No company can stand alone.

As competitive pressures intensify, it is increasingly important to streamline your supply chain to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.

Our dedicated teams work with customers to develop supply chain strategies that shorten lead times, reduce order quantities, eliminate non-value-added activities and lower transactional costs. We focus on how Great Northern fits into your supply chain to ensure that our processes integrate smoothly with each critical link.

Our approach to accomplishing this revolves around collaboration. Our collaborative efforts include analytical measurements based on targets, metrics and goals. Our Supply Chain Manager leads these efforts in this area by:

• Coordinating supply chain projects dedicated to enhancing interface processes and systems with our customers. 
• Implementing the seamless integration of Great Northern business systems to the MRP/Advanced Planning systems of our customers. 
• Establishing VMI and KANBAN systems as needed to meet customer needs. 
• Utilizing EDI and Web interface to reduce order cycle times and administrative costs.
• Coordinating supply chain reviews/packaging audits with our existing customers and potential customers to uncover unmet customer needs. 
• Creating added value to our customers by assisting them with their own supply chain processes as Great Northern's products support our customer's customer needs.

We look forward to developing supply chain solutions to provide the cost-saving results you need.

Links of interest:
Fox Valley Technical College – Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) Review Workshops

The Association for Operations Management – Fox Valley Chapter