Ron Emery

Ron Emery is an author, educator, mentor, entrepreneur and businessman from Northeastern Ohio. Ron runs an active consulting organization focused on process and supply chain optimization as well as a manufacturer’s representatives agency that focuses on process technologies that can dramatically improve your business. Ron is in the process of finishing up his first book, The Dysfunctional Organization—why we will never be competitive in America again, which will be released mid-2013.

Ron has had a distinguished career encompassing all components of the Supply Chain as a Senior Executive with diverse background in materials management, strategy formulation, logistics, customer service, fulfillment, global strategic supply chain, procurement, sales and operational planning, project management and engineering. Ron has had broad-based international experience with a record of promotion to highly responsible assignments. He has lived in Canada and Finland and has global experience in APAC region as well as Mexico and other Low Cost Countries. Adept in cost reduction, JIT purchasing, fulfillment modeling and implementation, distribution, warehouse management and design, strategic supply chain design and implementation, kanban, logistics, lean manufacturing and supply chain, project management, process reengineering and component engineering with a customer interface. Skilled in anticipating strategic needs and cost effective methods utilizing lean and continuous improvement processes. Ron believes in developing relationships within the organization providing excellent rapport with internal/external customer. Broad experience in consulting as well as corporate executive leadership Ron holds a Master’s degree in Materials Management and has completed some work toward Ph.D. in Management.

Ron is co-founder and Principal, Consulting Services, Softura, Inc. His client expertise includes experiences in Europe, Mexico, Japan and sourcing in the Pacific Rim. Ron has consulted and worked in many diversified industries including Electronics, Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS),