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Art Van Bodegraven

 avan@theprogressgroup.com
614-336-0346


40+ years of consulting experience
with scores of companies
across dozens of industries
 Category expertise:
Supply Chain, Logistics, Productivity, and Information Systems.
Client experience:
Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) Consumer Products
Hirsh Company
Inland Steel
Quaker Oats
Stokely-Van Camp
Borden
Famous Footwear
American Can
Philip Morris
Kroger
 Kalmar AC
Karlshamns USA
Bank One
Louisville Trust Bank
Classic Chemicals
Berkel/U.S. Slicing
S.P.Richards
Baxter Healthcare
BellSouth
Sprint/North Supply
Carolina Mills
 Parkdale Mills
Spartan Stores
TechData
MissaBay
Hanes Printables
University of Louisville
Georgia Tech
Lucent (Avaya)
AutoZone
Bamboo Pipeline
GAP, Inc.

Oce Printing
Gordon Food Service
ISSC (IBM)
Lanier Worldwide
Murray, Inc.
USgift.com
SupeR-X Drugs
Wendy's International
Siemens Energy and Automation Avon (International)
Victoria's Secret Direct
CSCMP
USArmy Materiel Command

Specializing in:

  • Supply Chain Integration/Strategy/Design
  • Operations Productivity
  • Logistics Network Design
  • Third-Party Logistics
  • Time-Based Manufacturing
  • Process Reengineering
Project accomplishments:
  • Co-directed TPG’s supply chain redesign and implementation project with a $25 billion Regional Bell Operating Company

  • Led a comprehensive logistics diagnostic evaluation for the world’s largest (U.S.-based) cotton yarn spinner

  • Redesigned customer support/service parts supply chain for the #1 U.S. manufacturer of lawn & garden/outdoor recreation products

  • Managed a distribution center facility layout and utilization project for a $12 billion international apparel retailer

  • Redesigned customer service processes for a $8 billion international pharmaceutical company

  • Restored transportation (fleet) performance to profitability (from multi-million dollar losses) for a mid-sized textile company
  • Facilitated the development of technology and layout templates for distribution facility design anywhere on the planet for a major global cosmetics company
  • Developed concepts and techniques to elevate distribution facility performance and throughput for the leading intimate apparel company
  • Led a fast-response analysis of supply and supply chain issues and opportunities for non-combat military operations.
Published articles:
Extending the consulting definition of “have bag, will travel,” Art has toured Cuba and Vietnam to assess logistics issues in those countries. His white papers on those tours include observations on culture, cuisine, and geopolitics. Art has also been published in Warehousing Forum, Modern Material Handling, Material Handling Engineering and The Journal of Business Logistics.Art's monthly column, co-authored with Ken Ackerman, appears in DC Velocity magazine. His definitive book, Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management - An Essential Guide For 21st century Managers, was published in mid-2007.
Industry leadership:
Art recently retired as the six-term Chair of TPG's international arm, The Supply Chain Group AG. The SCG includes representation from Germany, Italy, France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Eastern Europe. He is a perennial speaker and Track Chair at CSCM and WERC national - and international - conferences. Art has co-produced Georgia Tech's Supply Chain Short Course and Global Supply Chain Program. He is the developer and principal presenter for CSCMP's pioneering workshops, Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management and Strategic Issues in Supply Chain Management.
Education:
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science degree

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