Advanced Materials Handling and Warehouse Arrangements
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Advanced Materials Handling and Warehouse Arrangements Course
Introduction:
Inventories can accumulate to significant monetary values, often reaching millions of dollars. It is crucial to have a suitable and well-equipped warehouse to safely store and safeguard these valuable inventories. In this course, we will delve into the most effective and up-to-date techniques for storing and protecting high-value inventories.
Additionally, we will explore the essential attributes that define a modern warehouse. Understanding the inventory content and quantity is key to proficient warehouse management. We will explore different approaches to attain accurate records and successful cycle counting. Furthermore, we will implement a scientific auditing method for the warehouse.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the challenges, objectives, and functions of warehousing
- Perform ABC inventory classification and cycle counting
- Calculate record accuracy and discrepancies
- Identify the different types of storage and material handling systems
- Improve supervisory skills and deal more effectively with warehouse staff issues
- Develop better skills for housekeeping and safety within the warehouse
- Measure warehouse productivity using the right KPIs
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for those involved in warehousing (store) activities, both at the operational and supervisory levels. The program is also appropriate for anyone interested to know more about the interaction between warehousing and other materials management functions (purchasing, inventory control and distribution).
Course Outlines:
INTRODUCTION TO WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT
- Objectives of Warehousing
- The Warehousing Cycle
- Problems and Challenges in Warehousing
- Warehousing and Inventory Costs
- Customer Service in Warehousing
INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION AND RECORD ACCURACY
- Types of Inventory
- The ABC Classification
- Uses of the ABC Classification
- Inventory Record Accuracy
- Reasons for Poor Accuracy
- Periodic and Cycle Counting
- Systems and Methodology of Counting
STORAGE AND MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS
- Layout of the Warehouse
- Storage Utilization and Organization
- Types of Storage Systems
- Fixed versus Random Location
- Material Handling Equipment
- Improving the Receiving/Issuing Material Operations
DEALING WITH STAFF-RELATED WAREHOUSING ISSUES
- Key Roles of Warehouse Manager/Supervisor
- Staff Management Issues
- Corrective Guidance Techniques
SAFETY IN THE WAREHOUSE
- Good Housekeeping inside the Warehouse
- Identifying Safety Hazards
- Unsafe Acts and Conditions
- Causes of Damage
- Planning for Safety
PRODUCTIVITY AND AUDIT OF A WAREHOUSE
- Definition of Productivity
- Causes of Lost Time
- Warehousing Key Performance Indicators
- Objectives of the Warehouse Audit
- Components of the Audit
- Steps to Follow Before, During and After the Audit