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Questions relating to manufacturing plant location, site selection, labor planning & control; plant maintenance; inventory control; production planning and scheduling; forecasting; plant layout and design; supply chain; purchasing; logistics; distribution; warehousing; transportation
Can`t answer detailed technical questions regarding equipment operations or design
Experience in the area
7 years industrial management experience as an industrial engineer; inventory analyst; logistics analyst; operations research analyst; division general manager of a distribution operation;
21 years general management consulting in manufacturing; operations; distribution; logistics; supply chain; warehousing; transportation; purchasing
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | 05/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| RATAN | 04/01/09 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | thank you very much for your prompt ..... |
| Nick | 03/07/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your suggestion.. |
| Dr. Mostafa Danesh | 04/21/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much |
| Alex | 09/08/07 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | He was amazing! |
Recent Answers from Peter A. Crosby
2009-05-14 Production Planning:
Matt: Go to the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)website, and search their site. Also you can try Association for Manaufacturing Excellence (AME), or Society of Manufacturing
2009-05-03 question:
AOB: Suggest you find a local university, such as in cairo, that has an IE cirriculum, and enroll in a night program or take a leave of absence to obtain a BSIE degree (bachelor of science in industrial
2009-03-29 Assembly vs Integration:
Ratan: Each industry has its own jargon, or terminology for the same physical process. Other examples re: in some industries, the warehouses are called "service centers" versus another industry they
2008-11-25 Role of Industrial Engineer:
Premesh: This question is too detailed, long, and involved, so I would have to charge you a professional fee, payable before hand, for answering it. CGR Management Consultants LLC has a long and
2008-09-19 Margin Modelling in Excel:
Bernie: There are many software and model templates that would facilitate margin modeling in a manufacturing environment. Our consulting group, CGR Management Consultants LLC, has used many of these
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