John Chase has been involved in Sales and Operations Planning since the mid-1980s, even before the name moved into common usage. His early involvement included forecasting sales, p...ver maisJohn Chase has been involved in Sales and Operations Planning since the mid-1980s, even before the name moved into common usage. His early involvement included forecasting sales, planning production, planning inventories and improving manufacturing processes for a fruit cannery, an apparel manufacturer and metal packaging company.
Since that time, John has continued his hands-on work in the field as a consultant to companies in the food and dairy, agricultural produce, automotive, steelmaking, petrochemical, mining, consumer goods and telecommunications industries. He has worked with companies in 10 countries around the globe.
John has also led Supply Chain Management teams for two major consulting firms: Ernst & Young and KPMG Consulting (BearingPoint).
John's experience is rounded-out by extensive practical involvement in Lean management and in selecting and managing the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for manufacturing businesses.ver menos