Logistics
We support companies in optimisation projects for logistics processes.
LOGISTICS
We provide logistics engineering services, organising processes in accordance with the principles of the Lean philosophy and the most advanced technologies.
We work with companies to optimise their warehouses and transport networks, with a view to: rationalising processes, eliminating waste, reducing costs and improving performance.
WHY CHOOSE MAKEITALIA?
We specialise in the Supply Chain.
Our experience becomes the key to success for your improvement projects: we propose innovative, concrete solutions of exceptional quality.
We describe ourselves as a company that serves other companies. We are not consultants, but partners.
WHAT CLIENTS ASK OF US
DO YOU WANT TO MOVE MATERIALS IN A MORE EFFICIENT WAY, USING FEWER RESOURCES?
“This year’s objective is to cut transport and warehousing costs. I need to reorganise my transportation network”
[Logistics Manager – large-scale retail sector]
DO YOU NEED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH A SUPPLIER TO IMPROVE THEIR PROCESSES?
“One particular supplier hasn’t sent us the requested quantities for weeks now. They clearly have issues with their manufacturing process. We need to oversee them, otherwise we risk our lines grinding to a halt”
[Logistics Manager – automotive sector]
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A TRAFFIC MANAGER IS?
“It’s not our core business, but transport costs need to be constantly kept in check because they impact product cost in a big way”
[Chief Operations Officer – plastics sector]
DISCOVER OUR COURSES ON LOGISTICS
Proper management of internal and external logistics, the warehouse and optimisation of transportation embracing the Lean approach.
SERVICES
Consulting
We offer Supply Chain improvement projects.
And we put them into practice.
Temporary Managing
Theoretical knowledge alone is not enough.
We are on the ground to offer our clients practical, hands-on support.
Outsourcing
“We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty”.
We manage processes entrusted to us through outsourcing.
ACADEMY
Acquisition of the principles and techniques used to map the value stream within the entire supply chain, from critical suppliers to the end customer. In particular, after an introduction to the Value Stream Map guidelines, the course will explain how to organise, in practical terms, a workshop to map the current state and redesign the value flow to embrace the Lean approach. The aim is to learn how to use the Value Stream Map as an everyday work tool, identifying every possible source of waste and planning specific improvement activities.
How to integrate your suppliers for efficient logistics. The course aims to illustrate the methodologies and techniques that allow integration with suppliers, in order to outline a steamlined supply flow. In particular, the following will be analyzed: stock management and efinition of pickups, interactive order management and introduction of electronic kanban tags.
How to design a warehouse tailored to your needs. The course provides the methods to design and manage a lean warehouse. In particular, the topics of the incoming of material, their identification and the relative checks, the choice and the dimensioning of the containers and the storage locations, the degree of automation of the warehouse, the programming and the technologies to support the picking.
Design an efficient supply flow, from the warehouse to the plants. The course describes the techniques useful for the design of work stations, assembly lines and its interlocking in a lean perspective. In particular, the flow of materials is analyzed which leads to the balancing of the lines through the takt time, to the design of a work station and to the use of methods such as JIS or JIT for the arrival of materials on the line.