Logistics Resources International

Overview

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Logistics Resources International was founded by Dr. Ed Frazelle with the mission to help organizations develop and implement supply chain strategy, organizations, metrics, processes, and systems that maximize the financial and service performance of the enterprise.

Based on LRI's proprietary RightChain™ model of supply chain strategy, LRI offers supply chain consulting, supply chain seminars, decision support programs, and publications in supply chain strategy, customer service, inventory management, sourcing, transportation, and warehousing. To date, our clients have put more than $2 billion dollars on their bottom line through LRI projects. Our consulting programs have helped a number of clients receive their industry's most prestigious awards for supply chain excellence. Our principals are the leading subject matter experts in their fields, serving clients simultaneously as consultants, facilitators, and teachers.

We serve our clients from offices in Atlanta (LRI Global Headquarters and LRI North America); Tokyo, Japan (LRI Asia Pacific); and San Jose, Costa Rica (LRI Latin America).

North America

1266 West Paces Ferry Road - #508

Atlanta, GA 30327

Phone: (678) 653-9807
Email: EdFrazelle@LRIConsulting.com

Latin America

LRI Latin America

De la Segunda Entrada

50 Sur Casa Ladrillo.

San Francisco Coronado

San Jose, Costa Rica

Phone: (506) 229-5005

Asia-Pacific

LRI Asia-Pacific

1-8-4 Nihonbashi Ningyo-cho

Tosho Kyodo Bldg. 2F

Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 103-0013

Phone: (81) 033-668-4811

LRI Professional Education Clients

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Abbott, Alliant Energy, Allied Automotive, AOL, American Cancer Society, American Italian Pasta, American Standard, American Woodmark, Americold, Amgen, Amoco, Anheuser Busch, Antioch, APL, ARAMCO, Archer Daniels Midland, Avon

Ball Park Franks, Bastian Material Handling, BAXTER, Bearingpoint, BIC, Biogen, Boeing, BP, Bush Brothers

Candle Corporation, Cargill, Carolina Biological, Carrier, Caterpillar¹, Certain Teed, CIBA Specialty Chemicals, Clorox, Coca-Cola, Container Store, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Coors, Coulter Pharmaceutical, Cumberland Swan, Cutler-Hammer

Defense Logistics Agency, Defense National Stockpile, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, DHL, Disney, DLA Mapping, Dole, Domino's Pizza, DOT Foods

Eastman Kodak, EDS, Elekta, Emerson, Emirates Airline, Estee Lauder, Expotran

FedEx, FleetGuard, Florida East Coast Railway, Foot Locker, Ford Motor Company, Fujitsu, Fuji Yakuhin

GAP, GE, Genco, Genuine Parts, Georgia-Pacific, Grainger, Graybar, Guinness, Goodyear Tire and Rubber

Hallmark, Hamilton-Sundstrand, Hannaford Brothers, Hardigg Cases, Heatcraft, Heidelberg, Honda, Honeywell, Hyster

IBM, Imerys, International Floral Distributors, International Paper, Invitrogen

J.M. Huber, Jeld-Wen, John Deere, John Snow, Johnson Industries, Johnsonville Sausage

Kaman, Kellogg, KENCO, KeyCorp, Kikkomans, Kimberley-Clark, Kinectic Concepts, Kohler Company, Kom International, Kroger

L'oreal, L.L.Bean, Land O'Lakes, LEGO Systems, Leprino Foods, Levi Strauss, LifeWay, Litehouse, Lucent

Maersk, Malt-O-Meal, Manhattan Associates, Marine Corps Material Command, Mas X Menos, McKesson, Menlo Logistics, Mercasid, S.A., Mercedes Benz, Meridian IQ, MERISEL Americas, Meritor Automotive, Milliken, Mitsubishi, Motorola

NASA, Navicargo, NCR, Newark Electronics, Nextel Communications, Norfolk Southern, Nortel Networks, Nova Chemicals , NTT

OCE Printing Systems, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Office Depot, Oracle, Otis Elevator

P&O Nedlloyd, Pactiv, Pakdale Mills, Panamerican Beverages, PCS Nitrogen, PEDEVESA, Pepperidge Farm, Pepsi Cola, Philips, PPL, Pratt & Whitney, Prayon, Procter & Gamble

Qwest Communications

Radio Systems, Rail Van, Raymond Corporation, Rayovac, Raytheon, Reliant Energy, Rich Sea Pak, Rio Tinto, Robert Bosch, Rohm & Haas, RR Donnelley, Russell Athletic, Rust-Oleum, Ryder

Saint-Gobain, Samsung, Sappi Fine Paper, Saudi Aramco, Savi Technology, SBC Services, Schneider Logistics, Schwan's, Shaw's Supermarkets, ShipChem, Siemens, Sikorsky, Snap-on Tools, Solutia, Sports Authority, Starkey Laboratories, Stockhausen, Suncor Energy, Sunsweet Growers, Swagelok

