Syracuse University’s Whitman School teams up with Syracuse Housing AuthorityOctober 13, 2005Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu
Before low-income residents of the City of Syracuse can move into safe and affordable housing, those apartments have to be brought up to standard. The Supply Chain Department in Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management has teamed with the Syracuse Housing Authority to create more effective means of storing and accessing housing equipment and supplies in order to successfully maintain those apartments.
The Supply Chain Department is assisting the Syracuse Housing Authority and architect James Oliver of RSA Architects, Inc., with developing a new warehouse to store its supplies, like faucets and smoke detectors. The department will also design a more efficient internal layout of the warehouse so supplies can be more easily accessed.
“The Syracuse Housing Authority maintains housing supplies for many of the low-income residents of the city,” says Patrick Penfield, director of the Whitman School’s Supply Chain Executive Management Programs. “The work they do and the apartments they provide and maintain are vital to many families in our community. The Supply Chain Department is thrilled to be able to help out.”
The new warehouse will be located on the corner of Burt and McBride streets. The warehouse and Syracuse Housing Authority serve approximately 2,500 elderly and family households in the city of Syracuse. Frederick Murphy, director of the Syracuse Housing Authority, says, “We look forward to implementing the designs submitted by the Supply Chain program, and we are hoping the new facility will help us provide better service at a better price.”
Whitman’s Supply Chain program was recently ranked as the 10th best program in the nation in a recent survey of academics and practitioners in Supply Chain Management Review. The Syracuse Housing Authority owns and manages 12 federally funded housing developments, in addition to managing two buildings owned by the city.
Beth Egan, associate professor of advertising in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the CNY Central story “Syracuse University to rename the Carrier Dome – what name would fans choose?” Egan, who specializes in strategic communications and advertising, discussed why…
We want to know how you experience Syracuse University. Take a photo and share it with us. We select photos from a variety of sources. Submit photos of your University experience using #SyracuseU on social media, fill out a submission…
Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the Diet Soap Media Podcast episode “Can the Working Class End PMC Environmentalism?” Huber, who studies climate politics, discussed his new book that unpacks the failures…
Jenny Breen, associate professor of law in the College of Law, authored the Common Dreams opinion piece “The ‘Raw Judicial Power’ of Samuel Alito Is an Attack on Dignity, Autonomy, and Progress.” Breen, who teaches Constitutional law, discussed the leak…
An art installation created by Sam Van Aken, associate professor of studio arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was featured in the Thrillist story “Governors Island’s New Orchard Is a Treasure Trove of Rare Fruits.” Van Aken, who…
If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.
