Warehouse Operations : Planning and Management

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
28 Dec 2025 Live-Online $ 2,500 Register

Warehouse Operations : Planning and Management

Introduction

Inventories can reach millions and millions of dollars. You need the right and 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 these high-value inventories. Also, we will discuss the best characteristics of what makes a modern warehouse. Knowing what you have and how much you have been 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.

Objectives

    By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

    • Explain the challenges, objectives, and functions of warehousing
    • Perform ABC inventory classification and cycle counting
    • 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
    • Conduct a scientific audit of the warehouse

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

This course is suitable for those involved in warehousing (store) activities, both at the operational and supervisory levels. The program is also appropriate for anyone interested to know more about the interaction between warehousing and other materials management functions (purchasing, inventory control, and distribution).

Course Outline

DAY 1: INTRODUCTION TO WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT

  • Objectives of Warehousing
  • The Warehousing Cycle
  • Problems and Challenges in Warehousing
  • Warehousing and Inventory Costs
  • Customer Service in Warehousing

INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION AND RECORD ACCURACY

  • Types of Inventory
  • The ABC Classification
  • Uses of the ABC Classification
  • Inventory Record Accuracy
  • Reasons for Poor Accuracy
  • Periodic and Cycle Counting
  • Systems and Methodology of Counting

DAY 2: STORAGE AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS

  • The layout of the Warehouse
  • Storage Utilization and Organization
  • Types of Storage Systems
  • Fixed versus Random Location
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Improving the Receiving/Issuing Material Operations

DAY 3: DEALING WITH STAFF-RELATED WAREHOUSING ISSUES

  • Key Roles of Warehouse Manager/Supervisor
  • Staff Management Issues
  • Corrective Guidance Techniques

DAY 4: SAFETY IN THE WAREHOUSE

  • Good Housekeeping inside the Warehouse
  • Identifying Safety Hazards
  • Unsafe Acts and Conditions
  • Causes of Damage
  • Planning for Safety

DAY 5: PRODUCTIVITY AND AUDIT OF A WAREHOUSE

  • Definition of Productivity
  • Causes of Lost Time
  • Warehousing Key Performance Indicators
  • Objectives of the Warehouse Audit
  • Components of the Audit
  • Steps to Follow Before, During and After the Audit

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