Experience
Ruth Miller, CPIM has over 20 years working in and with a variety of manufacturing companies and industries.
  • Aerospace both small and large
  • Food Processing and bottling
  • Sports equipment manufacturing and distribution
  • Apparel manufacturing
  • Sports equipment (configured to order)
  • Small equipment manufacturing
  • Heavy equipment manufacturing (made to order)
  • Warehouse or stockroom redesign/re-layout (many industries)
  • Distribution Centers

Ruth has held many types of job positions as well including:

  • Production Control Manager
  • Planning Manager
  • Materials Manager
  • Planner/Buyer
  • Warehouse Manager
  • Project Manager (both small and very large projects)
  • Production Manager
  • Aircraft Scheduler
  • Trainer - Entire company, small groups & one-on-one
  • Recruiter - both hourly & salaried jobs
  • Adviser to Operations VP’s, CFO’s, Presidents, CEO’s on architecture changes, personnel issues and other issues affecting bottom-line results

She has received her education from both practical experience and formal coursework:

  • Bachelor of Arts: from CSU Fullerton in Production Operations Management and Administrative Management
  • CPIM Certification: received from American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
  • Staying current by attending APICS conference each year, attending workshops on pertinent subjects and reading industry periodicals

    Knowledgeable in:
    • Lean Manufacturing
    • Kanban
    • Kaizen and Continuous Improvement
    • Theory of Constraints
    • Sales and Operations Planning
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Just in Time
    • Value Stream Mapping

Please contact Ruth at Ruth@RuthMillerConsulting.com or call her at (503) 351-5914