Description

Background

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.

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Benefits

This Course will provide you with:

• Recognize sustainable warehousing techniques and practices
• Describe the strategic role of warehouses in the supply chain
• Identify different warehousing configurations and value adding activities
• Develop key performance indicators and benchmark warehouse performance
• Outline the cost and revenue aspects of warehousing
• Profile and optimize warehousing activities

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Who Should Attend

• The course is perfect for those seeking to complement their warehousing experience with the latest theoretical knowledge in preparation for assuming higher positions in their respective organizations.

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Curriculum

Day One

• Pre-test. Click here to try it for free.
• Supply chain overview
• The role of warehouses
• Types of warehouses
• Private warehousing
• Public warehousing
• Contract warehousing

 

Day Two

• Customer order profiling
• Item activity profiling
• Inventory profiling
• Activity relationship profiling
• Warehousing equipment and tools
• Forklifts

 

Day Three

• Warehousing echelons
• Warehouse design
• Value adding activities
• Stockpiling, spot stocking and assortments

 

Day Four

• Warehousing KPIs
• Benchmarking warehousing operations
• Warehouse performance gap identification
• Continuous improvement in operations

 

 Day Five

• Warehouse cost calculations
• Capital costs
• Operating costs
• Handling and storage costs
• Investment analysis