Supply Chain Network Design

Nick Vyas is the executive director and co-founder of USC Marshall's Center for Global Supply Chain Management and Academic Director of the M.S. Global Supply Chain program. He teaches GSCM and Lean Six Sigma and global supply chain management to leaders from various industries at Cal Polytechnic University, Pomona. Previously Vyas managed global operations for Duty Free International, Sears, Federated Stores, and Toys R Us, where he integrated technology, directed teams, and oversaw strategic transformation initiatives that both optimized speed-to-market and managed cost and quality. He was awarded the Supply Chain Leader Award of Excellence by APICS, the premier professional association for supply chain management for his contributions to the development of the next generation supply chain ecosystem.