Background
Walden, Joseph Lawrence was born on October 2, 1956 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Lorenzo and Betty Jo (Miller) Walden.
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Conducting "business as usual" is out of step with today's rapid-fire, global economy. Velocity Management in Logistics and Distribution: Lessons from the Military to Secure the Speed of Business alerts commerce to the new reality that it must be more flexible and responsive in managing the unpredictability of its environment, particularly when it comes to the supply chain process. This comprehensive resource explains how to successfully migrate towards velocity management, which espouses replacing traditional reliance on mass quantities of inventory with receiving what is needed when it is needed - providing businesses with the ability to rapidly meet customers' ever-changing requirements. The velocity management paradigm is based on the highly successful example set by the United States Army, as illustrated by the author, a renowned speaker and retired colonel with more than 26 years of supply chain and leadership experience. He explains how the Army went from being mired in a mammoth, archaic, Cold War logistics infrastructure to achieving a lean, agile, world-class supply chain network. Chapters detail how this transition can be accomplished in the business arena. They relay aspects essential to achieving a successful supply chain: maintaining security, achieving velocity, and applying military theories, practices, and lessons learned. This invaluable and timely reference concludes with a summary of key themes and their relevant application to modern supply chains.
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Walden, Joseph Lawrence was born on October 2, 1956 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Lorenzo and Betty Jo (Miller) Walden.
Bachelor of Science in Rural Sociology, North Carolina State University, 1978. Master of Business Administration, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, 1988. Master of Science in Systems Management, Florida Institute of Technology, 1989.
Graduate, United States Air Force Command and Staff College, 1990. Graduate, United States Army/Command General Staff, 1992. Graduate, United States Air War College, 1997.
Master of Science in Strategic Planning, United States Army Command/General Staff College, 2001.
Commissioned United States Army, 1978, advanced through grades colonel, to date, supply platoon leader 25th Infantry division Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1979-1981, supply control officer, 1981-1982, installation supply officer Signal School Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1983, brigade logistics officer 2d Signal Brigade, 1983-1984. Company Commander Company B, 3rd Batallion, 2d Signal Brigade, 1984-1986. Logistics plans officer Combat Development, Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia, 1988-1989.
Chief general support United States Army Quartermaster School, 1989-1991. Assigned to the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1991-1992. Executive officer 19th Corps Materiel Management Center, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1992-1994.
Chief supply management 3D Corps Support Command, 1994-1995. Commander Materiel Management Center, Fort Irwin, California, 1995-1997. Program manager Logistics Reengring., Fort Lee, Virginia, 1997-1999.
Senior fellow advisory operational art Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1999-2000. Member faculty United States Army School Advanced Military Studies, 2000-2001. Commander national training Center Theater Support Command, Fort Irwin, California, 2001—2003.
Director School of Command Preparation, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 2003—2004. Executive director Supply Chain Research Institute, since 2004. Lecturer, supply chain management University Kansas, since 2009.
Member adjunct faculty St. Leo College, Fort Lee, 1988-1991. Member faculty City College of Chicago, 1994-1995, Webster University, since 2004. President Walden Fitness Systems, Fort Leavenworth, 1984-1992.
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Member Building Code Appeals Board, City of Hopewell, 1988-1991. Volunteer staff Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, 2001. Member The Association for Operations Management (certified fellow in production and inventory management), International Society of Logistics (demonstrared master logistician), Warehousing Education and Research Council (member education committee, director education, board directors 2008-2009), Material Handling Management Society, Virginia Association of the United States Powerlifting Federation (president 1989-1991), United States Golf Association, American Sunbathing Association, Fellowship Christian Athletes, Florida Sheriffs Association, San Diego Zoological Society, Association Quartermasters, Museum Tolerance, Save the Manatee Club.
Married Julia Kay Johnson, October 9, 1982. Children: Amber Marie, Bobbi Michelle.