WAREHOUSING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

“Inventories can be managed, but people must be led” Ross Perot

RATIONALE

Warehousing and inventory management plays a complementary role; they both support operations and the effective response to customer requirements. The holding of goods and raw material requires an efficient and effective product and information flow management, space layout, safety and security, equipment management, human resource and staff and most importantly the need to keep proper record and track materials movement within the allocated space.

To a large extent warehousing and inventory management plays a pivotal role in manufacturing, service and production operations and its demand skills and knowledge of modern technology, stock management and general procedures that are most cases expensive. We have therefore put this training together to teach modern practices and cost-effective ways of managing warehouse and inventory in general.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This training is aimed at helping organization achieve an efficient operation in their warehouse specially as its concern order management, order tracking, pipeline visibility, stock pre-positioning to meet customer need in a timely manner and ensure a proper understanding of inventory management, safety and human resource management.

TRAINING OUTLINE

KEY CONSIDERATION IN THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF WAREHOUSE

  • Location and space layout
  • Warehouse policy and procedure guideline
  • Occupational health and human and materials Safety
  • Resource allocation and workload planning

MATERIAL AND WAREHOUSED MAINTENANCE

  • Warehouse partitioning and space allocation
  • Requisition, Order Tracking and Pipeline Management
  • Quality Control
  • Warehouse Maintenance and Cost-effective cleaning strategy

PRODUCT, INFORMATION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

  • Logistics and materials and product movement and their management
  • Record keeping and documentation processes
  • Equipment control and parking
  • Fraud Management process and inventory mechanism

TECHNOLOGY FOR WAREHOUSE AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

  • Stock Control and Movement using tracking devices
  • Technologies and investment guideline in warehouse and Inventory Techs
  • Warehouse Management Technology and Warehouse Control System ( WMT / WCS)
  • Inventory Management Techniques ( IMT)

BENEFITS

  • Participants will gain a better understanding of modern warehousing and inventory management techniques
  • Participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge to support their organization and help her achieve better operation and stock control procedures
  • Since technology is a major tool for an operational efficient participant will be exposed to the necessary technology and IT methods for management Warehouse and inventory.
  • It will give organization whose personnel will attend this training competitive advantage and necessary cost reduction strategy for better service and product delivery.

LEARNING METHOD

We shall adopt the teaching methods and relate to industry standard and rich experience of our facilitators.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Warehouse managers
  • Warehouse Operators
  • Facility managers
  • Inventory, store and stock control personnel
  • Purchasing professionals
  • Internal Auditors
  • Accountants
  • And any person that has interest in materials management, operation, and stock control.

OTHER DETAILS:     See page 1 of this brochure for information on date, venue and fee.