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Expert 108054

Expert in Manufacturing Planning Systems and Cost Accounting, BPR

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Summary of Expertise:

Primary Expertise Areas: (links show more experts in each area)	Expertise Description:
enterprise resource planning expert manufacturing resource planning expert material requirements planning expert material requirements planning software expert	Expert regularly consults in all aspects of ERP and MRP, including forecasting, master planning, order processing, available-to-promise (ATP), customer service, purchasing, shop floor control, JIT, and cost accounting. He is also an expert in systems assessments, and the selection of commercial ERP/MRP software.
inventory expert inventory classification expert inventory control expert inventory management expert	Expert consults and conducts seminars on this subject. His knowledge of inventory management includes MRP, time-phased order point/safety stock and ABC classification. As a former Industrial Engineering Manager for 3M Company's Distribution Center and Branch Warehousing, he is also quite knowledgeable on the physical management of inventory and the use of bar coding and EDI in warehousing.
systems engineering expert	Expert is an expert in the design and reengineering of computer-based customer-company-supplier strategies. He uses his extensive knowledge of company functions and computers in developing systems to support the corporate strategy. He is quite knowledgeable and experienced in the implementation of EDI (electronic data interchange).
project management expert project planning expert software project management expert critical path method expert	Expert is skilled at using critical path method (CPM) and resource leveling in the management of projects of all types. He has managed many software development projects and is skilled at phased development, prototyping, and joint application design (JAD). He has used several different PC-based software programs for project management and is the innovator of PERT/Productivity a technique for measuring team performance on large scale projects.
ABC analysis expert ABC inventory classification expert	Expert regularly consults with clients and works with seminar attendees on the use of the ABC analysis tool. This is especially applicable to selecting inventory control policies for independent demand items, lot sizing approaches, cycle counting, and physical control of inventory. Although MRP, MRPII, and JIT have changed the way ABC techniques are used, it still remains a very valuable prioritizing tool for management.
just-in-time inventory expert	Expert is an expert at integrating JIT and MRP, and implementing them in production operations together with EDI and bar coding.
activity-based costing expert cost accounting expert	Expert is an expert in developing activity-based costing and using ABC to determine accurate product costs in order to identify non-value added costs and to control the costs of technological overhead. He understands how to use MRP-based manufacturing systems to supply much of the detail needed to support activity-based costing.
forecasting software expert
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*Localities:* Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Rochester, Minnesota; Burnsville, Minnesota; Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Minnetonka, Minnesota; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Education:

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution	Honors
1964	Certificate	International Management	American GraduateSchool of International Management	Star & Scroll; Knight of St. Patrick
1962	B.S.	Industrial Engineering	University of Illinois

Work History:

Years	Employer	Department	Title	Responsibilities
1996 to 2000	MCI Systemhouse	International - Manufacturing	Managing Consultant
1993 to 1996	Shared Resource Management		Senior Business Planner
1991 to 1993	Raeker, Petroff, & Associates		Senior Associate	Partner is this small consulting firm focused on cycle time and cost reduction initiatives
1986 to 1990	ADC Telecommunications		System Development Manager	Expert installed American Software's forecasting system.
1979 to 1986	COMSERV Corp		Development Manager	He developed an ERP cost management module, and consulted on costing and purchasing applications.
1971 to 1979	Ernst & Ernst		Manufacturing Systems Consultant
1962 to 1971	3M Company		Manufacturing Engineering Manager	Expert managed manufacturing engineering in South America for the Argentine and Brazilian plants of 3M Company.

Career Accomplishments:

Associations/Societies

Expert is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE) and the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

Licenses/Certifications

He is a CFPIM by APICS (certified at the Fellow level) and a Certified Systems Integrator (CSI) by IIE.

Publications and Patents

Expert is a contributor to a handbook on MRP and JIT.

Consulting Services:

As a member of the Intota consultant network, Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Manufacturing Planning Systems Consultant and Cost Accounting Consultant, BPR Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company, or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract. Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting an expert request.

Expert Witness:

Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support, forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation, and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Manufacturing Planning Systems Expert Witness and Cost Accounting Expert Witness, BPR Expert Witness. Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.

International Experience:

Years		Country / Region		Summary
1998 to 1998		Switzerland		Expert worked with a major food and beverage manufacturer headquarted in this country to first identify the risks involved in a best of breed integration of a process manufacturing ERP system with SAP's Financial system. Later, he led the development of a realtime interface between the two applications.

Language Skills:

Foreign Language		Description
Spanish		Expert can speak and read Spanish at an elementary level; he lived in Argentina for two years.
French		He can speak and read French at a basic level; he spent two years in the Corps of Engineers in France.

Market Research:

Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Manufacturing Planning Systems and Cost Accounting, BPR. Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.

Additional Skills and Services:

Training/Seminars

Expert teaches the APICS certification courses on a continuing basis. He also developed and presents a seminar on Control and Reduction of Inventory.

Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection

He Expert has experience locating vendors of: manufacturing systems software, especially ERP/MPR software and warehouse management systems application software. He has access to the following resources: database; print materials; and extensive personal contacts.

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