INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
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Multi-channel / Omnichannel retail
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Direct-to-consumer / Ecommerce / Catalog
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Consumer goods
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Apparel / Footwear
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Food / Beverage / Grocery
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Pharmaceutical / Health and life sciences
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Industrial / Automotive / Aerospace
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High-tech / Electronics
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Mining and drilling
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Wholesale / General distribution
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3PL / Outsourced fulfillment
CAPABILITIES
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Strategic planning and optimization of logistics networks
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Conception, modeling, analysis, reengineering, design, and activity-based costing (ABC) of warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution operations and business processes
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Site selection and systematic layout of supply chain facilities
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Economic evaluation, justification of alternative solutions, and development of business cases
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Design, estimation, specification, selection, and implementation project management of material handling and storage equipment and systems and supply chain information systems
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Lean warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution process improvement
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Improvement of labor productivity, resource utilization, storage, and production capacity, and service levels and mitigation of operational risk
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Evaluation and selection of third-party logistics (3PL) providers
SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS EXPERTISE
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Warehouse management systems (WMS) and warehouse control systems (WCS)
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Labor management systems (LMS)
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Transportation management systems (TMS)
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Logistics network optimization systems
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Inventory management and optimization
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Slotting systems
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Production and order picking systems
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Material handling, storage, and sortation equipment, systems, automation, and robotics
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Packaging, labeling, and auto-ID systems
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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Stephen (Steve) T. Hopper, PE
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Board-certified, licensed, registered Professional Engineer (PE)
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Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (BIE), The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
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Past President, Atlanta, Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)
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Past President, Atlanta, Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS)
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Member, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
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Past President, Atlanta, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
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Certified Instructor, Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM, formerly APICS)
OUR FOUNDER
Stephen (Steve) T. Hopper, PE, is Founder and Principal of Inviscid Consulting. Over more than three decades, Steve has helped hundreds of clients plan and streamline their warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution operations by driving down operating costs, boosting capacity, improving service levels, mitigating risk, implementing effective supply chain solutions, emphasizing safety, and enhancing the performance of their supply chain resources: people, processes, inventory, facilities, equipment, material handling systems, transportation assets, and supply chain information technology (IT). He has worked with clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations.
Steve earned a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (BIE) degree from The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and is a board-certified, licensed, registered Professional Engineer (PE). He has served as an expert witness on dozens of cases involving supply chain operations in the US, Canada, and Australia and has advised private equity and venture capital investors. Steve also serves as a member of the Canvass Committee with the Material Handling Institute (MHI), which establishes industry standards for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). He has also been interviewed by the supply chain industry media, authored articles for industry publications, and spoken at industry events.
You can schedule a free consultation with Steve, download his personal bio, download a list of some of his past clients, or requrest his detailed CV.
WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING
19
Years in Business
100s
of Clients' Operations Improved
$1B+
of Reductions in Operating Costs