Andrew Katcher, VP Business Development, FreeFlow
Speaker - Reverse Logistics Workshops, Seminars, Conference & Expo
Andrew Katcher blends financial, supply chain and systems skills with international experience in high-technology on virtually every continent. Prior to joining FreeFlow, he was CEO of Rapid Results, a supply chain management consulting company, specializing in Asia-based forward and reverse logistics solutions. Prior to Rapid Results, Mr. Katcher was employed by 3Com Corporation, most recently as Director of World Wide Returns. He has held division-level controller positions in Israel and Europe and Supply Chain management positions in Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore and the US. Mr. Katcher has designed and implemented reverse logistics strategies and architectures in Singapore, Vietnam and China. He has been a frequent presenter at Interlog, the Electronic Supply Chain Management Association and the Reverse Logistics Association on the topic of Reverse Logistics and Returns Management..
Andrew has a Bachelors of Science from UC Santa Cruz in Geology/Geophysics and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He is also a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CIA and CISA).
Workshop 1: Progressive Dispositioning Process™
Once you have your returns back in house, what do you do with them? How much money are you or your client’s throwing away by not effectively dealing with your returns inventory. Learn how you and your client companies can make use of PDP™ to increase your inventory velocity, minimize your warehouse space, and increase your recovery.
Workshop 2: Determining the Hidden Costs of Reverse Logistics - a 3Com Case Study
Using 3Com as an example, we will assemble the cost impact of returns on 3Com's bottom line. This real life example will help you build a financial case with your senior management or your client's management why it is critical for them to take definitive action on returns now!
Workshop 3: Design for Value Recovery
Companies are constantly trying to improve their outbound supply chain cost performance. Cost performance on the reverse side of the supply chain is still very fertile ground for improvement. One of the areas companies complain about is the value they receive for the sale of returned products, whether they’re open box, scrap or obsolete and excess returns. One of the reasons for poor value recovery is that systems and products are not designed to provide the critical information necessary to yield optimum value from these types of inventory. This session will show how various high technology companies such as SanDisk, Logitech and 3Com have designed in features and systems to enable maximum yields from their inventory disposition sales for both finished goods and component inventories.