Background
Young, Richard Robert was born on July 18, 1946 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Frederick and Helen Mae (Smith) Young.
logistics and transportation educator
Young, Richard Robert was born on July 18, 1946 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of William Frederick and Helen Mae (Smith) Young.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Rider College, 1968. Master of Business Administration, State University of New York, Albany, 1971. Postgraduate, University Massachusetts, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1993.
Materials handling engineer Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company, Elmira, New York, 1968-1969. Manager customer service Cooper Laboratories, Wayne, New Jersey, 1971. Materials manager of contracts Sprague Electric Company, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1971-1975, manager corporation purchasing, 1975-1977.
Manager purchasing administration American Hoechst Corporation, Somerville, New Jersey, 1977-1980, manager group purchasing, 1980-1984. Manager group distribution Hoechst Celanese Corporation, 1984-1989. Instructor business logistics Pennsylvania State University, 1989—1993, assistant professor business logistics, 1994—2002, associate professor supply chain management, 2002—2007, director logistics executive program in Singapore University Park, 1996-2000.
Division head engineering, business and computer science Pennsylvania State University-Berks-Lehigh Valley College, 2002—2003. Associate professor supply chain management Pennsylvania State University-Capital College, Harrisburg, 2004—2007, professor supply chain management, since 2007, director Master of Business Administration programs, since 2006. Board directors Guildcraft Inc., York, Pennsylvania, vice-chairman, 1992-1994, chairman, 1995-2003.
Member advisory committee World Trade Institute, New York City, 1985-1998. Consultant industrial and service sector clients world-wide since 1995. External examiner School Business, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore, 2002-2003.
Member Fulbright German Studies Seminar, 2003. Senior research fellow Institute Supply Management, 2005. Member Journal Purchasing & Supply Management, since 2007, South African Journal Transportation & Supply Management, since 2005.
Board of directors Northern Berkshire Child Care Commission, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1972-1976. Member Union Township (New Jersey) Zoning Board, 1985-1989, vice chairman, 1989. V.p.Union Township Republican Club, 1983-1987.
Alternate member Hunterdon County (New Jersey) Republican Committee, 1987. Ordained Presbyterian elder. Fellow Chartered Institute Transport (United Kingdom).
Member Canada Association Logistics Management, Phillipsburg R.R. Historians (co-founder), Academy Management, DecisionSci. Institute, National Association Purchasing Management (certified), American Society Transportation and Logistics (sustaining associate examiner since 1989), Association for Psychological Type, World Futures Society, Masons, Delta Sigma Pi.
Married Mary Frances Braccio, November 27, 1971.