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Business Partners and Affiliates


Business Partners

Kelley Shull, Consulting Partner, has thirteen years experience in organizational development, specializing in leadership development, and strategic planning and implemention. As a certified facilitator and trainer of trainers, Kelley has implemented learning and management strategy for companies across profit and non profit sectors and in colleges and universities. Her trainings and consultancy translate into more effective teams, and increased productivity. She has a MA in English and an MS in Environmental Science.

 


Affiliates

Frank Piller is an associate professor of management at TUM Business School,University of Munich. Currently he is on extended leave and is working with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Sloan School of Management,Cambridge, MA.

His recent research focuses on value co-creation between businesses and their customers, and the interface between innovation management, operations management, and marketing. Frequently quoted in The Financial Times, The Economist, and Business Week, amongst others, Frank Piller is regarded as one of the leading experts on mass customization.

His 1997 article in the German edition of the Harvard Business Review and his
first book on Mass Customization (1998) played a significant role in
promoting Mass Customization throughout the world.

CONTACT: Dr. Frank Thomas Piller,PHD
piller@mass-customization.de
http://www.mass-customization.de



DANIEL A. MARINO is Senior Partner of MARINO ASSOCIATES, INC. Listed in "Who's Who in American Manufacturing" Mr Marino brings exceptional skills and experience to Business Affair.

A proven, worldclass manufacturing executive, Mr. Marino is also a principal of Helle-Abair Inc., a consulting firm specializing in material control and manufacturing-related consulting.

He has a Degree in Business Management and has completed extensive courses in manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. He has earned CPIM from the American Production and Inventory Management Society.

For more than twenty-five years. Mr. Marino has successfully directed manufacturing, and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) activities for world leading companies such as AT&T, Kodak and General Electric.

Mr. Marino continues to be a popular speaker at industrial related events all over the world.

 

Ms. Bercier has a BA from Assumption College and has completed post-graduate work in Business Administration/Management. She is currently a Senior Consultant with MARINO ASSOCIATES, INC.; a manufacturing consulting firm specializing in ERP/MRP II, Lean/Agile Manufacturing, Just in Time, Total Quality, and Customer Relationship Management.

Sheryl's twenty years senior industry experience has allowed her to implement programs that have greatly reduced inventory; improved inventory turns and lowered overall cost. She has recently implemented both SAP's R3 ERP system and Oracle's ERP systems.

Ms. Bercier is a popular speaker and educator, specializing in the topics of Inventory Control and Supply Chain Management. She has developed training and education courses in the areas of, ERP/MRP II, Supply Chain, JIT, Inventory Control, Forecasting, and Master Production Scheduling.

Business Affair is proud to be associated with Ms. Bercier. Our clients are fortunate to be able to share her wealth of business experience