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Following Dean Kelly’s model of listening to customers who didn’t need a truckload of boxes but wanted them readily available, Covington takes from its customer the burden of warehousing and inventory management, so boxes doesn’t have to sit on the customer’s floor taking up valuable production space. “Customers pay for what’s
“Our mindset and the way we handle the business real- ly haven’t changed much since our founding in 1981,” says Fifer. “Some companies want to improve inventory turn- over, some look at manufacturing costs, and others want
The management team at Covington Box & Packaging, front row from left, are Brenda Smith, Chasity Freed, Tammey Parker, Pam Miller, Laura Collier and Stephanie Lewandowski. Back row from left are Tony Fifer, Mike Weathers, Scott Blaschak, Randy Smith and Mike Rogers.
BCN(US)202006(出血5mm).pdf 1 2020/6/10 上午 09:40:14 to improve cash flow. We can help in those areas, as well as look at other opportunities by focusing on the goal of giving our customers what they want, when they want it. Just in Time”
delivered that day, not for the inventory we’re holding for them four to five weeks ahead of their production sched- ule,” says Fifer. “It helps our customers with their cash flow
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