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Best Practice on Today's Warehouse Business Run by SAP Course
Introduction:
Managing a warehouse and distribution operation effectively is no easy feat. It requires expertise in various areas and seamless coordination. In this course, we will delve into key strategies to:
- Enhance productivity in warehouse operations
- Streamline material flow for superior service
- Efficiently oversee distribution operations
- Motivate and effectively manage warehouse personnel
By addressing these crucial aspects, participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to run a productive and efficient warehouse and distribution operation.
Course Objectives:
- To examine the most effective warehousing practices
- To analyze methods for improving warehousing operation
- To study different inventory control systems
- To explore new methods in inventory management
- To consider efficient management of distribution
- To understand proper use of Incoterms
- To provide insights into motivation of warehouse personnel
- To review methods of warehouse personnel performance appraisal
Who Should Attend?
This course will be of benefit to all supervisors in warehousing, inventory management, and logistics operations. It will also be of benefit to managers in these operations.
Course Outlines:
Managing the Warehouse
- Warehouse operations management
- Warehouse management systems
- Planning warehouse layout
- Utilization of storage aid
- Managing special storage requirements
- Controlling the warehouse item location
- Managing shipping and receiving operations
- Shelf-life management
Warehouse Inventory Management
- Measuring warehousing productivity
- Providing excellent customer service
- Overcoming barriers to warehouse performance
- Achieving effective inventory control
- EOQ and MRP inventory systems
- Just in time inventory management
- Utilizing consignment inventory
- Reducing costs in inventory management
- Improving the flow of materials
- Controlling backorder levels
- ABC analysis
- Achieving improved inventory accuracy
- Managing local trucking operations
- Managing international transportation operations
- Proper utilization of Incoterms
- Selection of transportation service companies
Warehouse Personnel Performance Review
- The performance appraisal process
- Obtaining the benefits of effective appraisal
- Overcoming performance appraisal difficulties
- Dealing with problem employees
- Managing the disciplinary process
- Appraising your own performance
- Understanding the impact of your leadership style