JUSTIN  HYDE

Justin has been interested in supply chain since his first real business class back in high school. The world of supply chain intrigued him because he felt there are a lot of opportunities within the field and he could work with almost any industry he wanted. His specialties in supply chain include MRP scheduling, forecasting models, Logistics, purchasing and sourcing contracts, and project management.

While in school one of Justin's main projects dealt with manufacturing strategy, sales and operations plan, master production scheduling, and forecasting. Justin and his team were responsible for the production of five main product lines that were made up of 75 different component parts. For the first four products they came up with a forecasting model based on the historical demand and then adjusted it based on several environmental factors. The final product was a new product that was being launched. The forecast for this product was based on market research and several environmental factors. Finally, for the project Justin and his team were responsible for efficiency and quality of the products. They had to make decisions on whether to buy new equipment, upgrade current equipment, or just fix and repair the current equipment. In the end Justin and his team had the best quality, efficiency, and ROI of all the other teams doing the project.

Another project that Justin worked on was a practicum with Bank of America (BAC). He and his team helped BAC with a sourcing problem that they had. The bank and its subsidiary, Columbia Management, were in conflict over certain suppliers and who is responsible for sourcing that supplier. They wanted a clear definition for all of their supplier on who is responsible for sourcing it. Justin and his team worked closely with BAC officials to solve this matter. The tasks they were assigned included managing lists of over 7000 suppliers, researching rules and regulations surrounding suppliers to banks, writing the formal definition with the bank, and finally locating potential savings opportunities for the bank. In the end the project helped increase the efficiency of the bank because there was no longer any conflict about who was responsible and also helped the bank locate areas to save money.

Justin graduated from NC State in 2009 with a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain and Operations Management. When not at work Justin loves to play disk golf, go fishing, camping, hiking, being outdoors in general, or just taking a nice relaxing walk around the park