TimFeemster
With over 40 years of industry and consulting experience, Mr. Feemster’s firm specializes in logistics & supply chain strategy for companies seeking to locate facilities (site selection), building owners trying to better market their warehouse/plant properties (marketing), communities trying to lure industrial and/or manufacturing companies to their town (attraction strategy). In addition, we do supply chain & distribution network strategy, operations management in manufacturing & distribution, supply chain cost improvement, and economic development business strategy & planning (SWOT).
Before establishing Foremost Quality Logistics, Mr. Feemster was a senior manager in three manufacturing companies, a consultant, an executive in two third-party logistics providers, and a logistics practice group leader in two real estate companies.
Mr. Feemster has been exposed to the economic development, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain issues facing many industries and involving both refrigerated and dry channels. These experiences include specific assignments in over 100 project start-ups, site selection, marketing, project management, operations management, Lean Six Sigma quality management, strategic planning, inventory planning & deployment, as well as transportation & private fleet management. He has been responsible for warehouse facility layout and design, logistics systems development, purchasing strategy, business planning, carrier rationalization, warehouse network analysis, and third party qualification and selection. In addition, Mr. Feemster is quoted frequently in both real estate and supply chain industry press and makes many presentations each year to economic development groups, professional organizations, and university students. He was honored as one of the 2010 Rainmakers by DC Velocity magazine.
Past clients include Alpo Pet Foods, Cisco Systems (US & Mexico), Coke, Disney, Federal Express, Frito Lay, Georgia Pacific, GM (US and Mexico), HP (US & Canada), IBM, Ingersoll Rand (US & Europe), Kohler, Liberty Property Trust, Nabisco, NCR (US & UK), Nike (US & Europe), Nissan, Philip Morris, Prologis LLC, Ricoh, and Quaker Oats.
Education
Mr. Feemster holds an M.B.A. with distinction, in Marketing and Operations Research from the Stephen M Ross School of Business, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from DePauw University, Greencastle, IN.
Professional Associations
Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC) – Past President, frequent speaker
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) – Registration Committee
International Asset Management Council (IAMC) – Frequent speaker
DePauw University- National Alumni Board of Directors; N Texas Regional Alumni Board
University of North Texas Center for Logistics & Supply Chain Management Advisory Board
Company Boards
CentrePort Canada, Winnipeg, Canada Board of Directors
Honors
D CEO Magazine- “Top 500 CEO in Dallas 2019 & 2020”
DC Velocity Magazine- “2010 Rainmaker”
Marquis Who’sWho- 2020