Brian D. Hancock

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates general merchandise retail discount stores. Its products are categorized under consumables, home products, apparel and accessories, and seasonal and electronic products. The company's consumables category products include household chemicals, paper products, food, health and beauty aids, hardware and automotive supplies, pet food and supplies. Its home products include domestics, which include blankets, sheets and towels, housewares, giftware, home décor. The company's apparel and accessories category products include men's, women's, boys' and girls, and infants' clothing shoes and fashion accessories. Its seasonal and electronics products category include toys, stationery and school supplies, seasonal goods, personal electronics, which include pre-paid cellular phones and services. The company was founded by Leon Levine in November 1959 and is headquartered in Matthews, NC.

Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company. The firm also engages in the freight rail transportation business operating through a single coordinated rail network. It focuses on the growing north/south freight corridor connecting key commercial and industrial markets in the central United States with major industrial cities in Mexico. The company was founded by Arthur E. Stilwell in 1887 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Schneider Logistics, Inc. provides trucking, transportation and logistics services. Its supply chain services include transportation management, freight brokerage, air/ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, transloading and distribution, supply chain management, supply chain advisory services, and freight audit and payment (Europe). Schneider Logistics was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

The Martin-Brower Co. LLC distributes and supplies grocery products. The firm also provides delivery services, inventory management, product sourcing, warehousing, training, safety, and financial modeling. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV engages in the provision of rail transportation services in the commercial corridor of the Mexican railroad system. The rail lines transport chemical and petroleum, industrial and consumer, agricultural and mineral, intermodal, and automotive and energy products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mexico City.

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is a professional association that has been dedicated to advancing and disseminating research and knowledge on supply chain management for 60 years. The non-profit company is based in Lombard, IL. With over 8,500 members from 65 countries, representing nearly all industry sectors, government, and academia, the organization provides networking opportunities, cutting-edge research, and professional educational opportunities.