Warehouse and distribution management
Course Duration: 1 Day
Course running order
Why stock?
The holding cost of stock
Operational Requirements
Principles of warehouse layout
Internal and External storage
Site selection and layout
Storage Strategy
Receipts, Issues and Returns
Security
Disaster planning
Precautions and threat assessment
Location in stock
Fixed or random?
Fast or slow?
Large or small?
Special or normal?
Mechanical Handling
Automatic v managed
Selection Criteria
Maintenance and Replacement
Process Activity
Receipts, Picking, Despatch
Stocktaking
Annual stockcheck
Perpetual inventory checking
Housekeeping
Distribution
Modes of transport
Licensing
Vehicle selection
Route planning and scheduling
In-House v Third Party v Outsourced
Course objectives
To develop understanding of current best practice in inventory and warehouse management.
Who should attend?
Delegates from inventory rich environments with responsibility for managing inventory and for setting up stores operations.
Duration / Fees
A 1-day single manned course
Can be run over a two or three week cycle – simply ask when booking
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