PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

This program will help you in managing processes, operations, assets and costs to maintain an efficient flow of goods and services throughout the global supply chain. This program provides the essential tools and knowledge to run efficient, robust and adaptable operations in warehouse and inventory functions. Analyzing these two fundamental aspects of the supply chain, the program delivers in-depth knowledge of:

›       The warehouse and its role within the supply chain

›       The operations undertaken within warehouses

›       The management of inventory within the supply chain

›       The people aspect of warehouse management including resource planning

›       Warehouse operational principles

›       Warehouse developments and trends

›       Inventory management

›       Stock control, verification and reporting

›       Inventory improvements and the supply chain

›       Managing people, resources, performance, health and safety and change management

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Understand their own organization and the business environment within which it operates

›       Understand the principles & responsibilities of warehouse operations

›       Set up and measure SMART objectives, use SWOT Analysis and assess performance

›       Effectively communicate with employees, peers, and managers

›       Understand the types of Warehouse technology and waste reduction

›       Understand the fundamentals of inventory control, including stock checking and recording and verification

›       Be familiar with the concept and operation of the supply chain function

›       Know the theories of People Management and how to apply them in the workplace

›       Be familiar with the principles and processes of performance management

›       Be familiar with strategies for dealing with organizational change and development process

›       Prepare an action plan to implement on return to work

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Warehouse Managers

›       Supervisors

›       First Line Managers

›       Team Leaders or those seeking the fundamentals of the warehouse operation

›       Anyone who does have to set up goals and objectives and measure performance of others

›       Anyone who is involved in the Warehouse, Logistics, Supply Chain Function seeking further development

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

WAREHOUSE OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES

›       The role of the warehouse in the modern supply chain

›       Factors determining the location and number of warehouses

›       Warehouse Design

WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS & TRENDS

›       Warehouse technology

›       Warehouse mechanical handling equipment and automation

›       Reverse logistics

›       Warehouse costs

›       Warehouses and the environment

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

›       Analyzing the requirements

›       Product classification

›       Demand analysis

›       Product coding

›       ABC analysis

›       Item groupings for inventory management

›       Inventory management essentials

›       Inventory costs and service

›       Lead time

›       Demand forecasting

›       Setting the inventory management parameters

›       Inventory and statistics

STOCK CONTROL, VERIFICATION & REPORTING

›       Stock record transactions

›       Inventory receipts

›       Inventory issues

›       Stock management

›       Identifying inventory

›       Surplus and obsolescent stock

›       Stock control and records

›       Stock accuracy

›       Stock checking programs

›       Physical counting of stocks

›       Role of inventory manager or stock controller

›       Performance reporting

INVENTORY IMPROVEMENTS & THE SUPPLY CHAIN

›       Supply chain thinking

›       The supply chain and the theory of constraints

›       Supply chain process mapping

›       Saw tooth curve

›       Using the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) graph to find improvements

›       Inventory in the distribution network

MANAGING PEOPLE, RESOURCES, PERFORMANCE, HEALTH & SAFETY, LEADING CHANGE

›       The role of the warehouse manager

›       People management

›       Resource planning

›       Performance management

›       Health and safety

›       Change management

›       Preparing your action plan

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