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Ann M. Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics, has been selected by the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University to receive the 2012 Alumni Merit Award. The award is presented to a Kellogg graduate who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in a field of endeavor and whose accomplishments reflect credit on Northwestern University. Ms. Drake earned an MBA from Kellogg in 1984 and became CEO of DSC in 1994.

As DSC CEO, one of Drake's first initiatives was to transform the company, originally founded in 1960 as Dry Storage Corporation, from an extended family of 22 companies to a dynamic supply chain partner operating as one entity, under one name – DSC. She also introduced a strategy and structure known as sense-and-respond to enable greater flexibility, proactive problem-solving, and achievement of customers’ business goals, such as reducing costs, improving service, transforming business processes, and facilitating growth and change.

Since Drake became CEO, DSC has grown to be one of the nation’s leading supply chain management companies, with a nationwide network of integrated logistics and supply chain management operations. The core of DSC’s business is collaborative partnerships with major companies in a variety of industries, including grocery and consumer goods, health care and medical devices, electronics, paper, and others.

Among the honors she has received for her business leadership are being named “Industry Leader of the Year “ in 2009 by the Illinois institute of Technology; a logistics and supply chain management “Rainmaker” by DC Velocity magazine; and a “Pro to Know” for three years in a row by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. In addition to her DSC leadership, Drake serves on the board of directors of A.M. Castle & Company and the board of directors of the Committee of 200 (C200), an international organization of prominent business women. She also serves as vice president of the Business Advisory Council of Northwestern University's Transportation Center and has been involved for many years with the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Brookings Institution, including serving as part of a Brookings delegation that traveled to Germany to study transportation and governance.

Northwestern’s Alumni Merit Awards, presented to one alumnus from each of Northwestern’s 11 undergraduate and graduate schools, will be held Saturday, March 3, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago.

About DSC Logistics

DSC Logistics, a leading supply chain management company, focuses on designing, integrating, managing, and adapting supply chain solutions. DSC capabilities as a Lead Logistics Partner (LLP) and third-party provider (3PL) include supply chain analysis and design, network optimization and management, Logistics Center management, transportation management and consolidation, business process integration, supply chain visibility, and value-added services. In today’s environment, filled with rapid and unpredictable change, DSC helps customers achieve their goals by being ready for anything!

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