THOMAS L. TANEL, C.P.M., CTL, CCA, CISCM, has an international reputation as a Subject Matter Expert, Consultant, and Seminar Leader in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Procurement, and Transportation and Warehousing.With over 30 years of experience, he offers a seasoned perspective on purchasing, supply management, and logistics through his line, teaching, staff, and consulting positions.
Mr. Tanel is President, CEO, and founding Principal of CATTAN Services Group, Inc., a logistics advisory, counseling and training firm and is a consultant with the International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute.Designated as a Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager by the Institute of Supply Management, Thomas is currently Vice Chair for the ISM¡¯s Logistics and Transportation Group.He has previously served as Director of Seminars for ISM¡¯s Transportation Group, holds NAPM-New Jersey¡¯s Certificate of Service, and has held many key offices for the Purchasing Management Association (PMA) of Central Jersey.Tom has served as a member of both the American Purchasing Society¡¯s Executive Committee and Education Committee.Additionally, Mr. Tanel is a Certified Cost Analyst through the Institute of Cost Analysis, a Professional Member of the World Future Society, and a member of the Freight Transportation Consultants Association, as well as a member of the Association of Professional Materials Handling Consultants.
Having been Certified in Transportation and Logistics, he has served as Director of Education for the American Society of Transportation and Logistics.He is a recipient of a number of prestigious honors, including the Transportation Management Field Award and the Physical Distribution Field Award, bestowed by the Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE), as well as the Advanced Professional Designation in Logistics Management, jointly conferred by the Air Force Institute of Technology and SOLE.He is a Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences and named in the International Supply Chain Management Who¡¯s Who.Mr. Tanel holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. John¡¯sUniversity and a MBA with concentration in logistics from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Some of the organizations that have benefited from Mr. Tanel's assistance include: Alumax Building Products; American Chrome and Chemical; Bear Creek Corp.; Bell Atlantic Mobile; Brach & Brock; Chatsworth Products; City of Henderson, NV; Cooper Lighting; County of Loudon, VA; CTI Logistx/TNT; DTE Energy Services; Eastman Chemicals; Elizabethtown Gas Co.; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Gilroy Foods; Glaxo Wellcome; Halliburton Energy Services; JC Penney; Los Angeles County of Public Works; Maxus Energy; McCormick & Co.; Metals USA; Mobil Oil Corp.; Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.; Naval Supply Systems Command; NEXTEL; NORTEL; Olympic Steel; Oregon Health Sciences University; The Original Honeybaked Ham Co.; PDVSA Services, Inc.; PWC Logistics; Republic National Bank; Rockefeller Group; Rohm & Haas; Sandia National Laboratories; Siemens (various companies); SINOPAC; Southern Nuclear Operating Co.; Southwest Airlines; State of Alabama Highway Dept.; Taylor Packing Co.; Temple-Inland Industries; Town of Brookhaven, NY;UNISOURCE; United Airlines; Vestel Electronics; Virginia Power and Electric; and Weyerhauser.Tom is a seasoned, global veteran with experience spanning the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the CaribbeanBasin, Europe, Middle East, South America, and the Far East.
Tom Tanel has conducted over 600 lectures and seminars for colleges and universities, NAPM/ISM affiliates, professional associations and societies, and in-company clients, as well as for the American Management Association.A respected practitioner, his more than 50 articles and insights have appeared in Distribution, Executive Business, Inbound Logistics, Logistics Spectrum, Manufacturer's Mart, Materials Management and Distribution, Professional Purchasing, Purchasing Magazine, Purchasing Management Digest, Purchasing World, Supplier Management and Selection Report, Traffic World, and Transportation and Distribution, to name a few.
