Managing and Improving Warehouse Operations

The main objective of this training course is to empower professionals with

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of managing and improving warehouse operations
• The required skill and confidence to train other professionals on managing and improving warehouse operations
• The ability to devise appropriate metrics to track, measure and improve warehouse efficiency
• The knowledge and experience to devise ways to reduce costs and increase profit margins for the organisation
• The overall skillset, experience and capabilities to assume higher roles and responsibilities related to warehouse operation management, thereby increasing avenues for career growth and progression across industries
• The understanding and confidence to manage inventory efficiently and ensure added safety of goods
• The strategic skills, experience and confidence to contribute to increasing organisational credibility through better risk assessment and management

Content

Principles of Warehousing

• Maximum mechanisation and automation of operations
• Optimal use of storage facility space and capacity
• Organisation through continuous flow of goods
• Planned system of storage operations
• Safety of goods

Different Warehouse Operations

• Inbound activities
  • Receiving
  • Put-Away
  • Process activities
  • Outbound activities

Best Practices to Improve Warehouse Operations

• Experienced and competent warehouse management
• Clarity on numbers and future goals
• Optimised warehouse operations
• Worker involvement
• Investment in technologies

Key Warehouse Strategies

• Picking options
• Performance reporting
• Packing options
• Freight management
• Receiving practices and cross-docking
• Workforce software
• Outsourcing options
• Inventory management
• Replenishment management

 Creating a Warehouse Strategic Plan

• Outline existing operations
• Determine storage and inventory needs
• Identify areas of improvement
• Identify alternative solutions
• Evaluate new plans

Improving Warehouse Efficiency and Reducing Costs

• Inbound and outbound freight control
• Process simplification
• More effective frontline management
• Inbound supply chain
• Voice-enabling technologies

For Whom:

Stores Purchasing and Logistics Personnel in the Public and Private Sectors

Training Methodology

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.