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The CAPS Research Board of Trustees recently elected a leading supply management professional from the Industrial Manufacturing Industry, Michael Slomke, to serve as a Trustee. Slomke is Vice President, Global Sourcing for Honeywell Automation & Controls Solutions (ACS). Honeywell's largest business group, ACS is a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe and comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry.

CAPS Research is a globally recognized supply management research organization affiliated with the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM). The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting overall operating policies and procedures, and establishing key research programs.

Slomke is responsible for the global inbound supply chain including sourcing, procurement, and supplier quality for this $12.5B business group spanning 120 manufacturing plants in 24 countries. His organization has successfully integrated over 40 acquisitions since 2004. With experience in high-volume, high-mix and service businesses, Slomke's focus has been on leading organization transformations and deploying advanced strategic sourcing processes.

Prior to joining Honeywell, Michael served as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain at RR Donnelley from 2001 through 2004. He also held key leadership positions in the Supply Management organizations of Motorola's semiconductor and computer businesses from 1995 to 2001 and Honeywell's industrial, defense and avionics groups from 1985 to 1995.

About CAPS Research
CAPS Research (www.capsresearch.org) is a nonprofit research organization founded in 1986 to provide leading research to our strategic-minded corporate sponsors and to the public. Our mission is to work in partnership with a global network of executives and academics for the discovery and dissemination of strategic supply management knowledge and best practices. CAPS Research is jointly sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, the Institute for Supply Management™, and over 145 Global 1000/Fortune 500-size organizations.

SOURCE: Honeywell