ATLANTA, GA, March 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Progress Group has announced the appointment of Stephen T. Hopper, PE, as Associate Partner. A specialist in supply-chain execution, Steve has helped dozens of Fortune 1000 clients drive down their operating costs and boost the performance of their people, inventory, facilities, equipment, material handling systems, and information technology. Hopper's strength is streamlining warehousing and distribution operations to improve efficiency, customer service, and cost-effectiveness. His core capabilities include:
• Conception, modeling, analysis, design, and reengineering of warehousing and distribution operations and business processes
• Strategic distribution network planning
• Distribution center planning, design, and process improvement
• Economic evaluation and justification of alternative solutions
• Design, estimation, specification, selection, and implementation of material handling systems and supply-chain information systems such as WMS and LMS
• Improvement of labor productivity, resource utilization, and customer service levels
• Reduction of inventory
"I'm thrilled to join forces with The Progress Group," says Hopper. "My new associates are among the most knowledgeable, experienced, and highly respected supply-chain professionals on the planet, and the firm's reputation of client satisfaction is unmatched in the industry. It's a real honor to be a member of this great team."
Steve comes to The Progress Group from Inviscid Consulting, which he founded in 2004. Steve also held key roles with Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), RedPrairie, Retek Logistics (now part of Oracle Corporation), and Deloitte's Garr Consulting logistics practice. He earned a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (BIE) degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
The Progress Group, LLC, is an independent management-consulting firm that makes change happen in supply-chain operations. Founded in 1991, the firm specializes in solving problems in and improving the performance of warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, and logistics operations in a variety of industries. For more information, visit http://www.theprogressgroup.com.
The Progress Group Names Steve Hopper as Associate Partner
The supply-chain consulting firm that makes change happen expands its robust team of supply-chain experts, adding an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience.
2011-03-13
ELSE PRESS RELEASES FROM THIS DATE:
KTLA-TV Selects 'my-Ditto Business Network Server' as its File- Sharing and Storage Solution
2011-03-13
Dane-Elec, a global leader in digital storage solutions, announced today that KTLA-TV is now using the company's award winning my-Ditto Business Network Server to share and store digital assets. KTLA's implementation of the my-Ditto Business Network Server further illustrates Dane-Elec's leadership in providing businesses with an inexpensive network storage solution that doesn't compromise on "enterprise-level" features and benefits.
EVENT NOTE: MacMall and Dane-Elec will be hosting Small Business Storage Seminars on March 15th at the Torrance MacMall and March 17th ...
Green Glue Brings Soundproofing Functionality to Aesthetic Design
2011-03-13
Architects and builders looking to specify both the safest and most effective materials in their designs and construction have a compelling new choice in soundproofing. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) has announced the company's innovative Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound - already one of the most environmentally friendly soundproofing products available - has been recognized for use by independent testing authorities including Underwriters Laboratory and American Society for Testing and Materials.
Over the past months, the Green Glue Noiseproofing Compound ...
PetTravelCenter.com Carries Akoma Dog Products on Website
2011-03-13
PetTravelCenter.com announced today that it will provide Minnesota-based Akoma Dog Products on its site, including the Hound Warmer Heated Dog Bed.
The Hound Warmer Heated Dog Bed has a waterproof heating pad and doubles as a car seat heater.
"The heated dog bed is perfect for overnight stays at hotels and traveling on cold fall or winter days," said Tom James, president of PetTravelCenter.com. "We're happy to carry the Akoma brand on our site and to be able to offer this product for stay at home dogs that need that extra comfort, as well as for pooches on the go ...
No Bragging Rights Announce Canadian Dates With Farewell To Freeway
2011-03-13
Southern California Melodic Hardcore band NO BRAGGING RIGHTS will be touring Canada in late April and all throughout May with Victory Records artist Farewell To Freeway. The latest dates are posted below and additional dates will be posted on the official No Bragging Rights Facebook page.
Apr 27, 2011 - London, ON (CA) @ Music Hall Lounge
Apr 29, 2011 - Guelph, ON (CA) @ Club Vinyl w/ Farewell To Freeway
Apr 30, 2011 - Toronto, ON (CA) @ The Grange Hall
May 1, 2011 - Kingston, ON (CA) @ Next Church Hall w/ Farewell To Freeway
May 2, 2011 - Gatineau, QC (CA) @ Warehouse ...
FEECO International Commemorates 60 Years in 2011!
2011-03-13
FEECO International, Inc. was founded in 1951, developing solutions for the fertilizer industry and has grown over the years by offering equipment and solutions to companies worldwide in a variety of industries. Feeco works hard to create usable solutions from wastes that would normally go into landfills. Some amazing transformations include turning sludges into organic-based fertilizer, clays and saw dust into cat litter, valuable metal recovery from spent batteries, fuel pellets from petroleum coke dust, tar sand and the list goes on and on.
The FEECO team is proud to ...
