Ray Ince FMS
    Productivity Consultant


    1 Melliars Way
    Bude,
    Cornwall
    EX23 8HB

    Telephone 01288 355096

    VAT Reg. No: 682 6692 90

Key Skills
  • Method Reviews in Warehousing, Distribution, Retail, Assembly, Machine Shop, NHS & Clerical Environments
  • Optimise working practices to minimise labour and costs
  • Undertake feasibility studies and cost justifications
  • Make use of the following software:
  • Excel, Lotus, Microsoft Project, Word 97, Wordperfect, Access, dBase, CWD,
  • Tectime, Visio, E.Mail, Internet.
  • Presentations & Staff Training
  • Activity Based Management
  • Publications & Reports
  • Develop & Maintain 'Productivity Schemes'
  • Data Analysis, and Statistical Modelling
  • Project Leadership

Career History

    1997 Productivity Consultant
    1996 Productivity Analyst - Somerfield Stores
    1989 - 1996 Industrial Engineer - W.H.Smith Ltd.
    1989 Team leader (Team of 6 Staff)
    1992 Special Projects
    1995 ABM Team Leader (Team 2 Staff)
    1986 - 1989 Management Services OfficerEast Glos. NHS Trust
    1985 - 1986 Work Study EngineerRHP Aerospace
    1982 - 1985 Work Study EngineerCaradon Mira
    1977 - 1982 Work Study ClerkBrico Engineering

Professional Qualifications

    Institute of Management Services (IMS) Certificate
    Institute of Management Services (IMS) Diploma
    PROMPTS/PADS Clerical Work Measurement
    Commercial Work Data (CWD) Practitioner

Consultancy

  • W H Smith (various locations)
    Methods & Measurement for WHS model (Staffing Guidelines). On-going project for branches. Includes John Menzies integration.
  • Dillons
    Commercial/Library Sales Warehouse (Kings Cross), Measurement & Costing Centralisation / Decentralisation to branch / local warehouse scenarios.
  • Waterstones
    'Branch Refit' Measurement modelling
  • Heathcote & Ivory , Bideford
    Warehouse Manager (3 Month Cover)
    Production Productivity 'Model' for Costing & Target Setting
    Warehousing 'Models' for Manning Levels
  • BFF Fibres , Bridgewater
    Tissue CNC Production Line Manning Levels
  • W H Smith, Swindon
    Productivity / Quality Scheme Measurement & Implementation (Warehousing)
  • Ducal , Andover
    Grading Structure
    Quality / Productivity Scheme
  • Invensys, "Rapid Costing Model" (Electronics and Metalwork), Ilfracombe

Professional Training

    1988 dBase III+ Programming
    1989 Tectime (Electronic Work Measurement)
    1991 Personal Time Management
    1991 Report Writing
    1991 Persuasive Communications
    1991 Team Building
    1992 Presentation Skills
    1994 Leadership Skills
    1994 Coaching Staff
    1995 Project Planning
    1995 Negotiation Skills
    1995 Activity Based Management

Publications

    1992 Routing Software (IMS Journal)
    1995 The "Trade Off" between Quality & Productivity (Cranfield University)
    1995 CWD in Warehousing (IMS Journal)
    1997 Tying Productivity & Accuracy Together (Logistics in Practice)

Personal Details

    My leisure interests are golf, badminton and football. I play golf regularly, and a member of a local club. My additional pastime is computing.

References

    Available on request.

Email Ray.Ince@btinternet.com