PROPOSAL TO ASSIST

CLEANER INNOVATIONS
DESIGN AND ESTABLISH
ORDER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITIES
FOR
BERRY PLUS

AUGUST 3, 2009
LIGHTSHIP PARTNERS – OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY. STRATEGY THROUGH EXECUTION.

Lightship provides a broad and deep range of skills, knowledge, and

experience across both operation and technology

Senior executive and

consulting experience
Former COO’s and Supply Chain Executives Consulting
Former CIO’s/CTO’s in consumer products, and
Operations Executive
retail, and manufacturing and Experience
Technology
Former Big 4 and Boutique consulting Knowledge
partners
Strategy,
Operations and technology knowledge Planning,
Cross industry knowledge and
Execution
Best practices Skills
Strategy, planning, and execution skills
Able to assist from “end to end”

Skills to know “how”

Predictable
Knowledge to know “what”
Experience to “get it done” Profitable
Growth

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LIGHTSHIP PARTNERS – INSIGHT. GUIDANCE. RESULTS.

Lightship works in partnership with our clients to deliver

predictable profitable growth

Predictable
Profitable
Growth

Deliver Results
• People, Process, Technology
• Manage Execution
Provide Guidance
• Understand Options
• Design Plan

Develop Insight
• Understand Uniqueness
• Share Investment
• Develop Strategy

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PROJECT TEAM

Our project team for Cleaner Innovations includes

experienced resources to assure quality

Project Team Quality Assurance

Michael Beller Rick Beers
Project Role: Client Partner with overall day to day
responsibility for relationship and project
10 years of experience as a COO and CIO in Retail,
Consumer Goods, and Technology
15 years of experience with Big 4 and boutique consultants
driving process improvement and technology initiatives in
consumer goods, manufacturing, technology, and financial
services
Scott Rabinowitz Jeff Kish
Project Role: Project Principal
Experience establishing, improving, and managing Supply
Chain processes for distribution network including;
• 1.5MM sq. ft. distribution center in Columbus
• Inbound logistics from ~250 suppliers across ~39
countries
• Outbound logistics to ~279 retail locations across
~40 states
• Third party processing for production
Experience with inventory management and coordination
of business planning, purchasing, and order management
across business functions to optimize inventory
QA Role: Quality Assurance for logistics and distribution
20+ years of supply chain and logistics management in
Consumer Goods
Prior roles:
• Plant Manager, Division Manager of International
Logistics and Vice President of IT at Corning
Incorporated and Bausch & Lomb
QA Role: QA for order management and ecommerce
20+ years of technology and operations strategy,
implementation, and operations
• Order Management, Supply Chain, and ERP
• Business Intelligence
• Customer Service
• ecommerce
Prior roles:
• SVP and CIO of Stage Stores (600+ store chain)
• Manager, Director, and VP of Systems at Walden Book
Co., Ann Taylor, and Caldor Stores

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PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND BACKGROUND

Cleaner Innovations has completed the initial development tasks

and is ready to establish order management and distribution

Establish Sourcing
Design and Establish Order Management and
and
Engineer Product Distribution
Manufacturing
Product
8/1/09 and
Operations
Launch
Develop Branding Identify Initial
9/21/09 11/1/09
and Marketing Market and
Strategy Launch Strategy

Completed Planned

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PROJECT APPROACH AND SCOPE

Establish Initial Order Management

and Distribution Functions

Phase 1 – Support Focused Launch

Establish Order
Manage OM and
Management and
Distribution
Distribution

Phase 2 – Prepare for Broad Launch

3 months
Update Business
Plan and Raise
Capital
Establish Order
Management and
Distribution

Establish Long
Term Operations
Future Current
Scope Scope

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PROJECT PLAN AND DELIVERABLES

Initial High Level Plan

Understand Requirement and Options – Insight

Expected volumes
Financial drivers
Options?
Current research regarding third party logistics providers • Yahoo! Online store?
• Phone vs. online
Current research regarding turn key ecommerce operations orders?
• Simple one page
Identify short list of options, evaluate, and select – Guidance online order form
integrated with
Prepare RFP or similar document branded site!!
Evaluate options • Small self managed
facility in Ann Arbor?
• References, financial models, SLA’s, long term suitability, etc. Issues?
• Kitting during
• Negotiate terms and finalize contracts production or
fulfillment?
Implement solution – Results • Ship direct to
Develop implementation plan consumer of via on-
campus delivery?
Manage third party resources as needed
Manage initial launch operations and monitor SLA’s

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