World-Class Warehouse and Inventory Control Operations
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World-Class Warehouse and Inventory Control Operations Course
Introduction:
While there have been ongoing efforts to reduce or eliminate warehousing and the associated inventory, it remains undeniable that warehousing plays a vital role in ensuring exceptional customer service and overall logistics performance. Warehousing serves to mitigate the impact of inefficiencies within the supply chain, enhance logistics accuracy, and optimize inventory management. Furthermore, it facilitates the accumulation, consolidation, and customization of products. It is crucial, however, that the costs associated with warehousing and inventory control align with the contributions they make to the overall performance of logistics and the supply chain.
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to enable participants to:
- Plan and control the warehousing & inventory control operations to minimize operational costs.
- Plan to develop the warehouse & inventory control personnel.
- Be provided with a thorough understanding of the knowledge, skills, and competency required to plan and control the materials at the workplace.
- Plan to deal and work with the problems and constraints related to warehousing & inventory control management.
- Increase your knowledge on good housekeeping of store & warehousing functions
- Select the appropriate type of equipment
- Maximize customer service and provide fast and accurate issuing.
Who Should Attend?
Those involved in warehousing & inventory control activities, both at the operational, supervisory, and management levels. The program is also appropriate for anyone interested to know more about the interaction between warehousing & inventory control and other materials management functions (purchasing, planning, forecasting, and distribution).
Course Outlines:
Warehouse & Inventory Control Management's Responsibility
- The new role of warehousing & inventory control in Supply Chain
- The value & impact of higher efficiency in warehouse & inventory control
- Management Expectations & Doing the Job Right in warehousing & inventory control
- Key Warehouse Functions & Operation
- Evaluate Receiving & Staging Operations
- Review Put‐Away & Assess Storage Functions
- Improve Order Filling Techniques
- Different Methods for Order Selection
- How to Control Order Picking
- Identify Opportunities for Improvement
In Warehouse Location & Inventory Control
- Techniques for Storage Location
- Use of Locator System Controls
- A‐B‐C Analysis
- How to Improve Inventory Control
- Physical Inventory & Cycle Counting Programs
- Establish Material Location & Inventory Control Guidelines
- Types of Inventory Costs & How to Control
Improve the Warehouse Facility Layout
- Methodologies for Layout Planning
- Material Flow & Space Utilization
- Reduce Travel Time & Distance
- Layout Philosophies & Capacity Factor Guidelines
- Determine Space & Building Requirements
- Approaches for Upgrading Layout & Space Resources
Simplify & Improve Work Methods
- Key Warehouse Information Features
- Preparing for Technology & WMS
- Bar Coding & RFID
- Improving & Implementing Operational Controls
- Work Simplification & Improvement Methods
- Work Measurement & Workload Balancing
- Warehouse cost management
Measure Warehouse & Inventory Management Performance & Productivity
- Develop Meaningful Performance Measures
- Controls & Measures that Meet Expectations & Match Workers' Capabilities
- How to Conduct a Productivity Analysis Based on Performance Reports
- Keys to Optimal Performance & Productivity