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Steve Geary

Steve Geary

Steve Geary is adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee's Haaslam College of Business and is a lecturer at The Gordon Institute at Tufts University. He is the President of the Supply Chain Visions family of companies, consultancies that work across the government sector. Steve is a contributing editor at DC Velocity, and editor-at-large for CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly.
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supply chains can promote peace: a postscript and a thank you note

September 1, 2008
Steve Geary
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Last fall, DC VELOCITY Editor at Large Steve Geary wrote about the role of supply chain initiatives in helping rebuild the Iraqi economy ("can a supply chain promote peace?" November 2007). At the time, Geary was deployed in Iraq, working as a member of a team charged with promoting employment in the war-torn nation. In this follow-up article, he looks at developments in that initiative in the months since he filed his initial report.
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thought leaders

snake eater to box kicker: interview with Gen. Norton Schwartz

August 1, 2008
Steve Geary
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It's not every day that a snake eater (Special Forces operator) rises to the top of TRANSCOM, the U.S. military's transportation command. But Gen. Norton Schwartz has done just that.
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vertical focus

neither rain nor heat nor sandstorm ...

June 1, 2008
Steve Geary
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Mail from home means the world to troops stationed in far-away, often dangerous places. A special unit of the services goes to great lengths to make sure the mail gets through, whatever the obstacles.
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vertical focus

can a supply chain promote peace?

November 1, 2007
Steve Geary
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The military command in Iraq hopes that U.S. purchasing power can help rebuild Iraqi business and employment, thereby promoting peace. That may mean accepting a less-than-optimal supply chain, but military leaders insist it's worth the risk.
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vertical focus

thanks for the MREs

June 1, 2007
Steve Geary
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All jokes aside, you have to marvel at a meal in a bag that can be stored for three years and tossed from a helicopter ... and still beats airline food any day.
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widen the scope for smart site selection

February 1, 2007
Steve Geary
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When choosing a site for a new DC, you have to think about what works best for the network, not the node. The key: a holistic network design approach.
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vertical focus

Uncle Sam's looking for a few good bids

November 1, 2006
Steve Geary
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The Defense Department is looking to outsource the management of its domestic freight?a contract that could run into the billions of dollars. The program is intended to cut costs and boost service; it could also shake up the industry.
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ready for combat

July 1, 2006
Steve Geary
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The smartest bomb or the stealthiest cruise missile won't do a warfighter much good if the launcher is sidelined for repairs. A look at the Pentagon's bold new plan for keeping its weapons systems combat ready.
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fit for combat

June 1, 2005
Steve Geary and Virginia Williamson
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As conventional warfare gives way to the era of the swarming, flexible, agile fighting force, big changes are in store for the battalions responsible for clothing, feeding and equipping the troops. Here's how the Pentagon is transforming a sluggish supply chain into a streamlined hypernetworked model for the digital age.
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living in a (de) material world

July 1, 2003
Kate Vitasek and Steve Geary
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In industries ranging from chemicals to consumer products, from food products to electronics, logistics leaders are pushing their companies to remove mass from their products using techniques like the ones outlined here.
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