Tanimura and Antle, Tecsys, Telect, Tellabs, Tennant Company, TETRA Technologies, Trane, Tiffany, TNT Logistics, Tropicana

U S West, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Marine Corps, Unilever, United Technologies, University of Michigan Business School, UPS, USCO Logistics, USPS, Uti Worldwide

Vaisala, Velux Greenwood, Verizon Logistics, Vistakon, Vocollect

Wal-Mart Central America, Weidmuller, Wells Manufacturing, Wendy's, Western Wireless Corporation

Xerox, XonTech

Yellow Freightways, Yobel

Zebra Technologies, Zellerbach

1. Those companies highlighted in italics and bold are also on-site professional education clients. Those companies that are underlined are also on-line clients.

LRI Client and Project Locations

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LRI consulting and professional education programs are literally offered globally. Maps of our domestic and international project locations are below.

LRI Domestic Project Locations (click photo to enlarge)

LRI International Project Locations (click photo to enlarge)

LRI Consulting Clients by Alphabet

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· Abbott, Adolph-Coors, Anheuser Busch, Allied-Signal , Amoco, ARAMARK, ASICS, Applied Materials, AT&T, Avon

· Baker & Taylor, Baxter Healthcare, Becton-Dickinson, BellSouth, Bergen-Brunswig, BIC, Boise Cascade, Bruno’s, BP

· Callaway Golf, Cardone, Carrier, Caterpillar, CISCO, Coates & Clarke, Coca-Cola, Coty Cosmetics, CSX

· Delco-Remy, Dell, DF Young, Dorman, DuPont

· Edion, Emerson Electric, Exel Logistics

· FEDX Supply Chain Solutions, First Brands, Focus on the Family, Ford, Frito-Lay, Fujitsu

· GAP, General Electric (GE), Gillette, Gordon Food Service

· Hallmark, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honda, H.P. Hood, Hill’s Pet Foods

· IBM, IGA, Imperial Sugar, Ingram-Micro, Invitrogen

· John Deere, Johnson & Johnson

· Kikkomans, Kimberley-Clarke, Kroger

· LAM Research, Land-O-Lakes, Lanier, Lexmark, Lifeway, Litehouse Foods, L.L. Bean

· Mack Trucks, Mas X Menos, Mavesa, McGaw, Mead, Menlo, Mercasid, Mitsubishi, Motorola, M&M Mars

· National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Newark Electronics, Nike, NORTEL, NTT, Nuskin

· Ocean Spray, Owens-Corning, Owens & Minor

· Payless, PC Connection, Perrigo, Petsafe, Pratt & Whitney, P&G, Polygram, Progistix

· QWEST

· Raychem, Raytheon, Rio Tinto, Russell Athletic, Ryder

· Schneider, Siemens, Smead, Spartan Foods, Spring Arbor Distributors, Stihl, Sullivan Tire

· Texas Instruments, Thomas Direct

· Volkswagon

· United Nations, United Staioners, Unilever, UPS, U.S. Army, U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, United Technologies (UTC)

· Walt Disney World, Wal-Mart

· Xerox

· Yakuhin

· Zellerbach

LRI Consulting Clients by Industry

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Apparel & Textiles: ARAMARK, BP, Coates & Clarke, GAP, Nike, Russell Athletic, Walt Disney World Costuming

Aerospace, Automotive & Heavy Industry: Allied-Signal, Cardone Industries, Carrier, Caterpillar, Delco-Remy, Dorman, Emerson, Ford, General Electric, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honda, John Deere, Mack Trucks, Newark Electronics, Pratt & Whitney, Stihl, Swagelok, Volkswagon, W.W. Grainger, Walt Disney World Attractions, W&O

Chemicals & Commodities: Amoco, BP, DuPont, Mitsubishi Chemical, Propex, Rio Tinto

High Tech & Telecommunications: Applied Materials, AT&T, BellSouth, Bloomberg, CISCO, Dell, Fujitsu, Ingram-Micro, LAM Research, Lexmark, Motorola, NORTEL, NTT, Raychem, SBC, Siemens, QWEST, United Technologies, Unisys, Xerox

Consumer & Home Products: Avon, BIC, CENTEX, Colgate, Coaster Company, Clorox, Coty Cosmetics, Cumberland Swan, First Brands, GE, Gillette, Hallmark, Mercasid, NuSkin, Owens Corning, P&G, Perrigo, Radio Systems, Unilever

Food & Beverage: Adolph Coors, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, H.P. Hood, Hill’s Pet Foods, Imperial Sugar, Litehouse Foods, Frito-Lay, Land O’Lakes, Mavesa, M&M Mars, Ocean Spray, Schwan’s Food Company, Southern Wine & Spirits, Walt Disney World Food & Beverage

