Tauber Manufacturing Institute Meets with Dell Executives
8/29/2005 --

TMI directors and alumni review a record of success with Dell Inc.

AUSTIN, Tx. Top executives from Dell Inc. met with TMI directors and alumni in Austin on Aug. 29 in recognition of Dell's support of TMI programs and to discuss the program's strategic direction.  Dell has been an important partner to TMI since 1997 and one of the largest recruiters of UM's TMI students, hiring 31 TMI graduates as of July 2005.

Michael Dell, Chairman of Dell Inc., opened up the afternoon meeting talking about what great talent the TMI program has brought to the company.  This was followed by an overview of the current TMI program by TMI Managing Director Diana Crossley.  Next, Dr. Bill Lovejoy, Chairman of the Operations and Management Science Department at UM's Ross School of Business, provided an in-depth presentation entitled, "Michigan, TMI and Dell: Uniting Business and Academics."

Other highlights of the visit included the attendance of 25 TMI/Dell alums along with Dell Vice Presidents, who joined to talk about the TMI program and alumni success at Dell.  To cap off the day, about 40 alums, executives, and TMI personnel had dinner together at the "Cool River" restaurant in Austin.

Dell has sponsored 8 substantive TMI Team Projects since 1999, many focused on supply chain strategy.  As a major supporter of TMI, Dell gifted $120,000 to the TMI Associates Program from 2000-2004.  Mr. David F. Brown, Dell Vice President of Worldwide Procurement, sits on the TMI Industry Advisory Board and has participated in TMI's Leadership Advantage Program.

TMI, a joint program of the Universitys College of Engineering and Stephen M. Ross School of Business, offers a career-building operations management and manufacturing component that complements select degrees from both schools. For more information about TMI, visit http://www.tauber.umich.edu.



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