"I was on the management team in a division of Sara Lee (now Hanesbrands) which manufactured and sourced goods throughout the Americas. We turned to NLA. for an objective outsider's perspective to enhance operations, improve on-time delivery, and reduce costs. NLA's depth of analysis was incredible! Their team's skill, experience, and targeted recommendations were precisely what we needed."

Carol Polk
Former Director of Operations Services
Champion and Spring City Knitting

Operations Improvement

NLA Operations Improvement process integrates Production Scheduling, Sales & Forecasting, Inventory Planning, and Logistics, streamlining order-to-ship cycles while maintaining downward pressure on inventories. Our approach to Demand Planning and Demand Management identifies opportunities to level production and to optimally deploy inventories.

Successes Include

  • Integrated sales, inventory management, production, and installation planning for Datamation Systems, Inc., America's largest manufacturer of computer security devices.
  • Warehouse reorganization; redesigned material handling and locator software, and outbound transportation and distribution processes, and streamlined labor productivity for DeVilbiss Air Power Company, the largest domestic manufacturer of hand held generators, air compressors, and pressure washers; designed and implemented new demand forecasting model and correlating production scheduling system.
  • Planned consolidation of 5 warehousing and distribution facilities into Rockefeller Center, redesigned material handling and display processes , and revamped warehousing and material management processes for Christie’s, the worlds largest art auction business.