Michael Stanly

Author of Food Commodity Forecast column for Purchasing Today magazine, and more recently Inside Supply Management [market outlook]

Author of articles in Journal of Supply Chain Management [best practices research]; Purchasing InfoEdge   [risk management case study]; and Purchasing Insights [commodity market outlook]

Created a 3-day inventory management training course and certification exam for the Company

Led development of curriculum, courses, and teaching for McKinsey’s Client Capability Building initiative

Current research efforts at IBM is in socially-responsible purchasing (environment, diversity, ethics, et al)

Researched and presented Socially Responsible Purchasing at APICS 2008 International Conference

Developed and taught ‘Price Determination’ and ‘Current Trends in Purchasing’ courses for Metropolitan State University

Consulting member for web-based course at Metropolitan State University funded by MIT’s Sloan School

Presenter at North Dakota State University’s Regional Agri-Growth Colloquium

Guest speaker on global agricultural sourcing at IAMA’s 4th annual meeting in Caracas, Venezuela

Authorized instructor for Zenger-Miller's Front Line Leadership Program

Seminar instructor at the 77^th, 79^th, and 85^th Annual International Purchasing Conferences on   Competitive Sourcing Strategy; Price Risk Management; Current State of Best Practices; and Purchasing Practices by  Industry

Active participant in the Pillsbury/Center School alternative school for disadvantaged urban youth

Instructor for 3-month Junior Achievement 'Project Business' course

Seminar instructor in NAPM-accredited Futures & Options and Supplier Certification & Approval      courses

Leader of client training for 15 McKinsey client one-day to one-week seminars