The A - Z of Warehouse Management

Introduction

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