Jim Tompkins

Jim Tompkins

CEO at Tompkins International

Location
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Industry
Logistics and Supply Chain

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Jim Tompkins's Overview

Current
Past
Education
  • Purdue University
Recommendations

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Connections

500+ connections

Websites

Jim Tompkins's Summary

35 years as a consultant. Evolving from Distribution Operations to Transportation, Network Design, Inventory Optimization and Manufacturing. Then added Technology, first WMS, then TMS, Demand Planning, Maufacturing and SC Execution. Then added Material Handling Integration and then Supply Chain Benchmarking and Best Practices. Lastly added the Global Supply Chain Services offering with acquistions in Europe and Asia.

Specialties

Global Supply Chain Design, Transformation and Leadership. Organizational Leadership and Strategic Planning.

Jim Tompkins's Experience

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry

Currently holds this position

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry

January 1975Present (37 years 2 months)

Global Supply Chain Consulting & Implementation. End-to-End Global Supply Chain Solutions. From Supplier's Supplier to Customer's Customer. From North America, Europe and Asia. From Business Strategy to Supply Chain Strategy to Implemented Operations/Technology/Material Handling Solutions.

President, etc

IIE

Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Research industry

19701995 (25 years)

Assistant Professor

North Carolina State University

Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry

January 1975May 1978 (3 years 5 months)

Taught material handling, facilities planning and business logistics.

Jim Tompkins's Education

Purdue University

BS, MS, Ph.D., Industrial Engineering

19661972

Jim Tompkins's Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

Supply Chain Design and Operations, Material Handling Integration, Supply Chain Benchmarking & Best Practices, Supply Chain Technology, Organizational Leadership.

Groups and Associations:

IIE, WERC, CSCMP

Honors and Awards:

Reed-Apple Award

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award- Purdue University, 1999

Modern Materials Handling Hall of Fame, 1999

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