It's a Party! League of Women Voters of Bergen County to Celebrate 91st Birthday & Women's History Month
2011-03-13
The League of Women Voters of Bergen County invites members and friends to celebrate the League's 91st birthday and Women's History Month on Sunday, March 13, 2 to 4 p.m., at the Park Ridge Community Center, 53 Park Avenue, Park Ridge, New Jersey. The entrance to the library on the lower level should be used.
A representative from the New Jersey League of Women Voters' board of directors will attend. At last year's event, celebrants reviewed the League's proud history and accomplishments. As the League approaches the century mark, the organization seeks guests' ideas ...
Consumer Tax Advocate Provides Tips on Free Tax Filing Options
2011-03-13
TurboTax's consumer tax advocate, Rich Preece, recently released a new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ihbIMpNVQ) offering tips on free tax filing options to not only help tax procrastinators easily and accurately file their tax return before the deadline but also to ensure they get the biggest possible refund on their taxes.
With April 15th just a few weeks away, it's time for all those tax procrastinators to start gathering together their tax documents. But just because you have waited until the last minute to file doesn't mean that you have to leave money ...
CSG|PR Spins Out Mortgage and Banking Public Relations Practice
2011-03-13
CSG|PR, an influencer relations agency serving leading organizations in the Education, Financial Services, Health & Wellness, Clean Tech & Environmental Sustainability, Corporate Training & Talent Management, and Consumer Products on a Mission, today announced the official spin out of its Mortgage & Banking Practice.
Previously a segment of the firm's Financial Services group, the new Mortgage & Banking Practice brings greater focus to an already robust roster of clients that have included organizations such as BancVue, CheckingFinder.com, Berkery Noyes and First Western ...
Companies buy Refurbished PBX phones from Dotcom Computers Inc with Warranties to Cut Cost
2011-03-13
Many companies have found they can cut IT costs and save money on many products ranging from servers to IP phones by searching the secondary market, including eBay and refurbished item dealers like Dotcom Computers. Fred Tardie, CEO of dcomcomputers.com, says "companies can buy refurbished Inter-tel phones from my website at almost ¼ the cost of buying the phones new directly from Inter-tel."
The website is currently offering an additional 10% off discount if you call before placing an order. Dotcom Computers also offers savings on other brands ranging from Cisco, to ...
Value Energy Solutions Awarded Energy Efficient Lighting Retrofit Projects by Missouri Department of Transportation.
2011-03-13
) Value Energy Solutions, one of the largest lighting installation and lighting retrofit companies in the nation, recently was awarded an energy efficient lighting retrofit project for the Missouri Department of Transportation. MoDOT is responsible for providing Missouri with safe and modern roadways, bridges and transportation. In addition to maintaining the seventh largest state highway system in the country, MoDot is actively promoting safety, conservation, recycling and other community programs. It made sense for them to look for ways to lower energy costs and reduce ...
LAST 30 PRESS RELEASES:
Advancements in organ preservation: paving the way for better transplantation outcomes
Pitt study makes new insights into the origins of ovarian cancer
Topical steroid withdrawal diagnostic criteria defined by NIH researchers
CeSPIACE: A broad-spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes
Understanding the origin of magnetic moment enhancement in novel alloys
BU researchers develop computational tools to safeguard privacy without degrading voice-based cognitive markers
Breakthrough in rapid polymer nanostructure production
Artificial photosynthesis: Researchers mimic plants
Social disadvantage can accelerate ageing and increase disease risk
Breaking free from dependence on rare resources! A domestic high-performance permanent magnet emerges!
Symptoms of long-COVID can last up to two years after infection with COVID-19
Violence is forcing women in Northern Ireland into homelessness, finds new report
Latin American intensivists denounce economic and cultural inequities in the global scientific publishing system
Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds
Dramatic increase in research funding needed to counter productivity slowdown in farming
How chemistry and force etch mysterious spiral patterns on solid surfaces
Unraveling the mysteries of polycystic kidney disease
Mother’s high-fat diet can cause liver stress in fetus, study shows
Weighing in on a Mars water debate
Researchers ‘seq’ and find a way to make pig retinal cells to advance eye treatments
Re-purposed FDA-approved drug could help treat high-grade glioma
Understanding gamma rays in our universe through StarBurst
Study highlights noninvasive hearing aid
NASA taps UTA to shape future of autonomous aviation
Mutations disrupt touch-based learning, study finds
Misha lived in zoos, but the elephant’s tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations
Eat better, breathe easier? Research points to link between diet, lung cancer
Mesozoic mammals had uniform dark fur
Wartime destruction of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine has long-term environmental consequences
NIH’s flat 15% funding policy is misguided and damaging
[Press-News.org] The Progress Group Names Steve Hopper as Associate PartnerThe supply-chain consulting firm that makes change happen expands its robust team of supply-chain experts, adding an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience.