Bob Stahl is an S&OP Expert, author and educator. He has worked with some of the world's finest companies, including:
| * Homac Corporation |
* Eclipse, Inc. |
| * Film Tec |
* Tiffany |
| * Newell Rubbermaid |
* KVH Industries |
| * Dow Chemical Co. |
* V&M Star |
| * Jostens Corporation |
* Sara Lee |
| * Image Point |
* Among others |
Bob Stahl's more than thirty years of manufacturing experience give him a unique ability to influence operational excellence. While holding line management positions in industry, Bob's efforts contributed to improvements in ROI from 8% to 48%. Since leaving industry in 1981, Bob has helped many companies in varied environments make similar improvements in their performance, crafting an implementation method that is low cost, low risk, and high impact. This approach is explained in the six books Bob has co-authored with Tom Wallace.
Bob holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Villanova University, was certified (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) in 1980, and is recognized by Who's Who in America. He is a frequent keynote speaker at corporate meetings, professional society conferences, regional & national seminars, and chapter meetings. Bob was awarded the distinction of Best Conference Speaker at an International Conference attended by over five thousand people. He also is an inaugural member of APICS - Seminar 1 Speaker Hall of Fame.
Bob heads the consulting practice for T. F. Wallace & Company. He can be reached directly at: RStahlSr@aol.com 508/226-0477
Assisting Bob in our consulting activites are Bill Kerber and Tony Zampello, whose biographies follow.
About Bill Kerber
Bill Kerber specializes in Executive Sales and Operations Planning and Lean Manufacturing. In his more than thirty years of industry and consulting experience, he has worked with the following companies, among others:
• AT&T • Hamilton Sundstrand • Raychem • Avery Dennison • Murray • Sunnen • Black & Decker • Philips Electronics • Viking Pump • Engineered Mat'l Solutions • Price-Pfister • and others
He has been a key member of many projects which have delivered significant operating results, such as improving inventory turns from four per year to 45 per year in an entire product line, improving customer service by 10 percentage points while simultaneously reducing inventory, and reducing lead time through several value streams by over 50 percent.
Bill is currently a faculty member at the Lean Enterprise Institute, the worlds leading educational organization focusing on Lean Manufacturing. Bill is a Dale Carnegie graduate and has spoken to numerous professional and technical groups, including APICS International Conferences, the QAD User Conference, the Bull Users Society, the Computer Associates Applications Conference, and many chapter meetings.
Bill received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and received his APICS Fellow level certification in 1991.
Bill and Bob Stahl are currently at work on a book about managing demand variation in value streams. The goal is to extend the Lean concepts created at Toyota into a broader spectrum of the manufacturing world while bringing into focus one of the primary concepts of the Toyota Production System: Level production, or linearity.
Bill can be reached at: Bill@HighMixLean.com - 856-220-7257
About Tony Zampello
Following a long career in manufacturing management, Tony now serves as a consultant, educator, and trainer to the manufacturing industry. He's been involved for over thirty years in a broad range of industries, product types, and market environments. He has held senior management positions with Engelhard, Hasbro, and Schroff, and has consulted with Vermont Castings, Rolls Royce, JR Music Supply, and Tiffany among others.
During his long tenure in industry, Tony has managed a wide range of initiatives, including: S&OP and ERP implementations, lead time reduction projects, offshore sourcing efforts, project management and inventory reduction programs. His over thirty years of experience give him a broad perspective in his consulting and teaching work.
Tony has been active in APICS for over twenty years, and holds the following certifications:
• Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
• Integrated Resources Management (CIRM).
He has held various leadership positions in APICS, including: Northeast District Director [2009 and 2010] ,VP Region 1, Finance Committee Member, International Board of Directors, and President of the Providence Chapter and New Bedford Chapters. He's served on the Seminar 1 Board of Directors, and is an APICS certification instructor. In addition, Tony has taught as an adjunct professor at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
He holds an Associates Degree in Applied Science from Union County Technical Institute and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Seton Hall University.
Tony can be reached at: z@zampelloandassociates.com - 401-568-6556