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DSC Logistics Adds Dr. Nancy Nix to Advisory Board of Directors.


Addition of Dr. Nix Expands Supply Chain Experience

CHICAGO -- DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP.  Logistics, a leading supply chain management company with a nationwide network, announced that it has added Dr. Nancy W. Nix to its Advisory Board of Directors. Dr. Nix is the director of the Supply and Value Chain Center (SVCC SVCC Southside Virginia Community College
SVCC Sierra Vista Community Church (Upland, California USA)
SVCC Switched Virtual Circuit Connection
SVCC Shenandoah Valley Coin Club (Virginia) 
) and associate professor of Supply Chain Practice in the Neeley School of Business at TCU (Transmission Control Unit) A communications control unit controlled by the computer that does not execute internally stored programs. Contrast with front end processor, which executes its own instructions.  in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. .

"In 2007 we will continue to focus, with Nancy's help, on our supply chain vision of continually providing our customers with the highest level of service at the lowest cost through flawless execution and the strength and quality of our people," commented Ann Drake, chief executive officer of DSC Logistics. "And this vision supports our corporate mission of being 'ready for anything' and achieving our customer's business goals through the management of change and information in the supply chain."

During Dr. Nix's tenure as director of the SVCC, she has established close working relationships with multiple companies and generated funding for the development of TCU's supply chain programs. She led the development of MBA MBA
abbr.
Master of Business Administration

Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business
Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
 and undergraduate curriculum in supply chain management, and hosted multiple Executive Forums and conferences featuring supply chain experts discussing leading-edge practices. Today, TCU's Supply and Value Chain programs are recognized among the leading programs in the U.S. Dr. Nix teaches Global Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Information Technology, and Supply Chain Strategy courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She also teaches the Executive MBA International Business class, which includes visits with companies and economic development organizations in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing. She received an MBA Faculty Award in 2005 and an award for innovation in curriculum development in 2006.

Previously with the DuPont Company, Dr. Nix worked in manufacturing, logistics, procurement and customer service. She also spent one and a half years as vice president of logistics for Reliance Industries Ltd., in Mumbai, India. Dr. Nix is an active member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP CSCMP Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
CSCMP Command Ship C4I Master Plan
) and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM See ISM band. ) and currently serves as Chair of the Research Strategies Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors of CSCMP.

About DSC Logistics

DSC Logistics, a leading supply chain management company with a nationwide network, focuses on supply chain capabilities that are based on changing customer needs. DSC services include logistics center management, transportation management and synchronization, business process integration, and related knowledge-based services. In today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002.  environment, filled with rapid and unpredictable change, DSC manages change and information in the supply chain by being ready for anything! To learn more, please visit www.dsclogistics.com, call (800)372-1960 or e-mail customersolutions@dsclogistics.com.
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