WEEKLYPROGRESSREPORTJune19–25

InsightsoftheWeek

1. Social-mediadatacanhelppredictconsumerdemand.Social

mediadataaremorelikelytoberelevanttoproductswithhighly

uncertainsalesorindustriesheavilyinfluencedbytrends,suchas

fashionandentertainment.—AntonioMoreno-Garcia

2. “IfI’mmakingsourcingdecisions,Ineedtoquantifyit.”—JanVan

Mieghemonthechoicebetweenmanufacturingoverseas,

manufacturingnearby,orrelyingonamixofthetwo.

PeopleIMetWith(internal)

MarySmith,President LisaMeier,ProductMarketingMgr.JerryValentine,VPofProduct StanleyTisch,FieldMarketingEmilySharp,ProductMgr. TomErly,ProductMarketingMgr.RayJohnson,Sr.EngineeringMgr. LindsayAndrews,GlobalMktgMgr.

ProgressAgainstGoals DONE

1. Completedoperational-efficiencyauditDevelopedandexecutedonanoperational-efficiencyprogramtoreducedowntimebetweenshifts.

2. Initiatedintra-companydata-sharingproject.

Operational-efficiencyauditidentifieddatasilosbetweenoperationsandproduct-developmentfunctions.Initiatedadata-sharingplantoalleviateduplicatedefforts.

INPROCESS

3. IdentifyCanadianmarketopportunitiesUndertakingcompetitiveandcustomeranalysistogaugepotentialforexpansionintoCanada.

Roadblocks&SupportNeededIamhavingtroubleidentifyingacontactwithexperiencenavigatingtheCanadianregulatoryenvironment.

What'sNext

1. SchedulefallleadershipmeetingsPerfeedbackfromregionalteamleaders,Iamdesigninga30-minuteweeklyconferencecalltoshareprogressontheproject.

2. Strategicplanning

Our2018strategic-planningschedulehasbeenreleased.Iwillberesponsibleforpullingtogetherthecompany’soperationalplans.

ADDRESS

EMAIL

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ANNJOHNSON

WidgetTextilesInc.OperationsManager

ABOUTME:Aspiringseniorleaderwithapassionforinnovationandmorethan12yearsofoperationsexperience.CurrentlyenrolledinEMBAprogramatKelloggSchool.CONTACTME:Email:aj@widgettextiles.comCell:312-555-1212