Introduction:

Inventories can reach many millions of dollars. You need a good warehouse to store, keep and protect all those millions of dollars. In this course, we will discuss the best and the latest methods to store and protect high value inventories. We will also discuss the best characteristics of a modern warehouse. Knowing what you have and how much you have are the keys to proper warehousing management. We will explore the various methods to achieve record accuracy and successful cycle counting. A scientific method of auditing the warehouse will be applied.

Warehouse operations are often mistakenly thought to exist in a static environment, where conditions and requirements rarely change and where warehouse planning entails the onetime activities of building a structure and providing equipment. Similarly, warehouse management is thought to be merely the supervision of a few simple, highly repetitive tasks. On the contrary, warehouse operations exist in a dynamic environment.

This course has been specifically designed to develop the competency of personnel in the warehouse, inventory and logistics functions of an organization by improving their skills, knowledge and understanding. Productive management of the warehouse and inventory control function is essential to the dynamic support of an organization’s operations, they are vital to provide excellent customer service. This course will feature:

• Effectively manage warehouse operations
• Achieve maximum performance in inventory management
• How to eliminate waste in processes and stock
• Improve the stock control of spares
• Understand the principles of export and import logistics

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Learn to improve performance in the stores function
• Consider how to utilize the most modern inventory techniques
• Discover the importance of dynamic supply chain management
• Develop their skills in managing stores and inventory personnel
• Master techniques for dealing with operational challenges
• Plan for export and import logistics
• Explain the challenges, objectives and functions of warehousing
• Perform ABC inventory classification and cycle counting and calculate record accuracy and discrepancies
• Identify the different types of storage and material handling systems
• Improve supervisory skills and deal more effectively with warehouse staff issues
• Develop better skills for housekeeping and safety within the warehouse
• Measure warehouse productivity using the right KPIs and conduct a scientific audit of the warehouse
• Select the best combination of materials handling and storage equipment
• Speed up order processing while cutting costs
• Design an effective loss-control program
• Determine the best warehouse layout
• Measure warehouse performance to find trouble spots

Who Should Attend?

Logistics Consultants, Logistics and Financial Managers, Accounting and Operations Managers, Third-Party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain and Logistics Managers and Professionals, Operations Managers, Logistics Professionals, Logistic Providers, Logistic Administrators, Logistics Planning and Inventory Managers, Supply, Buying, Purchase, Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Professionals, General Services Personnel, Purchasing and Procurement Managers, Retailers, Warehouse Personnel, Transportation and Distribution Managers/Personnel, Inventory and Warehouse Control Professionals, Freight Forwarders and Linear Specialists, Production Managers, Production Planners, Financial Managers, Project Managers, Distribution Center Supervisors, Line Managers, Fleet Managers, Fleet Supervisors, Fleet Operators, Fleet Inspectors

Course Outline:

Warehousing

• Warehousing defined
• The value of warehousing
• The objectives of warehousing
• Warehouse resources
• Customer requirements
• Design, analysis, control, and maintenance of warehousing operations

Developing a Warehouse Plan

• Warehouse planning methodology
• Space planning for receiving and shipping
• Define the materials received and shipped
• Determine the dock bay requirements
• Determine other vehicle interface requirements
• Determine the allowances for maneuvering inside the warehouse
• Determine the buffer area and staging area requirements
• Determine the space requirements for dock-related activities
• Space planning for storage activities
• Define the materials to be stored
• Determine the storage philosophy
• Determine the space requirements for alternative storage methods
• Creating preliminary designs for material handling
• Creating preliminary designs for warehouse layout

Developing a Warehouse Information System Plan

• Warehouse information management
• Establishing information systems requirements
• Develop a graphical representation of the system
• Identify decisions and decision makers
• Write requirements statements and define data needs
• Determine levels of automation
• Software selection
• Data entry and data management
• Writing up the information system plan

Equipment Planning

• Warehouse equipment planning methodology
• Define functions to be performed
• Identify equipment alternatives
• Evaluate the equipment alternatives
• Present value
• Evaluating alternatives: a case study
• Select the equipment
• Identify and select the vendor

Types of Warehouse Equipment

• Dock equipment
• Storage equipment
• Material handling equipment

Personnel Planning and Selection

• Planning warehouse staff requirements
• Determine the tasks to be performed
• Determine the operating and clerical personnel requirements
• Determine administrative personnel requirements
• Planning warehouse personnel-related areas and services
• Warehouse offices
• Food services
• Lavatories
• Locker rooms
• Medical facilities
• Safety concerns
• Employee parking

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