One of our seminar partners is a seasoned warehousing executive and a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Our colleague for matters involving packaging is an adjunct professor at Michigan State School of Packaging. Our partner for engagements involving corporate strategy is professor emeritus at the Ohio State University and a world renowned lecturer and researcher in logistics and supply chain management. Our colleague for materials handling is a professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and an active consultant with a consulting group in suburban Atlanta.

KENNETH B. ACKERMAN

President of The Ackerman Company
2041 Riverside Dr., Suite 204, Columbus, OH 43221

Ken Ackerman has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers, Inc., a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. In 1980, Ackerman sold the company and joined the management consulting division of Coopers & Lybrand. In 1981, he formed the Ackerman Company, a management advisory service.

He is editor and publisher of Warehousing Forum, a monthly subscription newsletter. His newest book, Auditing Warehouse Performance, was released in October 2003. Previously, Warehousing Tips was published in October 2001. Warehousing Profitably – An Update was published in 2000 and is a recognized reference work on this subject. He also produced an audio tape which contains highlights from Warehousing Profitably. Words of Warehousing, a glossary of the terms used in the field, is the only book of its kind in print today. He is co-author of Warehousing Fundamentals, a self-study program for managers. Harvard Business Review published an article, "Making Warehousing More Efficient", co-authored by Bernard J. La Londe. His by-lined article "Just-in-Time, Right for Retail" was published in The New York Times. He is the author of numerous other articles dealing with warehousing and management.

He has the following educational and professional credentials:

• B.A., Princeton University
• M.B.A., Harvard University
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals - Past President
• Warehousing Education and Research Council - Founder

Ken Ackerman has provided management advisory services to companies throughout the world. These clients include manufacturers, wholesale distributors, retailers, warehousing firms, carriers and trade associations. He has provided advisory support to several consulting firms. In addition to advisory services, he has conducted training seminars on warehousing. He has served as a speaker at many conferences. His fluency in Spanish enables him to lecture and consult in that language.

In 2002, Ken Ackerman was honored by Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) with a lifetime membership. He is the first person ever to receive similar recognition from three different organizations: CLM, IWLA and WERC. He received the Distinguished Service and Leadership Award in 1999 from International Warehouse Logistics Association and had earlier received the Distinguished Service Award from Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is an honorary life member of the Ohio Warehousemen's Association and a former director of American Warehouse Association. In civic activities, he was chapter chairman for Young Presidents Organization. He is past president and founder of the Wellington School, former officer of Columbus Association for the Performing Arts and past president of Opera Columbus.