Dennis Green

Dennis Green

Dennis Green

We are deeply saddened to share the unexpected loss of our longtime partner, colleague, and friend, Dennis Green, who passed away on Monday, April 6.

Dennis was a true leader in supply chain and operations, known for his depth of knowledge and his ability to turn complex challenges into practical solutions. His work spanned every aspect of the supply chain, and his influence will continue to be felt by the many people and organizations he supported over the years.

Equally important to Dennis was his commitment to service. He generously gave his time as a Director on the Board of Inner-City Advisors, helping minority-owned businesses grow and succeed, and his volunteer efforts with United Way of the Bay Area earned him national recognition. His many contributions were further recognized in 1993, when he received the Smithsonian Award for Technology Excellence.

Dennis will be greatly missed. I feel grateful to have worked alongside him and to have known him as both a trusted partner and a friend. His integrity, generosity, and passion for helping others will remain an inspiration to all of us.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Heather, and his family during this difficult time.

Full Bio:

Dennis began his career at Higbee Company in Cleveland, Ohio as Director of their distribution center. In 1978 Dennis relocated to California as the Director of Mervyns’ distribution center in Hayward, California. He was soon given the task of designing and building a new state-of-the-art distribution center in Ontario, California. In 1982, Dennis was made Vice President of Logistics and took on the task of opening a new distribution center in Plano, Texas, as well as taking on the Real Estate and Asset Protection operations for Mervyns’ new Southwest territory. In 1986, Mervyns centralized its distribution function back to California, and Dennis closed the logistics operation in Plano, relocated to Hayward, California, and became Sr. Vice President of Logistics for Mervyns, taking on the further responsibility of the Legal operation. Dennis retired in 2000.

During his “retirement”, Dennis was engaged for consulting jobs with Trader Joe’s and Vans shoes, and in 2001 formed his own logistics consulting firm, Green & Associates, LLC. Green & Associates’ expertise is focused on supply-chain improvement beginning with planning, through final delivery of services or product. Green & Associates assists wholesale and retail management teams with supply chain strategic planning, business process improvement, systems implementation, and operating procedure definition. Clients include American Apparel, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss & Co. (US and Mexico City), Cost Plus World Market, DOTS, Avenue, BCBG Max Azria, Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, New Ashley Stewart, Ripley Department Stores (Santiago, Chile), Sodimac (Santiago, Chile), and Supermercados (Lima, Peru).

Dennis has been recognized by the National Society of Fundraising Executives for volunteer work provided to United Way of the Bay Area.

In 1993 Dennis was co-winner of the Smithsonian award for technology excellence.