Warehousing operations are at the heart of the supply chain of any organization. The ability to secure the storage and flow of supplies with an eye on balancing costs with desired service levels provides a formidable challenge to the warehousing professional.
In this course, we describe the strategic role of warehousing in the broader context of supply chain management and logistics. We also detail the different warehousing activities and focus on the ones which warehousing can contribute to, in the organization. In addition, we examine the operational and financial performance aspect of warehousing, with an eye on sustainability.
Course Objectives of The A - Z of Warehouse Management
Describe the strategic role of warehouses in the supply chain.
Profile and optimize warehousing activities.
Identify different warehousing configurations and value-adding activities.
Develop key performance indicators and benchmark warehouse performance.
Outline the cost and revenue aspects of warehousing.
Recognize sustainable warehousing techniques and practices.
The A - Z of Warehouse Management Course Outlines
Day 1
The strategic role of warehousing
Supply chain overview.
The role of warehouses.
Types of warehouses
Private warehousing.
Public warehousing.
Contract warehousing.
Fundamentals of warehouse operations.
Warehouse organizations and job descriptions.
Day 2
Warehouse activity profiling
Customer order profiling.
Item activity profiling.
Inventory profiling.
Activity relationship profiling.
Warehousing equipment and tools.
Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)
Barcoding.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
Magnetic stripes.
Biometrics.
Day 3
Warehouse configuration and value-adding activities
Warehousing echelons.
Warehouse design.
Value-adding activities
Stockpiling, spot stocking, and assortments.
Cross-docking, breakbulk, and consolidation.
Mixing.
Postponement and assemble-to-order.
Reverse logistics.
Day 4
Managing warehouse performance
Warehousing KPIs.
Benchmarking warehousing operations.
Warehouse performance gap identification.
Continuous improvement in operations.
Warehouse cost calculations
Capital costs.
Operating costs.
Handling and storage costs.
Investment analysis.
Day 5
Sustainable warehousing operations
Lean warehousing.
Sustainability competencies.
The triple bottom line.
Designing for the supply chain.
Designing-for-the-environment.
Training Course: The A - Z of Warehouse Management
A very comprehensive course to learn how to control of the day-to-day operations of a warehouse!
