About De Rose and Associates

About De Rose and Associates

DE ROSE AND ASSOCIATES is a pioneer in the development and implementation of Supply Chain Management. Long before it was known by that term, the concept was called Materials Management, and our founder Louis De Rose was Executive Director of the Materials Management Institute. With the expanding evolution of that concept into Supply Chain Management, Lou founded his own consultancy to serve a broader audience in a more hands-on capacity. In addition to working with senior management executives, De Rose Associates are all skilled and experienced professionals consulting with functional and operational management in the areas of:

Customer demand forecasting

Production and inventory planning and control

Logistics and physical distribution

Outsourcing

Purchasing

Contract Administration

Supply Chain Management team building

"Inefficiencies in the Supply Chain can waste up to 25% of a company’s operating costs, exerting a powerful negative impact on profits."

Our founder, Louis De Rose, is the author of three books relevant to the Supply Chain concept – “The Value Network”, “Value Selling”, and “How to Negotiate Purchase Prices”. He writes extensively for publications like Purchasing World, Electronic Buyers News, Electronic Components, and other professional and industry journals.

Lou has consulted with dozens of the FORTUNE 500, as well as midsize to small companies in the electronics, telecommunications, computer, medical supplies, and industrial product industries.

He is an internationally recognized expert in his field, and an accomplished public speaker. He has been a keynote speaker, and seminar and workshop leader for organizations such as the INSTITUTE OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, the AMERICAN PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL SOCIETY, and the INSTITUTE OF PRINTED CIRCUITS (IPC).

Lou is a former Professor and Chairman of the Business Management Department at FORDHAM UNIVERSITY and has taught at Cornell and Manhattan College, He is an Arbitrator on trade and contract disputes with the AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION and has served on the Procurement Advisory Committee of the UNITED STATES SENATE. He is a Certified Management Consultant with the INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS.