Dr. George Harris
DBA, C.P.M., C.P.C.M.
President
Education
Dr. Harris holds a DBA — NOVA Southeastern University, a B.S. (Business Management) from Georgetown University, and an M.B.A. (Government Procurement and Materials Management) from George Washington University.
Consulting and Training Experience
Since 1974, Dr. Harris has specialized in the areas of procurement, materials management, lean management and quality systems. He has established ways for companies to evaluate supply chain and quality/lean effectiveness. He has performed consulting and training services for clients in the food, electronics, metal fabrication, financial services, oil/gas, mining, and capital equipment industries as well as for public sector clients. He is an expert in the sourcing of transportation-related products and services such as rolling stock, Buy-America, construction, A&E services, and OEM parts.
Dr. Harris has written extensively on benchmarking, information technology systems, quality measurements, strategic direction setting and organizational structure and headcount analysis as components of overall client performance.
Dr. Harris has also led supply chain audits of complex organizations in the private and public sectors that purchase capital items, construction, engineering, services, information technology, land and buildings, rolling stock, parts, raw material, semiconductors, and subsystems.
Dr. Harris has directed or collaborated in the development and preparation of over 100 training programs in procurement, supply chain, quality, project management and contracting topics.
Certifications and Published Works
Dr. Harris is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM). Dr. Harris has written a book on negotiations titled “Negotiations: Six Steps to Success,” published by Prentice-Hall. He also authored two self-study courses for the American Management Association entitled “Fundamentals of Purchasing” and “Strategic Supply Management.”