Kristi Montgomery

Vice President, Innovation, R&D
Kenco

Kristi Montgomery is a 25-year veteran of logistics and supply chain management technology. Since joining Kenco in 1990, Kristi has served in various technology leadership roles, most recently as vice president of technology. In her current role as vice president of innovation, research & development, she leads Kenco Innovation Labs, a team of dedicated employees who identify, research, and prototype creative ideas to advance the supply chain. Kristi serves as Kenco's research and development leader and delivers business value through technical and process innovation for the 200+ customers that Kenco serves in North America. Kristi is passionate about the pursuit of innovation as an enabler of business solutions and driver of business value.

Kristi received her BS in Organizational Management from Covenant College and Certificate in Data Processing from Northwestern Technical College. She also received her Certified Information Executive designation from the Institute of CIO Excellence at the University of South Carolina.

Kristi serves on the Board of Advisors for the local chapter of Women in Technology and for Girls, Inc., BuildIT program, is the Co-Chairman of the International Warehouse and Logistics Association Education Committee, serves on the Board of Directors for the Chattanooga Technology Council, and serves the industry speaking, participating as a panelist, and publishing articles on an annual basis.

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Supply Chain Effeciency Across the Global Network

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

10:10 Overcoming a Demanding FDA Validated System Implementation to Deliver 50% Productivity Improvement

Learn how Kenco collaborated with JDA to overcome a challenging transition in an FDA validated environment. Kenco's client experienced the following during the system implementation: An organization-wide ERP transition, five acquisitions including one that doubled the size of the organization, and major SKU proliferation and growth. Come hear how the award winning implementation resulted in a 50% productivity improvement in replenishment, 16-hour reduction in dock to stock time, and a 30% improvement in picking efficiency. All this while allowing planning serialization and delivering e-pedigree compliance.