The 2023 program was held  on Thursday, Nov. 9 with an academic day on Friday, Nov. 10.

Video of the Awards

Video of the Lecture and Presentations

The recipient of the 2023 Salzberg Award is the Coca-Cola Company.

Coca-Cola is being recognized for its development of extensive partner relationships, and transparency within its value chain that has enable a Coca-Cola to be purchased just about anywhere in the world. Coca-Coal is also being recognized for efforts in developing circular economies to help clear plastics from water supplies as well as educational and workforce initiatives throughout the world with an emphasis on ESG. Coca-Cola joins a respected list of supply chain innovators, senior executives and organizations who have previously received this award.

This year's recipient of the Academic Salzberg Award Winner is Marshall Fisher, UPS Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

As our academic recipient, Marshall Fisher is being recognized for his long list of valuable contributions to understanding the supply chain. Notably this includes more than 125 academic publications and nearly as many seminal white papers that are foundational reading for many MBA and Ph.D. programs. His leadership in quick response inventory, supply chain coordination, efficient customer response and other management systems have guided thousands of thought leaders over the last half century or more. Dr. Fisher joins a respected list of supply chain academics, innovators, senior executives and organizations who have previously received this award.

SALZBERG/2023 PROGRAM

Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023

Lender Auditorium –Whitman School of Management

1 – 1:10 p.m.            
Welcome/Introduction Vice Chancellor
Interim Dean Alex McKelvie

1:10 – 1:20 p.m.       
Opening Remarks
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor J. Michael Haynie

1:20 – 1:30 p.m.              
Undergrad Supply Chain Awards

Zinsmeister Award
Chieh-Sheng (Jason) Lai ’23, business analytics and supply chain management major

Empowering Women in Supply Chain Award, presented by the Didier Family
Caroline Kehoe ’24, marketing management and supply chain management major

1:30 – 1:35 p.m. Introduction of Marshall Fisher, UPS Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Vishal Gaur, Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean and Professor of Operations, Technology,  and Information Management, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

1:35 – 1:45 p.m.  
Salzberg Academic Medallion Award
Professor Marshall Fisher

1:45 – 1:55 p.m.                 
Salzberg Industry Medallion Award
Coca-Cola Company
Accepted by Michael R. Kuligowski, Head of Global Logistics Services, Coca-Cola Company

2:00 – 2:40 p.m.  Curing the Addiction to Growth
Professor Marshall Fisher

2:40 – 3:20 p.m.              
Coca-Cola Global Logistics Services: Making a Difference
Michael R. Kuligowski

3:20 – 3:30 p.m.                
Break

3:30 – 3:50 p.m.
Student Presentation: Citrus Greening: Its Impact on the Citrus Supply Chain
Lauren Perry ’24 (WSM/MAX), Iliana Dezelic ’24, Adele Bey-Smith ’24, Ryan Tsuneishi ’25, Thomas Wagner ’24

3:50 – 4:25 p.m.
Supplier Diversity and Inclusion at Micron Technology, Inc.
Darcy Hall, Manager Global Supplier Diversity, Micron

4:25 – 5:00 p.m.    
Leverage Supply Chain Customer Enablement to Drive Commercial Growth
Michael Dominy '90, VP Supply Chain Research, Gartner

5:30 p.m.
Reception
Milton Room, Whitman School, Fourth Floor

Salzberg Memorial Program Academic Day

November 10, 2023, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

REGISTER

8:30 - 9 a.m.
Breakfast served, Welcome

9 -10 a.m.   
Professor Marshall Fisher
UPS Professor, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
The Value of Social Media Data in Fashion Forecasting

10 - 10:15 a.m.
Q&A, coffee break

10:15 - 11:15  a.m.
Santiago Gallino
Charles W. Evans Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Retailers Are Squandering Their Most Potent Weapons

11:15 - 12:00 noon 
Q&A and Break; lunch served

12:00  - 1:00  p.m.
Karca Aral
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Whitman School of Management
Managerial Flexibility, Capacity Investment, and Inventory Levels

1:15 – 2:15: Vishal Gaur
Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean and Professor of Operations, Technology, and Information Management Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management  Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Personalized Recommendation System Design for an Online B2B Platform

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Q&A, final break, coffee and dessert and closing