Logistics Coordination and Documentation
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Logistics Coordination and Documentation Course
Introduction:
Welcome to the Logistics and Supply Chain Management training course, designed to provide both suppliers and buyers with a comprehensive overview of the critical issues and drivers involved in understanding supply chains from a logistics and demand perspective. This course aims to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and insights to effectively navigate the complexities of logistics and supply chain management.
Fundamentally, this course explores the core principles of logistics and supply chain management, emphasizing the importance of time as a valuable resource. Participants will learn that in the realm of supply chains, time equals money, and the efficient movement of goods to the customer is what adds value. Collaboration and coordination with all stakeholders involved are key to success, and thinking outside the box is essential for continuous improvement.
Throughout this course, we will delve into various aspects of logistics and supply chain management, including demand forecasting, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, and customer service. By understanding these key elements, participants will gain insights into how to optimize current methods and activities to achieve tangible benefits.
Real-world case studies, interactive discussions, and practical exercises will be incorporated to provide a dynamic and engaging learning experience. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze and solve logistics and supply chain challenges, enabling them to develop practical skills and strategies.
By the end of this course, participants will have a solid understanding of the fundamental principles of logistics and supply chain management. They will be equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to identify opportunities for improvement, streamline processes, and enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness.
Whether you are a supplier or buyer, this training course will empower you to view supply chains through a logistics and demand lens, enabling you to make informed decisions and drive value within your organization. Join us on this transformative journey as we explore the dynamic world of logistics and supply chain management and unlock the potential for improved performance and success.
Course Objectives:
By the End of this program, you will be able to:
- Learn the principles of Warehouse and Inventory Management
- Evaluate current procedures
- Examine operations and activities
- Analyze the key areas of operations
- Identify and Understand key performance indicators
- Succeed in improving operations
- Improve personal productivity
- Make needed changes to methods to improve customer service whilst achieving reductions in inventory
- Eliminate wasteful costs
- Avoid those internal problems that limit performance
- Obtain added value for money
- Understand and implement the essential tools for managing warehouses and inventory in the supply chain
Who Should Attend?
- This program is for all individuals who have a stake in the Supply Chain and all Logistics, Materials, Inventory, Stock, Warehouse and Distribution Professionals
- It will also help those who need to develop their limited understanding about Warehouse and Inventory management
- It will be especially helpful to all those who are looking to make business gains and benefits and to any owners, operators and directors of companies with warehouse and stores operations and who hold stock and inventory
Course Outlines:
Warehouse, Stores and Stock Control Management
- The Role of the Warehouse
- An introduction to why we need a warehouse, what functions do they cover, how do they fit into the supply chain including:
- The balance between sorting and storing
- 12 initial questions to ask about warehousing activity
- Product Classification
It is important to establish key characteristics of the products handled as this have implications for all the warehouse operations. Such characteristics include:
- Supply /demand variables
- ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule
- Determining product handling groups
- Throughputs and product formats
- Layout Options
- In examining all the operations undertaken, the balance has to be found between maximizing space usage whilst minimizing the time taken to carry out the operations. This involves looking at:
- Receiving options
- Storage options
- Picking/assembly options
- Dispatching options
- Using the floor and the height space Organizing for flow
Methods and Equipment
Here we specifically look at the lifting, storing and moving equipment available for specific layout options, including:
- Warehouse structures
- Loading bays
- Selecting fork lift trucks
- Selecting racking
- Implications for warehouse layouts
- Operational timings and planning
Health and Safety
Warehouses are potentially dangerous areas in which to work, and an overview of the appropriate legalization will be looked at, including:
- Duty of care
- Inspections and risk assessments-task analysis
- Equipment maintenance and care
- Raising peoples awareness
- Security and Loss
This session looks at minimizing internal and external theft, recognizing that, generally internal theft is the major problem. Preventative measures will be briefly discussed.
Productivity and Costs
To make operations efficient and effective, then cost control and productivity need to be managed. This session will therefore look at:
- Fixed and variable cost
- Typical costs involved
- A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilization, and performance
- Setting productivity and cost targets
- The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance
Service Levels
As Warehouses are a link in the total process of satisfying customers, this session will therefore look at:
- Internal and external customers
- The three key customer service measure
- Customer service sampling
- Effects of substandard service
- Minimizing errors
Stock Coding
The method by which stock is coded is important in the overall management process, this session will examine:
- Different methods
- Understanding of all involved
- Checklists to help on deciding the best option
- Stock Recording
This session looks at stock recording, a critical aspect of stock control and if done incorrectly is the source of many subsequent errors.
- Separation of powers
- Legal issues
- How do we get inaccuracies?
- Stock Checking