Professional Capabilities

3300 Highlands Parkway, Suite 170; Smyrna, GA 30082 ~ 678.842.9114 ~ www.johnsonstephens.com

Atlanta ~ Nashville ~ Newark

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Experience • Our team has provided assistance to over 250 facilities during

a combined 200 years of service.

• Our professionals have Operations Management and Industrial Engineering experience as both clients and consultants

• Organizations served include:

• Specialty Retailers

• Department Store Retailers

• E-commerce & Direct to Customer Fulfillment

• Omni-channel Retailers

• Wholesalers

• Consumer Products Companies

• Third Party Logistics

• Furniture & Electronics Retailers

• Manufacturers

• Non-profit and Government Entities

• Sizes of organizations we have served range from small non-profit organizations to Fortune 100 retailers and consumer products companies

Associations with

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Capabilities & Services Strategic Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Network Optimization Site Selection and Economic Incentives Assessment/Negotiation Diagnostic Operations Review Transportation Analysis & Management Services 3PL Selection Assistance

Distribution Center Design & Engineering Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Systems Design Material Handling Equipment Specifications Supplier Proposal & Selection Management MHE Implementation Management WMS Selection & Implementation Construction Management & Administration

Labor Management Systems & Lean Improvement SUCCEEDsm Labor Management Systems (LMS) including Engineered Productivity Standards Bonus Reward$sm - Wage Incentive Compensation Plan SUCCEEDsm Scoreboard Communication Systems LEAN Improvement Initiatives Best Practices & Standard Operating Procedures Implementation Operations Management Training – The SUCCEEDsm Workshop

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Recent Clients Specialty & Department Store Retailers

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Recent Clients Direct to Customer & E-commerce Fulfillment

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Recent Clients Furniture, Electronics & Bedding Retailers

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Recent Clients Third Party Logistics (3PL)

GILBERT

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Recent Clients Wholesale/Manufacturing/Other

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Mission • practical, interactive supply chain operations consulting assistance

• cost effective, service efficient solutions

• highest level of quality

• leadership actively involved in every project

• provide the how-to in implementing supply chain operations solutions, not merely providing recommendations

• fixed fees approach to services

• “stick to our knitting” – retail, eCommerce, Omni channel retail, wholesale, 3PL, consumer products

• committed to the professional and personal well-being and growth of our associates

• our consultants live a balanced life which provides more experienced and knowledgeable client service

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Leadership Sandy Stephens, Principal

25+ years experience in distribution & operations consulting, operations management, and production planning

Broad experience in logistics network optimization, material handling equipment (MHE) systems design & implementation, labor management programs, process improvement / Lean distribution, and site selection. Sandy has provided assistance to many specialty retail, grocery, department store, wholesale, E-commerce fulfillment, omni-channel retail, and consumer products distributors.

Designer of over 60 distribution facilities in 20 states

Completed Labor Management Systems including over 10,000 workers

Developed logistics network strategic plans & optimization for over 30 companies

Co-author of the SUCCEEDsm Management Training Workshop

Author of REWARD$ - A Look at Bonus Compensation in the Distribution Center as published by WERC

Author of Realize Benefits from a Viable Slotting Strategy published by WERC

Author of Distribution Networks Under Review published by WERC

Speaker at the ProMat, NCOF, & WERC

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Management, Georgia Institute of Technology - 1987

Steve Johnson, Principal

25+ years experience in operations consulting, industrial engineering management, operations management, and facility design/construction

Extensive project experience in distribution & logistics strategic planning, engineered productivity improvement, labor management programs, Lean distribution, material handling equipment (MHE) systems design & implementation, eCommerce fulfillment, omni-channel retail, and site selection.

Developed and implemented Labor Management Systems in over 70 distribution centers

Designed and implemented over 65 new or renovated distribution centers

Provided logistics network strategic plans for over 25 companies

Speaker at NA2008, 2010; WERC 2009, 2011, 2012; NCOF 2007, 2011; Operations Summit 2012, 2013; SEDC 2012

Professional & Service activities include: Chairman, The University of the South Dual Degree Engineering Program Advisory Committee; President, Association of Professional Material Handling Consultants (2009-2010); Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers;

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering with Honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1983

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1982

Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society

Alpha Pi Mu, National Industrial Engineering Honor Society

Fellow, Georgia Tech Supply Chain Network