Voices of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University
Professor Penfield is director of executive education and assistant professor of supply chain management practice. He is interested in helping practitioners bring their supply chain management activities into the 21st century. Penfield was most recently the vice president of operations for a local manufacturing company and has more than 15 years of experience in supply chain management, working with Johnson & Johnson, Philips Electronics, and The Raymond/Toyota Corporation.
Professor Penfield is director of executive education and assistant professor of supply chain management practice. He is interested in helping practitioners bring their supply chain management activities into the 21st century. Penfield was most recently the vice president of operations for a local manufacturing company and has more than 15 years of experience in supply chain management, working with Johnson & Johnson, Philips Electronics, and The Raymond/Toyota Corporation.
Many companies spend thousands of dollars on professional training. Why? “If we invest in the abilities of our employees, it should improve our organization.” Ideally, after offering training, the company should become more productive and profitable. Are companies actually seeing…