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Dr. Giuseppe Lovecchio, CFPIM, CSCP

Italy
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Expertise

Warehouse layout and optimization; inventory control; inbound logistics; outbound logistics; improvement of inventory turns; handling, etc

Experience in the area

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 in Italy since 1988. Master's engineering (MEng) degree - 5 years

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Recent Answers from Dr. Giuseppe Lovecchio, CFPIM, CSCP

2009-10-14 Safety Stock:

take into account the formula: (Q/2) * i * c = (A/Q) *S where= Q= lot size i= inventory carrying cost = $2.40 c = unit cost A= annual demand = 72000 units S= ordering cost = $6 If you

2009-10-06 KPI's:

Hi, In a DC you can measure: SERVICE LEVEL - line item fill rate - order fill rate PRODUCTIVITY - number of SKUs picked per hour QUALITY - scrap rate INVENTORY ACCURACY - Inventory

2009-09-27 Warehouse Capacilty Calculations:

Dear Praveen, some criteria: 1) classify your materials in families 2) forecast an average volume to be stored (load) 3) Calculate the number of pallet places (capacity) 4) Check if the pallet

2009-09-17 Location Identification:

start with the shelf add the section finish with the row. Example The format can be: 00-00-00 So the shelf 1 will be: 01-00-00 the section (or column) 1 will be: 01-01-00 the row for

2009-08-27 outbound logistics:

So the scenario is more detailed. 1) No windows time. Ok. So you need proceed statistically, classifing the retailers i.e. per area, transportation time , etc. and to work on risk percentages. You can

 

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