By conceiving and deploying new organizational design(s): DTC supported a major food processing technology OEM by leading several change events that strengthened its balance sheet while re-structuring the manufacturing leadership.

• Reduced manufactured and purchased cost variances by 40% and 25% respectively by instituting new “make versus buy”, forward planning, and re-shoring processes
• Reduced part production lead-time by 33% and improved on-time delivery performance 37% through the application of lean sigma and quick-response manufacturing practices
• Serving as Interim Site Director, enabled client firm to avoid replacing a several Vice President roles, while leading manufacturing operations to its highest output in four (4) years

Strategic change management consultation and leadership development: DTC assisted a pharmaceutical packaging automation firm with organizational design, a reduction in their supply chain complexity, and developing new elements of value-add for their customers.

• Assisted client in developing an organizational design that permitted the sustained elimination of a layer of operations management through team concepts and empowerment
• Reduced product lead-time by 25% and importation costs nearly 45% by developing a plan to eliminate third-party involvement on a private labeled product from Asia
• Developed new capabilities for final product configuration that reduced customer request response times from weeks to days, while reducing inventory exposure through a postponement strategy

Board participation: Acting as interim COO and Board member for a small pharmaceutical packaging device OEM, developed domestic and international distribution agreements to both broaden the client’s product offering and extend the sales and service of client’s own products.

• Managed co-development agreements to leverage and license client’s key technology in related applications and industries
• Drove internal operational excellence efforts to control operating costs during 3 years of progressive revenue growth

We are willing and able to quickly immerse ourselves in your business; behaving and being perceived as a stakeholder. Our process entails identifying opportunity areas, co-developing improvement plans, and attaining agreement. This is followed by “hands-on” devotion to execution and closure in order to ensure sustainable implementation of improvements and growth/development.

New product introduction and commercialization: As interim COO for a fully funded start-up was responsible for the new product introduction of hardware for a unique point-of-use storage and deployment system of medical devices (implants) and instruments to achieve a beta testing opportunity with a major hospital network.

Design and implementation of standardized manufacturing models: As Program Manager for a large multi-national food processing equipment manufacturer, delivered on-time and under budget a euro 7.0 million regionalization project. Oversaw the transfer of manufacturing and supply-chain from Iowa to an existing north Georgia location. Shut-down of the mid-west factory was followed by establishment of new innovation, product management, laboratory and general administrative offices to continue customer-facing activities in the region.

Strategic supply chain development: Working as Operations Advisor for an emerging home healthcare company (round B funded) led the supply-chain and commercialization process of a FDA class-2 medical device to support volume manufacturing capacity within 6 months of launch. Developed contracts and selected partners for raw materials, third-party logistics, contract manufacture, and reverse logistics.

Operations Development: Provided operational excellence audit services and kaisen blitz, with recommendations for area improvements for a large pharmaceutical packaging device division. Scope of work included design engineering, supply partners, on-site manufacture, quality systems and field service support. The successful execution of several improvements (in part) supported the sale of this business unit to private equity.

DTC Solutions has assisted several clients in the design and successful deployment of supply-chain organizations by identifying the company’s strategic talent needs relative to their operations goals, assessing the resources available, and empowering clients to drive resource initiatives.

In addition to custom programs, our APICS Certified Instructor regularly conducts programs in Supply chain, Global procurement, Lean Enterprise, and Sales & Operations planning with several channel partners.

• Partnering with our local APICS Triangle Chapter, we frequently deliver both public and private Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) preparation courses
• Working with LEORON, a large adult education provider, we have conducted workshops and provided subject-matter instruction for supply chain professionals utilizing both self-developed and APICS materials in the Middle East
• Our collaboration with SCM Trainer, LCC. is providing even greater opportunity in Europe & North America for providing both e-learning and Instructor-led offerings

Lets discuss how DTC can assist you to form and engage cross functional teams to yield lasting continuous cooperation while gaining crucial technical skills and certifications in the Supply Chain body of knowledge and beyond.