James B. Ayers

Jim Ayers’ consulting experience is directed at operations improvement across industries. These include consumer and industrial manufacturing, aerospace & defense, government agencies, healthcare, utilities, financial institutions, and professional services. His technical expertise includes new product development, strategies based on operations, organization reviews, productivity improvement, quality improvement, information systems requirements definition, lean supply chain implementation, and a range of industrial engineering skills. Jim is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and member of the Institute of Management Consultants. He is responsible for certification and professional development in the Southern California Chapter. He has also held leadership positions at consulting firms Theodore Barry & Associates, Coopers & Lybrand, and Ingersoll Engineers heading manufacturing and supply chain related practices. Jim is also a member of the Council of Supply Chain ManagementProfessionals, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He has been active with the Supply-Chain Council and the ongoingdevelopment of its SCOR model. His books include Improving Your Competitive Position: a Project Management Approach; The Handbook of Supply Chain Management, Second Edition (2006); Making Supply Chain Management Work: Design, Implementation, Partnerships, Technology, and Profits (2002); and Supply Chain Project Management: a Structured Collaborative and Measurable Approach.

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