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Chuck LaMacchia

 clamacchia@theprogressgroup.com
513-604-6264
Partner
 10 years consulting experience

"Chuck’s analytical skills and common sense helped us design a creative, yet practical, supply chain for our parts distribution. We didn’t hesitate to bring Chuck along when we looked at our supply chains around the world."

Glenn Coller
Senior Planning Manager
Strategy, Launch & Execution – Parts Supply & Logistics
Ford Customer Service Division
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 Supply Chain Strategy and Improvement
Client experience:
Ford Motor Company
 Noland Company
 Pfizer
 Lever Brothers
 Quaker Oats

Specializing in:

  • Supply Chain Strategy & Design
  • Inventory Management
  • Forecasting and Demand Management
Recent projects:
  • Supported United States and European supply chain redesign for multi-billion parts distributor.
  • Developed supply chain network and improvement strategy for $500 M industrial distributor.
  • Reduced inventory and capital expenses by $100 million for RBOC.
  • Developed improved forecasting and demand management process for multi-billion consumer products.
Published articles:
Chuck writes white papers on The Progress Group’s website and has been published in Transportation and Distribution magazine and APICS magazine.
Industry leadership:
Chuck is a frequent speaker with Georgia Tech’s Logistics Institute. In addition to active participation in APICS, he has been a speaker at the national convention. Chuck is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by APICS.
Education:
University of Cincinnati
M.S. Industrial Engineering

Cornell University
B.S. Operations Research

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