Jeff Ell

Jeff Ell is the owner of Cheever Specialty Paper & Film, a distributor/supplier of specialty paper, film and tape. The differentiator for Cheever is their ability to hold between 30 and 120 days of a customers' inventory. Their depth and experience in inventory cost and supply chain logistics is key to their business model. Some of Jeff's previous employers were EMC, Boston Scientific and PCConnection, where he was director of information technology in the distribution and warehousing space. These leadership roles have provided the basis for using up-to-the-minute technology for customers to solve their distribution, purchasing and inventorying of paper and film products.

Articles by Jeff Ell

• Who put paper in my marijuana?

  Monday, November 07, 2016

  That's right folks, specialty paper is showing up in medical marijuana. Not literally, of course. But specialty papers like parchment, glassine and PTFE are all being used in the medical marijuana market. I don't think a soul out there reading this post has not seen or heard of the marijuana marketplace taking off. The adult usage in regards to market sales in 2014 was $373.8 million and then in 2015 in grew by 232 percent to $1.24 billion. This is the fastest growing market area to date, according to Leafly.com.

• The costs of holding inventory in the paper industry

  Thursday, April 09, 2015

  When working with our customers, we've noticed that the concern about how to handle inventory is often spoken about at the last minute before things are final. We have also found inventory holding costs are often misunderstood by a wide margin in the paper industry.