COURSE OUTLINE  

Operating the Store and Warehouse in the Total Logistics Process

□  Material, logistics and distribution

□  Importance of store and warehouse in the logistic process

□  Logistics objectives

□  Supply chain and supply chain management

Fundamentals of Warehouse and Store Management

□  Dynamic aspects of warehousing

□  Scope of store activities and problems encountered

□  Warehouse and store practice

□  Principles of warehouse and storage management

□  How to achieve a successful store and warehouse operation

□  Work exercises

Understanding the Application of Warehousing Storage Equipment

□  Classification of equipment

□  Equipment evaluation

□  Equipment selection criteria

□  Types of racks

□  Purchasing of equipment procedure

The Principles of Materials Flow and Aisle, Storage and Equipment Layout Concept

□  Types of flow arrangement

□  Shapes of warehouse

□  Numbering location designation

□  MHE interfacing with layout

□  Group work exercise

Store and Warehouse Safety and Security

□  Importance of safety and security
    -  Safety in materials handling
    -  Effective safety action

□  Loss and Security Prevention
    -  Types of security prevention
    -  Security measure

    -  Case study ‘ Loose security and employee theft

□  Fire, chemical and hazard prevention

Inventory Planning, Management and Control Techniques

□  Understanding inventory problems and causes

□  Management basic functions with respect to inventory

□  Importance of inventory planning and control to overcome problems

□  Understanding applicable inventory models

Managing Inventories and Safety Stocks

□  Factors which influence inventories

□  Inventory forecasting

□  Why safety stocks?

□  Safety stocks, calculations and actions

Stock-Taking Practice and Operations

□  Types of stock-taking

□  How to develop an effective stock-taking system

□  Stock discrepancies and errors

□  Steps in dealing with discrepancies

□  Review of dead stocks

□  Case study “Inventory problems in stocks”

Housekeeping and ‘5s’ Practice

□  Housekeeping objectives

□  The ‘5s’ approach

□  Benefits of ‘5s’ approach

□  ‘5s’ procredure

□  Results of ‘5s’ practices