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Logistics/Supply Chain/Questions Answered by Expert Dr. Giuseppe Lovecchio, CFPIM, CSCP
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Outsourcing logistics operations? | 11/17/2010 |
| Q: Despite the common reasons given for outsourcing; Service improvement,cost reduction, increasing ... A: Good question! Logistics needs coordination, consolidation of needs and practices, but lack of ... | |
| Differences between MRPI & MRPII | 7/30/2010 |
| Q: I am unable to answer the question about the differences between MRPI & MRPII having to explain in ... A: MRPI is about planning requirements of materials only: based on Bill of materials, gross ... | |
| Finding correct people for the buying of equipment | 9/9/2009 |
| Q: How do we find the correct people to talk to in connection of buying of our equipment and for ... A: you need a market reasearch (Kompass , Who's WHo, Duns, etc) in order to define the possible ... | |
| SCM Agriculture | 5/1/2009 |
| Q: I am working in supply chain management sphere in Moscow. Our organization is an international ... A: Collaborative forecasting and replenishmnet systems (CPFR - see: ... | |
| lean, agile and leagile SC | 3/27/2009 |
| Q: Sir, i know that this questions may seem as homework questions, but i debating with my college ... A: Good evening Mohamed, Lean is related to the Toyota Production System and to the Mr. Womack ... | |
| Companies | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: Giuseppe, My name is Baris. I am looking for companies which had drastic changes in their ... A: succesfull companies are: - ZARA clothing company - WAL-MART with Procter & Gamble - DELL computer ... | |
| cscp apics | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: Dr. I am very interested in import/export, international trade. I would like to know how a program ... A: The CSCP certification is the world leading professional certification for the management of the ... | |
| Logistics | 8/26/2008 |
| Q: Can a firm actually be part of the logistics industry without physically touching a product? A: The logistics industry is committed to deliver the products/services requested by the customers and ... | |
| lost shipment | 7/26/2008 |
| Q: What do freight forwarders do if the shipment is lost under their responsibility? What is the ... A: It depends by the eventual clause written in the contract like " direct and indirect damages". Only ... | |
| Packaged Food Supply Chain | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: I am researching on Packaged Food companies supply chain in Europe (more specifically U.K) eg. ... A: herin you can find some links to collect the requested addresses: DANONE ... | |
| international shipping | 7/30/2007 |
| Q: this is a relatively simple question, but I am finding it hard to find and compare prices easily. I ... A: I cannot help you in depth because of my European experience. Anyway I show you some links could be ... | |
| Logistics | 3/8/2007 |
| Q: I work in the Logistics dept. in an engineering company that is deals with I&C and electrical ... A: first measure what you do with consistent indicators meeting the startegy needs of your company. ... | |
| Training for warehouse and distribution personnel | 2/17/2007 |
| Q: Lovecchio, We are a FMCG copmpany ( food industry) and intend to have some training and educational ... A: I think you can start with a 2-day course "basics in logistics". You can just launch the following ... | |
| Supply Chain Technology | 10/30/2006 |
| Q: What is your opinion of asset / inventory tracking technologies like RFID & GPS? Have you ... A: RFID & GPS increase data accuracy and speed, and automate quantity controls for inbound logistics. ... | |
| supply chain certifications | 9/7/2006 |
| Q: Does having CPIM really can make me to have higher salary?What is the salary range? Regards, Kev A: Normally yes. Of course CPIM certification is a pre requisite for higher salary. Then it depends ... | |
| need to ask | 8/10/2006 |
| Q: i want to know a brief conception of logistic business how can i got the basic of this field ... A: 1) Logistic business is all that concerns with the material flow, adding value to it 2) see ... | |
| combined distribution centre charges | 8/6/2006 |
| Q: My company has recently set up a CDC (combined distribution centre). Our vendors used to arrange ... A: the 4 % would cover your internal operation cost. If you measure a monthly based amount of the time ... | |
Answers by Expert:
Dr. Giuseppe Lovecchio, CFPIM, CSCP
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Supply chain, operations and purchasing in transportation, automotive and energy sectors. Lean projects (values stream mapping, kaizen blitzs, etc). MRP-2 and ERP choice and optimization; Sales and operations planning (S&OP), lean manufacturing, total quality, change management. Assessments in production and logistics. CFPIM and CSCP certified (www.apics.org); APICS instructor
Experience
Worldwide more than 20 years experience in supply chain and operations, ERP, with big players in automotive, energy, railway. Sourcing and procurement, change management, continuos improvement programs, total quality management and lean.
Organizations
APICS (www.apics.org)
Education/Credentials
Registered professional engineer (PE) in Italy since 1988.
Master's engineering (MEng) degree - 5 years
APICS CFPIM and CSCP certified (www.apics.org)
APICS Master CPIM Instructor
APICS Master CSCP Instructor(www.apics.org/Education/apics_recognized_instructors.htm)
ELA EMLog certified (www.elalog.org)
ICMCI CMC certified (www.icmci.org)
Awards and Honors
Registered professional engineer (PE) in Italy since 1988.
Master's engineering (MEng) degree - 5 years
APICS CFPIM and CSCP certified (www.apics.org)
APICS Master CPIM Instructor
APICS Master CSCP Instructor(www.apics.org/Education/apics_recognized_instructors.htm)
ELA EMLog certified (www.elalog.org)
ICMCI CMC certified (www.icmci.org)
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