Peter Thomas Email & Phone Number

Brampton

Toronto, Canada Area

• Was rehired to design a comprehensive seven-level SQL/Excel ERP system, which was extremely effective.• The only person to single-handed effectively schedule production• To date, five people are employed fulfilling the responsibilities I did single-handed

• Increased delivery performance by 20% in three months• First scheduler in 14 years to achieve nearly zero overtime, and eliminated 90% of expedites• Created a self-scheduling program that could create a 2 facility 5-day schedule in 60 minutes• Identified system issues that generated numerous situations and the solution should have generated a $1M+ inventory reduction

Toronto, Canada Area

• Achieved a 1 month, $1,000,000 inventory reduction by switching from traditional order point calculations to days-of-cover model.• Part of a team effort that achieved a 50%, $3,000,000 inventory reduction.• Eliminated $1,000,000 of outsourcing and overtime by developing a Rough-Cut Capacity Plan (RCP) program to forecast manufacturing requirements.• Developed numerous schedules, programs and reports which helped generate a 20%+ increase to delivery performance• Created a pre-scheduler that reduced the scheduling effort from six hours/day to two and dramatically increased customer service levels.• Designed a comprehensive summary program that would plan, expedite and communicate any issues to all users. ROI projected a $1M payback in soft & hard costs in the first year.

• Implemented bar code, scheduling & accounting software• Created Multi-dimensional reports for clients to tie sales orders, work orders, purchase orders and inventory together on one report• achieved a $500,000 inventory reduction for one one client in SMO inventory• reclaimed 33% for warehouse space which resulted in doubling the number or workstations and increased shelving capacity by 50% for a total contribution of $30M. • designed new workstations that had a 30% smaller footprint, 50% less cubic footage, but held 50% more materials (by attaining an 80% utilization and 127% efficiency) They also resulted in a 33% material handling reduction.• Created a models configurator - which will be hooked to Solid Works shortly

• $1,000,000 in overtime reduction by manufacturing the right parts at the right time• $2,500,000 (33%) inventory reduction while also increasing delivery performance from 60% to 98% (also eliminated 40% of packaging options, capped finished goods and created flexible inventory to satisfy demand where forecast was only 2% accurate)• Doubled Production & Inventory Control department productivity by reducing scheduling from 12 hours/day to 3 hours/day by creating comprehensive multi-dimensional programs and reports• Created a comprehensive reporting summary that evaluated the production of 600,000 pieces/month in 7 departments and 140 manufacturing resources to identify production issues• Reorganized the warehouse to reduce picking time and distance by 75% by locating high volume parts to best pick locations, consolidating customer specific parts, and compacting lower volume parts to minimize space• Attained 98% on-time fill rate

• Achieved a $1,000,000 inventory reduction• ·Maintained pricing matrixes for 30 production lines with 145 billion combinations; as a result, Customer Service Reps could more accurately and instantly quote on products, which also eliminating excessive invoicing errors.• Created Bill of Materials Processors/Configurators & scheduling programs to simplify work planning process• Part of a team that reclaimed 25% of plant floor space by decreasing storage requirements by 50% (installed drawers, moved racks), thus eliminating the need for a building expansion for 5 years and generating revenues of $42 million in the interim (it freed up sufficient space to secure extra revenues of $9 million per year)• Configured purchasing systems to hold inventory to a 7% growth while sales increased more than 50%• Catapulted Purchasing Dept. efficiencies by 250%, resulting in a 60% staff reduction; implemented new programs, reports, computers, and training

• Served on the MRP II implementation team• Established 98%+ inventory accuracy by creating focused teams to monitor inventory weekly• Teamed with the President and Plant Manager to work on reducing material costs; in 1 year, achieved a reduction of 33% on 50% of the purchased components worth $500,000 by introducing standardization, sourcing new vendors/components, kitting parts to eliminate pre-manufacturing processing and eliminating parts• Participated in the design of a PCB and remote that would generate $500,000 in savings and new revenues• Part of a manufacturing committee that increased efficiencies and utilization by 40% by investigating each process & reviewing each part to eliminate waste and implement improvements or re-design

Diplomas Of Management Studies/Operations

Cpim, Production & Inventory Control