Notes from the Chair

Notes from the CEO: June 10, 2021

Written by Jeff Mulder | Jun 10, 2021 8:16:34 PM

ODL’s History (Glass) Wall in the Zeeland, MI corporate office is filled with dozens of icons that represent important moments in our history, special stories that showcase our Core Values, and goals for our future.  

One of the icons in the 1960’s panel is a quote from Larry Mulder that says “…how to wear the suit…”  Jeff sat down with Larry to talk about this icon—it's meaning then and now. 

If you haven’t had the chance to explore the History Wall or meet with Jeff in a CEO Roundtable and would like to, email us and we’ll make sure you’re on the list for a future meeting! 

 

 

 

Global Production Update

For many months we’ve been sharing the ATS data our operations team uses to track progress to our goal of 95% ATS.  While this is an excellent metric to show service levels, we thought we’d explore Backlog and Past Due for a little more “upstream” look.  

Here are a few “definitions” to help you begin looking at this data: 

  • Past Due – measures when an order was due out of the plant or our ship date out of the DC. 
  • Backlog – every order that we have, future and past due.  These are confirmed (current/booked) orders that are either past due or will be due in the future.  

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In next week’s blog, we’ll feature an interview with Adam Skinner, VP – Supply Chain, to learn more about these 2 metrics, the 80,000 unit backlog goal, and what this trend tells us about our supply chain. 

 

 

Announcements & Reminders  

Announcements

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival - June 12 - 14, 2021

  • ODL China will be closed during this time

Reminders!

Name  Description Link
Well-Being Wednesday Join Angie Jenkins every Wednesday at 12:00pm EST for Well-Being Wednesday Click here to view this month's schedule
Workday COVID-19 Vaccine Card Tracking Team members that are fully vaccinated can log into Workday and answer a questionnaire to upload a copy of their COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card Here is a job aid (pdf) and a video job aid that team members can reference. There is also a LinkedIn Learning available for your reference
Zeeland Safety Training Please continue to stay up-to-date with the monthly safety videos Stay up-to-date on the June training topics