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& EXPERTISE PROFILE ROBERT MACKINTOSH ELDER, LIVING IN TROON, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND. MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. A BRITISH NATIONAL BORN IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE, OF SCOTTISH PARENTS. INTERESTS INCLUDE RUGBY, CRICKET, BOATING, FISHING, AND IS ALSO A RETIRED MEMBER OF SUSSEX SPECIAL CONSTABULARY. EDUCATED AT A BRITISH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN KENYA |
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SUBSEQUENTLY QUALIFIED AS:-
GENERAL WORK ANALYSIS
35 YEARS OF IN DEPTH EXPERIENCE, 19 YEARS IN SENIOR MANAGERIAL
OR CONSULTANCY LEVEL IN LOGISTICS BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IN WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION AND INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING. SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE OF SETTING UP OF MAILING HOUSES,
DISTRIBUTION CENTRES, AND FACTORIES, PARTICULARLY TURNKEY AND
RATIONALISATION PROJECTS. ALSO HAS BEEN INVOLVED RECENTLY IN THE
ADVICE AND INSTALLATION OF SECURITY SYSTEMS, AND THE SECURITY
ANALYSIS OF ANY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
PROJECT EXAMPLES
1. INTERNATIONAL MOTORING ORGANISATION: SETTING UP OF AN 18,000 SQ. FT
WAREHOUSE/MAILING HOUSE/DISTRIBUTION CENTRE TO HANDLE 3 MILLION
DISPATCHES PER ANNUM. INCLUDING THE START OF COMPUTERISED STOCK
CONTROL & DISPATCH SYSTEMS, FULLY EQUIPPING THE PREMISES, AND TRAINED
THE STAFF IN ALL ASPECTS OF WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.
2. EUROPEAN MILLS PLC: RATIONALISATION OF 8 WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION
CENTRES INTO 3, WITH EMPHASIS ON REDUCTION OF STOCKHOLDING, IMPROVEMENT
OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, AND REASSIGNMENT OF SHIPPING SCHEDULES, RESULTING
IN ONLY TWO REDUNDANCIES, AND CONSIDERABLE COST SAVINGS TO THE COMPANY
OF OVER £5 MILLION (UKP) PER ANNUM. THE REDUCTION OF SPACE WAS FROM 290,000 TO 120,000 SQ. FT.
3. SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER: THE REASSESSMENT OF STOCK AND REDUCTION
BY 20,000 ITEMS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LIN BIN RACKING WITHIN A VERTICAL REVOLVING
SYSTEM, THEREBY SAVING ON EXISTING SPACE UTILISATION AND NEGATING THE NEED
TO MOVE PREMISES.
4. WINES & SPIRITS WHOLESALER: INSTALLATION OF SMALL ORDER PICKERS WITH
BAR CODE ANALYSIS SYSTEM INTO SMALL (4000 SQ FT) WAREHOUSE TO FULLY
MECHANISE FACILITIES. TRAINED STAFF, AVOIDED REDUNDANCIES, AND IMPROVED
THE COMPANY CAPACITY FOR THROUGHPUT OF ORDERS. ALSO INSTALLED FULL
COMMERCIAL ALARM AND SECURITY SYSTEM.
5. NATIONAL CATALOGUE SALES COMPANY: REDESIGN OF BOTH PHYSICAL AND PAPER
WORKFLOW. FULL STAFF ANALYSIS. DESIGN OF LAYOUT FOR LARGER PREMISES.
IMPLEMENTATION OF MOVE AND FULL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO COVER INITIAL
MOVE INTO NEW BUILDING OF OVER DOUBLE THE SIZE.
MENU OF STANDARD OBJECTIVES
THESE ARE SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO CUSTOMERS NEEDS, AND INCLUDED ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING, AND ALSO ANY OTHER RELATED MATTER THAT THE CUSTOMER
FEELS IS VITAL TO THE PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY.
1. TO FULLY ANALYSE THE PAPERWORK AND PHYSICAL MATERIALS FLOW OF THE
COMPANY, AND IDENTIFY ALL AREAS THAT REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF
OUTPUT, HEALTH & SAFETY, SECURITY, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND ANY OTHER
RELEVANT MATTERS.
2. TO SUGGEST A SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM IN BOTH
THE PHYSICAL AND PAPERWORK SENSE, SUITABLE FOR THE FUTURE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY.
3. TO SUGGEST THE REQUIRED WORKFORCE, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING, AND PREMISES
SUITABLE FOR THE COMPANY, AND ITS FUTURE NEEDS, ALSO THE PROCUREMENT
AND INSTALLATION OF THE SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT.
4. TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABOVE IN THE FORM OF ON SITE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND PRAGMATIC CONSULTANCY.