Supply Chain & Logistics

To the Admissions Committee: I manage fulfillment operations and supervised the applicant, a logistics coordinator, for three years. I support their MS in Supply Chain & Logistics application.

The applicant renegotiated a carrier contract that cut per-shipment cost 14% and built the exception-tracking that made our delivery failures visible for the first time. But they came to me after a near-collapse peak season and said, honestly, that their whole skill set is reactive firefighting — and that the demand planning which would prevent the fires is what they were never trained in. That is the right reason to pursue this degree.

I recommend them with conviction.

To the Admissions Committee: I ran a retail account served by the applicant's fulfillment operation and recommend them for your MS in Supply Chain & Logistics.

When a demand surge threatened our stock, the applicant rerouted around it and — more importantly — afterward brought me an analysis of why it had happened and what a better forecast would have caught, rather than just taking credit for the save. Someone who studies the fire they just put out is who you want designing the system next.

I recommend them enthusiastically.