Kenneth M. Rowe
President
ROWE ASSOCIATES INC.
Capabilities
A person with vision and insight, and an astute ability to identify and work with people at solving problems and developing skills of prevention. A consultant and a trainer with an outstanding record and national reputation.
Education
- BSIM - Northeastern University
- MBA - Northeastern University
Professional Career
Ken Rowe's business career reflects constant growth and challenge from a Buyer for a $3 million dollar electronics firm to Director of Purchasing for Parker Brothers Games. While at Parker Brothers, he established a world-wide network of suppliers and played a key role in assisting business organizations to meet greatly expanded production needs generated by their rapid growth. Ken developed effective tools for measuring, identifying, and controlling key factors that determined a suppliers' ability to provide quality, delivery, and price within the constraints of the marketplace.
Ken has been serving as an instructor for ISM since 1981. He has been instrumental in the development of the following public seminars that have endured as staples in the ISM catalog of offerings: 3 Day Fundamentals of Purchasing:Advanced Purchasing Techniques:How To Purchase Services:Purchasing And Supply Management Skills.President of his own consulting firm, Rowe Associates Inc., specializing in Purchasing and Materials Management, he has developed a Supply Fulfillment Operations Review program that is re-focusing the perspective for key executives. Its timeliness and effectiveness has created substantial demand. He has directed projects at ABCD, Inc., Albany International Research Company, Babbit Brothers Inc., C.R. Bard, Bentley College, Boston Whaler Inc., Brake & Electric Sales Corp., M.W. Carr & Co., Inc., Coulter Electronics Inc., Crown Service Systems, Inc., Data Instruments Inc., Davol Inc., E.G. & G Inc., Eaton Corp., General Electric Co., Haemonetics Corp., Houghton Mifflin Co., ITEK Optical Systems, ITT Corp., NEC America, H.K. Porter, Inc., Sprague Electric Co., Teradyne Inc., USCI, Wisconsin Power & Light Co., and countless others.
Society Activities
- American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
- Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
- Purchasing Management Association of Boston (PMAB)
Presentations, Invited Lectures and Publications
Over 1,000 talks, seminars and industrial short course presentations throughout the United States, Mexico, South America, and Europe. Has written numerous papers and chapters in handbooks.