Jeff LeClair learned
the value of
collaboration early
in his career,
lessons that have
stayed with him
throughout his
30 years in
manufacturing
and supply chain
management.
BY PETER BRADLEY, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
THE DC VELOCITY Q&A
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JEFF LECLAIR DECLARES THAT HIS BUSINESS ROOTS ARE FIRMLY
embedded in the Toyota Production System. He spent the early part of his
career with Toyota and has carried the lessons he learned there with him
throughout his 30-year business career as a manufacturing and supply chain
executive—lessons about processes, but lessons, too, about the critical role
of trust and collaboration across the supply chain.
Before taking on his current position of vice president of operations and
supply chain for Basin Industries and president of Steel Tech, he spent several years in supply chain management with Caterpillar. In all of his management roles, he says, he strives to focus on a total-cost value chain approach
to reduce costs, improve stability, and create competitive advantage.
Basin Industries is an industrial manufacturing holding and operating
company focused on acquiring, operating, and developing equipment and
equipment-components manufacturers in numerous heavy industrial markets worldwide. Steel Tech is an industrial fabrication company specializing
in high-volume customized racking and container solutions for automotive
and industrial customers.
LeClair spoke recently with Editorial Director Peter Bradley.
A champion of end-to-end
collaboration
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JEFF LECLAIR