Grocery & Food Distribution: ARAMARK, Bruno’s, Gordon Food Service, Harry’s Farmers Markets, IGA, Kroger, MasXMenos, Spartan Foods

Government: NIH, National Science Foundation, United Nations, U.S. Army, U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Postal Service

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals: Abbott Labs, Baxter Healthcare, Becton-Dickinson, Bergen-Brunswig, Carolina Biological, DuPont, Fuji Yakuhin, Invitrogen, Johnson & Johnson, McGaw, NIH, Owens & Minor, Purdue Pharma

Mail Order, E-Tailers, and Consumer Direct: Avon, Ballard Designs, BDI Laguna, Focus on the Family, Lands End, Lifeway Christian Resources, L.L. Bean, NCOF, NutriSystem, PC Connection, Thomas Direct

Material Handling Systems: AT&C, CAP AI, Caterpillar Lift Trucks, Clarke Equipment, Electrocom Automation, Raymond, Siemens, White Storage & Retrieval Systems

Media Products: Baker & Taylor, Focus on the Family, Ingram Book, Lifeway Christian Resources, Polygram, Spring Arbor Distributors

Office Machines & Products: Boise Cascade, IBM, Lanier, Lexmark, Mead, Smead, United Stationers, Xerox

Retail: Disneyland Resort Paris Merchandise, Edion, Fuji Yakuhin, The GAP, Lifeway, Mas x Menos, Payless Shoes, Sullivan Tire, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney World Merchandise

Sporting Goods: Callaway Golf, Nike, Russell-Athletic

Transportation & Third-Party Logistics: Caterpillar Logistics, CORMAR, CSX, DF Young, Exel Logistics, FEDX Supply Chain Services, Menlo Logistics, NTT Logisco, Progistix, Ryder, Schneider, SENKO, UPS, Yobel

Awards

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LRI and LRI's clients have been honored with a number of prestigious awards. Most recently, LRI was named as one of Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. The Logistics Institute, founded by Dr. Frazelle, was named one of Word Trade's 50 Most Influential supply chain organizations. In addition, many of LRI's longtime clients have won awards in association with LRI projects and professional education and are ranked among AMR's Top 25 supply chains.

American Cancer Society - Penton's Warehouse Management System of the Year
AT&T - Warehouse Management's Warehouse of the Year Award
Avon - Warehouse Management's Warehouse of the Year Award
LAM Research - World Trade Magazine Manufacturer of Honor
Honda - NADA #1 Automotive Service Performer
Lifeway - NAASTRAC Shipper of the Year Award
Schwans - Food Logistics Organization of the Year Award
L.L. Bean - The Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech's Logistics Excellence Award
Polygram - National Association of Recording Merchandisers Distributor of the Year Award
Walt Disney World - AMR Top 25 Supply Chains in America, Modern Material Handling's Warehouse of the Year Award
United Technologies - Purchasing Management's Supplier Management Award

Ricardo Sojo

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Ricardo Sojo is Director of LRI Latin America. He is formerly the Director of Logistics for Mas X Menos (now Wal-Mart Latin America) in Costa Rica, one of the largest and most successful retailers in Latin America. He is also a logistics instructor at the University of Costa Rica. His consulting clients include large consumer products, manufacturing, and retailing organizations throughout Latin America. His degree is in Industrial Engineering from the University of Costa Rica.

Masaji Nakano

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Masaji Nakano is director of LRI Asia-Pacific. He is a leading consultant, teacher, and author on logistics subjects in Japan and the United States. He is formerly president of Food Marketing University and his consulting clients include Coca-Cola, Fujitsu, IGA, Kokubu, and Mitsubishi. He holds a bachelor of science degree in navigation engineering and mercantile marine from Tokyo University. He is a Research Fellow at Waseda University and actively researches, writes, teaches and consults in the areas of supply chain strategic planning, marketing, and logistics.

Lou Arace

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Lou Arace is a Partner with Logistics Resources International. Mr. Arace formerly held several Senior Operations and Supply Chain Management Executive positions and has over 20 years of experience in supply chain management, sourcing, logistics, and manufacturing operations. Prior to joining LRI, Lou was Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Nutrisystem and had leadership responsibilities in the areas of Supply Chain Strategy, Demand / Supply Planning, Supplier Management and Procurement, Inventory Management, Quality Assurance, Safety & Product Development, Order Fulfillment, Logistics and Transportation. Prior to joining Nutrisystem, Lou spent fifteen years working in the automotive industry with Cardone Industries, most recently as the Senior Vice President of Global Operations. Lou holds a bachelors degree from Messiah College and a masters in business from Penn State. Lou is an active member of CSCMP and WERC. He is also a frequent speaker at The Supply Chain Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech.

Lou.Arace@LRIConsulting.com

Partners

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Edward H. Frazelle, Ph.D.
Masaji Nakano
Ricardo Sojo

Clients

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Edward H. Frazelle, Ph.D.

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