Paul Lukehart

Paul Lukehart has worked in logistics operations roles from supervisor through director. His industry experience includes in-house distribution for retail and e-commerce businesses and third-party logistics experience in produce, appliances, apparel/footwear, and reverse logistics. His favorite warehouse anecdotes include unloading trucks of lettuce with a forklift, cycle counting strategies, and riding the conveyor in a tote... just kidding!

Paul has operated and managed multiple warehousing start-ups, implemented Lean practices at his sites, and managed large teams in high-volume environments. His books are used in the Auburn University Harbert College of Business's Supply Chain curriculum. He is a graduate of West Point and Harvard Business School and spent five years in the Army. As of this writing, Paul resides in Indiana and welcomes ideas, suggestions, or feedback for this guide.