Why is it that most lean and six sigma transformations are so complicated? All too often organizational transformations are loaded with tons of non value-added waste: status reports and senior management presentations that serve little or no purpose, training provided on tools that can’t or won’t be applied, unsustained and unsustainable changes made, flying people around the country or world, waiting for the right time or resources, long lists of assignments, window dressing. Applying seven wastes thinking to lean might make transformations a little easier.
Resource + Creativity + Freedom and a Process = Lean Sigma Success
Ed’s career spans 30 years with consulting concentration on supply chain optimization, logistics, transportation, and warehousing career. He has executive experience background in transportation and warehousing providing 3PL contract service solutions. He’s worked in manufacturing, retail and wholesale, pluming products, health care, transportation, consumer goods and electronics, chemicals, building materials, publishing, and automotive parts. Ed is author/compiler of “The Language of Logistics” publication.
Ed’s areas of expertise are:
- Global strategies around optimizing the supply chain
- Streamlining and optimization-network design
- Process improvements, supply chain components of warehousing and transportation
- Concentrated cost reduction projects
- Managing outsourcing initiatives for distribution/warehousing (RFP-RFQ) including pricing and contract negotiation, freight/transportation-all modes, carrier programs, dedicated carriage, and private fleet optimization.
Representative Clients: American Standard, Air BP, BASF, Carrier Corp., Honeywell, Batteries Plus, Exide, GNB, Perkin Elmer, Klockner Pentaplast, Banta, The New York Times, Pt. Semen Cibinong, Parksite, Trane, and Yamaha
Education and Associations:
- BA and Juris Doctor Degrees from the University of Maryland at College Park and Baltimore
- admitted to the practice of law in the State of Maryland and leverages this training when conducting outsourcing contract negotiations for clients.
John Trestrail delivers comprehensive consulting services to solve problems, drive out inefficiencies and improve supply chain performance. Using decision sciences methodology, Next Wave enables clients to improve strategic, tactical, and operational decision-making for complex supply chain operations—helping clients reduce costs, increase efficiency, improve customer service—and, ultimately, win more business.
John’s areas of expertise include:
- Business Process Improvement
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Operational Assessment
- Network Design, Modeling and Optimization
- Site Selection
- Transportation Assessment
- Supply Chain Benchmarking
- Supply Chain Software Assessment: WMS, TMS, Decision Support
Education and Associations
- B.A., International Studies (Middle East), Michigan State
- MBA, Decision Science (analytics), Georgia State University
- CPIM certified through APICS in SCM, production, and inventory control
- ASBA certified in cargo brokerage for ocean export.
Bruce Imel is a proven consultant in supply chain and technology management, with a successful track record of process improvement and cost reduction through the implementation of best practices in process and technology. Bruce has over ten years of experience in multi-site domestic and international supply chain management experience including responsibility for procurement, production planning, warehousing and distribution of global product line. Proven track record of implementing transformational change in both manufacturing and corporate environments. Successfully managed technology projects that have consistently delivered significant process improvement in the areas of supply chain collaboration, warehouse management, operations, procurement, engineering, plant maintenance and sales order management.
Bruce’s areas of expertise are:
- Managing multi-site systems implementation of many major business applications: UGS Team Center Engineering, SAP, Cadis PMX, Lotus Notes, AMAPSQ, MSA, CMMS, CanopyConnect
- Working with non U.S. multinational corporations, including many Japanese owned companies.
- Broad industry experience that includes process manufacturing, automotive, oil and gas, consumer products and pharmaceuticals.
Representative Clients: NEC, Iron Mountain, Honda, Devon Energy, Johnson & Johnson, BorgWarner and OsramSylvania
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