Mr.Michael Gozzo

Area Of Expertise : Supply Chain (all related facets – Procurement, Materials Mgt, Logistics); Quality (registered ISO Auditor)
50 Years Of Experience
Training Industry : Multi Industry

Michael W. Gozzo is President and Founder of THE TOTAL BUSINESS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC., a firm specializing in counseling and education of all levels of management in the areas of Supply Chain, Lean Manufacturing, Demand Flow Technology, Just-In-Time, Total Quality Control, Manufacturing Systems Implementation, Inventory Control, and Production/Operations Management. 

Recent involvement with Silicon Valley leader’s in Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing practices and ISO includes Cisco, Infineon, Sunrise Telecom, PerkinElmer, Philips Semi-conductor, and SanDisk.  Mike Gozzo went to Germany to train operational personnel at Lufthansa Air Cargo.  He has been associated with Lean practices: pull systems, quick change, 5-S, VMI, cell design, and others.

Mike has traveled and worked extensively in Canada, England, Hong Kong, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Bahrain, U.A.E., Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Taiwan.

 

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Recorded Webinar

Lean Practices For Procurement

Business practices are changing.  You can’t do the same things done earlier. Different approaches to addressing business practices need a new direction & tools. An understanding of the Lean Principles & how to apply them to Procurement is needed. Using these ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 90 Mins
Recorded Webinar

Cost Reduction Approaches in Purchasing

There are new roles that require a thorough understanding of functional interrelationships if you are to succeed. With the knowledge and practical methodology learned in this course, you will have the ability to boost your supplier’s performance.

  • Basic & Advanced
  • 100 Mins
Recorded Webinar

Supplier/Vendor – Managed Inventory

Supplier/Vendor Managed Inventory is a program that optimizes supply chain performance. The supplier and the customer learn to operate in a mutually beneficial manner that provides financial gains as well. It is a process for resupplying inventory in an exped ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

Supplier Risk Management

Today’s global supply chains are increasingly complex, and disruptions are a common occurrence.  A current example is the congestion that plagues many ports, resulting in shipment delays.  The disruptions are driven by a variety of events, including labor disp ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES IN PROCUREMENT

The leadership wants to know the best way to prepare the enterprise for continued success. Customers are demanding more from their suppliers. A recent “Industry Week” communication cited “this cold reality of the unforgiving customers who demand on-time delive ...

  • Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT MGT PRACTICES

The program presented is practical and will have an immediate positive impact on the bottom line, as you would implement new methods and skills that improve key areas in procurement. It will equip you with a balance of expertise in the foundational & advanced ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

INVENTORY PLANNING, MANAGEMENT & CONTROL

Today’s economics in business has brought many companies to address major investments like inventory with a limited results solution of outsourcing the function and/or activity.   Procurement Services & Contract Manufacturing activities are typically what has ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

COST/PRICE ANALYSIS IN PROCUREMENT

When organizations discovered they needed to lower costs, the purchasing people would frequently go to suppliers and demand cost reductions. Now, professionals recognize that bullying their suppliers might provide a one-time, quick fix on the price, but it ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

BUYER/PLANNER PRACTICES IN AN ENTERPRISE

This program presents insights into the responsibilities of both Buyers and Planners.   Not only are technical aspects addressed, but the contents also speak about the interfacing challenges that they will face in a Buyer/Planner (B/P) system. Traditional rol ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins
On-Demand Webinar

USING A SUPPLIER RATING SYSTEM

How do you know how well your suppliers are doing?  Most responses present a subjective view.  It is akin to throwing darts - sometimes you are close, but most times you are "off-target". You need a tool that will provide an objective, quantitative visibility ...

  • Basic & Intermediate
  • 75 Mins