Sam Lampropoulos, MBA, BASc, PEng

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Sam Lampropoulos,
MBA, BASc, PEng
Professor

Biography

Sam Lampropoulos teaches logistics/supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain strategy and technology, purchasing management and operations management, both at George Brown College and at Ryerson University. He has served as a guide for logistics on About.com, has been a guest speaker at the International Warehousing and Logistics Association and manages a logistics consulting practice. At George Brown College in 2012, in conjunction with industry partners including the Supply Chain Management Association, Sam initiated the first Supply Chain Student Case Competition, which has since become a Canada-wide competition open to all universities and colleges.

A professional engineer with 20 years of industry and consulting experience, Sam holds a BASc in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and an MBA from York University. Sam has held management positions with Tibbett & Britten Group (now part of Exel Logistics), Loblaw Companies, The Gap and the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Academic Credentials

Master of Business Administration, Schulich School of Business, York University, 2002

Bachelor of Applied Science, Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 1994

Professional Engineer, Professional Engineers Ontario, 1998

Areas of Specialization

Supply Chain Management

Operations Management

Project Management

Areas of Expertise

Management Consulting

Supply Chain Strategy

Process Improvement

Career Highlights

2004-Present – Professor, George Brown College, Centre for Business

2004-Present – Principal Consultant, DC-Solutions

2001-2004 – Project Manager, Hudson’s Bay Company

2000-2001 – Technical Services Manager, Gap Inc

1998-2000 – Leader, Logistics Projects, Loblaw Companies Limited

1994-1998 – Industrial Engineer, Tibbett & Britten Group

Other Activities

Speaker – International Warehouse Logistics Association Annual Conference on the topic The Low Hanging Fruit of Warehouse Productivity, 2013

Member – Board of directors,  Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada, Toronto Chapter, 2007-2013

Initiator/Participant – Supply Chain Student Case Competition in conjunction with Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada and Exel Logistics, 2011-2012

Member – Logisticians Without Borders, a world organization for relief logistics development (WORLD). Completed project for Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, 2004-2007

Leader – Logistics Program Advisory Committee at George Brown College, 2004-2007

Faculty Advisor – For student-run business association, 2004-2007

Treasurer and Secretary – Canadian Society for Industrial Engineers, 2001-2004

Awards

Nominated for the 2008 George Brown College President's Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence

Living the Academic Strategy Award, George Brown College