Ann, Arbor, MI – Amazon VP of North American Sort Center Operations Joanne Rzeppa joins representatives from a diverse selection of the world's top corporations as a member of the Tauber Institute for Global Operations Industry Advisory Board. The Industry Advisory Board's objective: to cultivate future leaders in operations through support of the Tauber Institute's multidisciplinary experiential learning mission.

Joanne Rzeppa currently oversees Amazon’s North American Sort Center Operations, which is comprised of over one hundred buildings across the U.S. and Canada. NASC is part of Amazon middle mile operations and ensures billions of packages move safely and efficiently from fulfillment centers to the last mile carriers. She joined Amazon in 2008 and has held various operations roles in the fulfillment and sort center networks during her tenure. Prior to Amazon, Joanne worked in the automotive industry at Federal-Mogul Corp, with positions in finance, project management, and operations. She earned her MBA at the University of Michigan.

The Tauber Institute brings together graduate students from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and College of Engineering to gain operations expertise and leadership skills, then work together at sponsoring companies around the world, tackling diverse operations challenges in industries such as aerospace, energy, internet commerce, automotive manufacturing, tech, and healthcare. In dozens of collaborative projects with industry each year, the Tauber Institute applies cutting-edge operations theory to real-world problems, saving sponsoring companies millions of dollars through increased efficiency and waste reduction, and often simultaneously improving working conditions and reducing environmental impact.

Input from the Industry Advisory Board ensures that the Tauber Institute stays at the forefront of operations education and responds quickly to industry needs. The board meets twice a year with Tauber Institute leadership and represents a diverse group of organizations. Offering guidance consistent with the program's mission and objectives, the Industry Advisory Board actively assists the Tauber Institute in achieving its academic and research goals through industry leadership, cooperation, feedback, and acquisition of financial support.

View all members of the Tauber Industry Advisory Board.