Project Proposal

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Project Proposal

• Nathan Annis
• OR680/SYST798
• 2 February 2006

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Ukrops Dress Express Overview

• Sister Company of Ukrops Supermarkets
• Located in Richmond
• Products
• Custom embroidery and screen printing for
  corporate uniform and apparel
• Promotional items
• Over 8 million in 2005 sales
• Clients such as Ukrops, Supervalu, Harris Teeter,
  Coca-Cola, Price Chopper, Bush Gardens, YMCA
• Leader in Mid-Atlantic for corporate embroidery
  and screen printing

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History

• Started in 1993
• Recently moved from a 8,000 ft2 office to a
  85,000 ft2 office and warehouse
• Over 40 employees
• Currently experiencing growing pains

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Key Businesses

• Scheduled uniform supply to grocery stores,
  restaurants, etc
• 85 of business
• 25 of problems
• Unscheduled uniform supply to various clients
• 15 of business
• 75 of problems

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Problems

• gt 5 backorders due to
• Supplier error
• Internal error
• Inventory issues due to
• Large number of products to stock
• Min/max controls based on historical sales
• No serious forecasting
• Lack of computer and product tracking software
• Lack of warehouse personnel

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Potential Projects

• Forecast demand
• Develop inventory control measures
• Identify quality control solutions
• Redesign internal processes
• Identify sale limits for unscheduled business

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Potential Tools

• Inventory theory
• 6s
• Simulation
• Forecasting
• Optimization
• Programming

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Questions?