Gregory Collins
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Mail code: 4706Campus: Tempe
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Gregory Collins 雷轲林 is an Industrial Sinologist with expertise in global supply chain & operations strategy and supply chain finance. Over 20 years of experience in China and Asia-Pacific countries with senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Flex, and Gerber Scientific. Since 2006, Professor Collins is founder and Chief Supply Chain Officer of The Lakeline Group, the Shanghai-based firm specializing in reshoring / nearshoring, private equity investment, and consulting. He has worked with boards, management teams, and supply chains in over 30 countries and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
A pioneer in China’s supply chain development, Professor Collins moved to Changsha, Hunan in 1992. He led China and Asia-Pacific outsourcing at Microsoft Corp and supply chain and operations at Flextronics, as well as global supply chain and operations at Gerber Technology.
Professor Collins has been awarded with the Key of Shanghai and the 2008 Beijing Olympics Award, as well as being honored in the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) by Chinese President Hu Jin Tao in 2004.
Professor Collins currently teaches Supply Chain Strategy and Operations in the Undergraduate, MBA, and executive programs at WP Carey School of Business and Thunderbird School of Global Management. As the faculty director of the MBA program's SCM capstone course, he directs the graduate student consulting projects for Meta, Intel, Applied Materials, Sysco, Mayo Clinic, WL Gore, Starbucks, Virgin Galactic, and many others.
Recent Teaching Awards:
- John W. Teets Outstanding Teaching Award, 2023
- WP Carey Advisor of the Year Award, 2023
- WP Carey "Business is Personal" Inclusive Teaching Award, 2021
Recent Publications:
- X-Shoring and the Rebalancing of Global Supply Chains. CAPS Research, Arizona State University, July 2023
Gregory Collins 雷轲林 holds an MBA in Supply Chain Management from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a BA from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He studied Chinese at Thunderbird School of Global Management and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science at the University of Chicago.
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
IVD 661 | Innovation Studio V |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
DSC 590 | Reading and Conference |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 493 | Honors Thesis |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 502 | Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 593 | Applied Project |
SCM 502 | Operations and Supply Mgmt |
2018 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SCM 479 | Supply Chain Strategy |
SCM 502 | Operations and Supply Mgmt |
SCM 502 | Operations and Supply Mgmt |
SCM 502 | Operations and Supply Mgmt |
- Huawei (China, Netherlands, Hungary, Brazil)
- ZTE (China, Brazil)
- Procter & Gamble (China)
- Applied Materials (USA)
- SK Foods (USA)
- Sysco Foods (USA)
- Virgin Galactic (USA)
- Nestle (China)
- Meta / Facebook (USA)
- WL Gore (USA)
- Intel Corp (USA)
- Dell Computer (USA)
- Mondelez Corp (USA)
- Canadian Pacific Railroad (Canada)
- Teleplan (Germany, Netherlands, Czech Rep, China, Mexico)
- Saft Power Systems (France, Romania)
- Gerber Scientific Inc (China, USA)
- The Lakeline Group (Shanghai, China)
- Terranet AB (Lund, Sweden)
- Anavate Partners (Scottsdale, AZ)
- EarthEn (Tempe, AZ)
- American Chamber of Commerce (Shanghai)
- Center for Asian Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder
- Founder & Chief Supply Chain Officer, The Lakeline Group (Shanghai, Hong, Kong, & USA)
- Corporate Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia-Pacific (Shanghai, China & Singapore)
- Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Operations, Gerber Scientific Inc (Shanghai, China & USA)
- Vice President, Shanghai & North China Supply Chain & Operations, Flextronics (Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Changzhou, & Qingdao, China)
- General Manager, Shanghai & North China Operations, Flextronics (Shanghai, China)
- Manufacturing Operations Manager, Microsoft Corp (Shenzhen, China & Redmond, WA)
- X-Shoring and the Rebalancing of Global Supply Chains
- Reshoring & Nearshoring
- Global Supply Chain Strategy
- Operations and Supply Chain Management