WestPoint Stevens Inc., West Point, Ga., announced an enhancement of all supply chain functions in
the company, effective at the beginning of the month. Included in the expanded organization will be
customer service, planning, replenishment, sourcing and logistics.
According to the company, each area will have an operating head who will lead that particular
function on a company-wide basis.
“The need for ever-closer alliances with our customers, as well as our stated commitment to
be a world-class logistics provider, are the driving forces behind these changes,” said Thomas J.
Ward, company president and chief operating officer.
Donnie Hodge has been named senior vice president of Supply Chain and Logistics, and will
head up the expanded group.
January 1999
