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Warehousing/Questions Answered by Expert Dr. Giuseppe Lovecchio, CFPIM, CSCP
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Engineering Stores Rule of Thumb | 6/17/2011 |
| Q: I have recently been employed as Stores Controller for a large company that has an excessive amount ... A: A correct warehouse layout starts studying the classification of products in terms of: - annual ... | |
| Outbound Logistics | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: Giuseppe I work in a company that sells mobile phones and we receive large shipments every week ... A: Ptting outbound logistics under control ,need manual or a(semi)automated systems. that depends on ... | |
| Storage business | 4/19/2011 |
| Q: Mr. Lovecchio I would like to know the some "business models" related to storage or warehousing. I ... A: you can also consider: break bulk: one input from a supplier, more outputs to many customers cross ... | |
| Parcel processing | 4/6/2011 |
| Q: How do I work out the productivity of a team of sorters processing inbound parcels. Is it the number ... A: You can measure , i.e. in an hour (or day, week, etc): total items processed / ( number of direct ... | |
| Want to lable a warehouse but might need to change | 9/4/2010 |
| Q: I will be setting up locations in a warehouse using the following system, AA001001, ... A: you need to use a 10 by ten numeration: i.e. AA001010 AA001020 AA001030 and so on. in oreder to ... | |
| Forklift | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: Giuseppe Lovecchio, I am searching on the internet, but all the information seem to be on the ... A: To purchase a forklift is convenient if the utilisation is very high. ANyway an economic evaluation ... | |
| Third party warehouse inventory management | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: The company I work for, Radius Logistics is expanding operations to a larger warehouse. We are ... A: you can try the following ones: http://www.infor.com/solutions/scm/wms/ ... | |
| Warehouse management systems | 5/9/2010 |
| Q: Good day, My question relates to selecting a wms system that best suites a moving and storage ... A: you can try at: http://www.sageerpx3.us/solutions/warehousing/w_overview.html Should you need a ... | |
| what | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: what are the basic procedures of warehousing? A: Hallo Justin. The basic procedures are: 1) Layout map 2) Optimization of accessibility with ... | |
| warehousing | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: I would like to ask the reason why warehouse should be in the umbrella of Supply Chain. And also ... A: Warehouse is part of logistics, logistics is part of supply chain. see www.apics.org body of ... | |
| Plumbing Warehouse | 12/12/2009 |
| Q: I need to organize my existing warehouse and then take control. My people are buying materials every ... A: That's a Big job to do! I resume the key steps: 1) Have you a reorder policy (reorder poiint, ... | |
| Safety Stock | 10/14/2009 |
| Q: If we have projected sales of 72,000 units with an ordering cost of $6 per order and a carrying cost ... A: take into account the formula: (Q/2) * i * c = (A/Q) *S where= Q= lot size i= inventory carrying ... | |
| KPI's | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: We are starting a project to set some metrics into the warehouse. Which ones are the more common ... A: In a DC you can measure: SERVICE LEVEL - line item fill rate - order fill rate PRODUCTIVITY - ... | |
| Warehouse Capacilty Calculations | 9/27/2009 |
| Q: I wish to set up warehouse for general purpose hiring. Goods are likely to Foodgrains, Cement, ... A: some criteria: 1) classify your materials in families 2) forecast an average volume to be stored ... | |
| Location Identification | 9/17/2009 |
| Q: Am setting up new whse and looking for location id method. Mostly Bulk/Floor Locations some Single ... A: start with the shelf add the section finish with the row. Example The format can be: 00-00-00 ... | |
| outbound logistics | 8/27/2009 |
| Q: Giuseppe, I am currently working for a distributor of a consumer goods company. I handle the ... A: So the scenario is more detailed. 1) No windows time. Ok. So you need proceed statistically, ... | |
| outbound logistics | 8/26/2009 |
| Q: Giuseppe, I am currently working for a distributor of a consumer goods company. I handle the ... A: some simple things need to be installed in you outbound logistics process. 1) Contract with your ... | |
| physical warehouse set-up | 8/21/2009 |
| Q: We are setting up warehousing in which items will be stored for varied amounts of time. What is the ... A: I imagine you work for different customers they need a tracability of the goods strictly. If your ... | |
| Stock accuracy | 6/9/2009 |
| Q: I'm from Malaysia. I currently having an internship program and need to do the thesis in order to ... A: stock accuracy (or better , inventory accuracy) measures how much book data of your stock are ... | |
| Warehouse Training | 4/20/2009 |
| Q: I to am seeking some sort of training for warehousing. I have some on the job training, and ... A: Warehouse training is surely an important issue because it allows to set up a correct and effective ... | |
| Distribution cost | 4/13/2009 |
| Q: I am working in online biz in India, need to know how will I reduce the Distribution cost. Basically ... A: Good morning Sanjai, Distribution costs are mainly composed of three parts: - transportation costs ... | |
| Setting up a wearehouse bin location system | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: Hey, I am setting up shelving for a partsroom. What I need is a recommended way of labeling my ... A: you can use this way: start with the shelf add the section finish with the row. The row Example ... | |
| Warehouse | 4/1/2009 |
| Q: Name 5 types of storage media that can be used in a warehouse to optimise capacity? A: If you intend storage media as warehouse management system (WMS), you can have: 1 Warehouse ... | |
| Warehouse Binning | 3/13/2009 |
| Q: I am working in retail warehouse, but can you let me know how I should I bin the garment to easily ... A: Continuos replenishment could be a possible solution. As you pass through the Point of Sale your ... | |
Dr. Giuseppe Lovecchio, CFPIM, CSCP
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Warehouse layout and optimization; inventory control; inbound logistics; outbound logistics; improvement of inventory turns; handling, etc
Experience
More than 20 years of industry experience
Organizations
www.lovecchioconsulting.it/english
Education/Credentials
APICS CFPIM and CSCP certified (www.apics.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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