Supply Chain and Operations Executive · Jacksonville, Florida
David Pidgeon
David Pidgeon is a supply chain and operations executive in Jacksonville, Florida, with more than 15 years leading manufacturing, planning, and end-to-end operations in medical device, life sciences, and industrial companies.
Summary
David has led operations for medical device manufacturers, built global planning organizations through SAP rollouts and acquisitions, and turned around a 135-person remanufacturing plant. He writes about practical supply chain topics: inventory management, S&OP, MRP and ERP implementation, and scaling operations at growing manufacturers.
David Pidgeon is based in Jacksonville, Florida. He has held operations, planning, and manufacturing leadership roles at Ecolab, Cantel Medical / STERIS, and a growing medical device manufacturer, and co-founded an agricultural production startup. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Minnesota and engineering and chemistry degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Recent articles by David Pidgeon
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Inventory Management Fundamentals for Growing Manufacturers
David Pidgeon on the inventory management basics that matter most for growing manufacturers: safety stock, service levels, ABC classification, and working capital.
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How to Introduce S&OP at a Company That Has Never Used It
David Pidgeon shares a practical approach to launching Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) for the first time, based on introducing it at manufacturers of all sizes.
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MRP and ERP Implementation: Lessons from the Plant Floor
David Pidgeon on what goes wrong in MRP and ERP implementations at manufacturers, and how to protect planning and production during an SAP or NetSuite rollout.