Advanced Strategic Warehouse and Stores Management Course

Traditional distribution channels are indeed changing. As organizations move from mass production and mass distribution to mass customization, creative approaches are needed in the management of warehousing and distribution. The challenge is always present, because different customers may demand different levels of service. Demand often cannot be forecasted, especially if one must deliver customized products exactly where the customer needs them.

This intensive and practical training on Advanced Strategic warehouse and Stores management will help you stay in touch with the most important new concepts in the warehousing/stores field, allowing you to respond to the ever-changing operational demands created by an ever-expanding global market. You will not only learn practical ways to improve equipment selection, warehouse layouts, inventory control, put-away, packing, loading, picking, and receiving, but you will start immediately to identify ways to apply these ideas to your specific environment. During the class, you will have the chance to develop your own action plan so you can put the seminar to work for you right away.

What you will Learn

• How to select an inventory control method that best suits your inventory management goals
• How to identify the precise problems that are most troublesome in your warehouse
• Cost-cutting, productivity improvement, inventory reduction, and cost-effective measures for your warehouse
• The most important concepts in the warehousing/distribution field today and its emerging role
• How to layout your warehouse for good space utilization, material handling compatibility, and optimum efficiency
• Which equipment best suits your particular operations for storage and handling
• Practical techniques for improving your day-to-day warehouse operations
• How to develop a balance between warehouse service level and your customers’ needs
• How to conduct a physical inventory and a cycle count

Key Learning Points

• Supply Chain Management Essentials
• Supply Chain Management Processes
• Warehousing/Stores
• Inventory Stakeholders Management for effective results and stakeholders Management
• Inventory Business Process Management
• Inventory Management detailing the technique
• Inventory Financial Management
• Inventory Management tools and techniques
• Costs in Inventory
• Department of Inventory Management
• Electronic Logistics, E- Inventory and Oracle usage

Who Should Attend?

• Newly appointed as well as experienced supervisors
• Plant, inventory, and materials managers
• Physical distribution and other management personnel
• Store and shipping supervisors
• Managers, supervisors, and data processing personnel interested in increasing the efficiency of warehouse layouts, systems, and operations

Training Methodology

• Lectures
• Discussions
• Individual and group exercises
• Case studies
• Activities
• Post- Course Assessments
• Pre-Course Assessments
• Games and educational competitions
• Professional videos
• Audio presentations