Procurement. A final program follows. Driving directions, parking, and lodging are also included below.

 

Final Program:

 

1.      7:30 AM Continental Breakfast Opens.

2.      8:00 AM Welcome and Road Map.

3.      8:30 AM Dell Computer Corporation/ University of Texas MBA Practicum Project: "Supplier Material Commitment Tool". Dell Sponsors: Jason Bates, Dave Schneider,  Julie Sher. University of Texas MBA Team Members: Bo Gao, Jack Halpern, Christopher Merhige, Karthik Kalyanaraman and Yumei Wang.

4.      9:30 AM Welcome from George Gau (Dean, Red McCombs School of Business), Alison Davis-Blake (Chair, Management Department), Katy Nelson (Development Office).

5.      10:00 AM Company Introductions by Cardinal Health and Texas Instruments.

6.      10:30 AM Applied Materials: "A New On-line Purchase Order Process". Mark Bingaman, Senior Director, Supply Chain Management.

7.      11:30 AM The University of Texas at Austin: "Coordinating Outsourced Product and Manufacturing Development Across Supply Chains", Edward G. Anderson, Assistant Professor, Management Department.

8.      12:15 PM Lunch

9.      1:30 PM Motorola: "Exploring Supplier and Buyer Involvement in the Design And Manufacture Process", Jim Duckworth, Vice President and Director, Supply Management, Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector.

10.  2:30 PM Wrap-up Discussion.

 

Driving Directions to The University of Texas:

Heading North on IH-35:

Take the 15th Street - Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Exit. The first intersecting street/light is 15th St. Continue heading north on the access road past 15th street. The next intersecting street is Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Turn left/west onto MLK. Keep driving west on MLK until you approach Speedway Blvd (landmark: Texas History Museum on your left). Turn right onto Speedway. Take the first right to parking garage PG3 (see Parking Information below).

Heading South on IH-35:

Make sure to take the IH-35 overpass (stay to your right) and take the University of Texas exit. Heading south on the access road, get into the furthest right-hand lane. The first intersecting street/light is Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Turn right/west onto MLK. Keep driving west on MLK until you approach Speedway Blvd. (landmark: Texas History Museum on your left). Turn right onto Speedway. Take the first right to parking garage PG3 (see Parking Information below).

From Austin-Bergstrom International Airport:

 

Turn left from the airport onto Hwy 71 (also named Ben White).  Exit right onto HWY 183 (Airport Blvd.).  Stay in the right lane over the river, but do to turn right as 183 diverges from Airport.  The right lane becomes Airport and continues NW.  Keep driving west on MLK (traveling past I-35) until you approach Speedway Blvd. (landmark: Texas History Museum on your left). Turn right onto Speedway. Take the first right to parking garage PG3 (see Parking Information below).

 

Parking (and Directions to the Red McCombs School of Business):

 

Turn right onto Speedway and right at the first small street (between Jester dormitory and the construction site for the new museum).  The parking garage (PG3) is ahead.  Take a ticket.  We will validate your parking ticket at the meeting.

 

As you exit the garage, bear left back down the little street upon which you drove in.  At the guard shack, turn right and go one block.  That is the intersection of Speedway and 21^st St.  McCombs School of Business is located on the NW corner of the Speedway/21^st St intersection.  Cross the street and turn left.  Enter the building at the 21^st Street entrance and follow the signs to the conference.

 

Lodging:

 

The Doubletree and the Marriott are a five minute drive from Campus. The Hyatt Regency is a 10 minute drive.

 

Doubletree Guest Suites

303 W. 15^th Street

Austin, Texas 

512-478-7000

 

Austin Marriott at the Capitol

701 E. 11^th Street

Austin, TX  78701

 512-478-1111

 

Hyatt Regency Austin

208 Barton Springs Road

Austin, Texas

512-477-1234

 

    If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me or Cindy Levey (Cindy.Levey@bus.utexas.edu). I look forward to seeing you on May 15.

 

Regards,

 

Douglas J. Morrice

Professor and Graduate Advisor

MSIS Department

Red McCombs School of Business

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78712-1175

Email: morrice@mail.utexas.edu

Ph: 512-471-7857

Fax: 512-471-0587