Advance Warehousing Management

Course Info

Date: Nov-11-2024

Length: 1 Week

City: London

Fees: 4,350

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Sep-09-2024

    London

  • Sep-30-2024

    London

  • Oct-14-2024

    London

  • Nov-11-2024

    London

  • Dec-09-2024

    London

  • Dec-30-2024

    London

Dates in Other Venues

  • Sep-09-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-16-2024

    Barcelona

  • Sep-16-2024

    Dubai

  • Sep-23-2024

    Paris

  • Sep-23-2024

    Singapore

  • Sep-30-2024

    Dubai

  • Oct-07-2024

    Istanbul

  • Oct-07-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-14-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Oct-21-2024

    Barcelona

  • Oct-21-2024

    Dubai

  • Oct-28-2024

    Singapore

  • Oct-28-2024

    Paris

  • Nov-04-2024

    Istanbul

  • Nov-04-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-11-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Nov-18-2024

    Barcelona

  • Nov-18-2024

    Dubai

  • Nov-25-2024

    Singapore

  • Nov-25-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-02-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-02-2024

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-09-2024

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-16-2024

    Barcelona

  • Dec-16-2024

    Dubai

  • Dec-23-2024

    Singapore

  • Dec-23-2024

    Paris

  • Dec-30-2024

    Dubai

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Fundamentals of Warehousing Management

  • Function of warehouse of warehouse management
  • Key components of warehouse management:
  • Inventory management
  • Order processing
  •  Warehouse layout and design
  • Labor management
  • Technology integration

 

  • Introduction to advanced warehouse technologies and techniques
  •  Characteristics of advanced warehouse management
  • Benefits of adopting advanced warehouse management system
  • Discussing the integration of supply chain forecasting with warehouse functions
  • Techniques for managing export and import logistics

Warehouse Layout & Design

  • Methods for selecting warehouse location
  • Principles of warehouse layout
  • Technologies for designing warehouse:

  • Warehouse management systems (WMS)
  • Slotting optimization
  • 3D warehouse design software

  • Factors affect warehouse design and layout
  • Discussing warehouse design and layout consideration aspects
  • Techniques for optimizing warehouse layout

Advanced Inventory Management

  • Classifying inventories based on multiple dimensions
  • Methods for inventory management:
  • ABC analysis
  • Just-in-Time (JIT)
  •  Safety stock
  • Cycle counting

 

  • Advanced technologies to track and control inventory:
  • Barcode inventory system
  • Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
  • Bin location systems
  • Perpetual inventory system
  • Periodical inventory system

 

  • Understanding how to manage work-in-process (WIP) inventory
  • Understanding the role of effective order process in customer satisfaction

  • Discussing picking strategies for efficient order processing:
  • Single order picking
  • Batch picking
  •  Zone picking
  •  Wave picking

 

  • Discussing how order processing can be automated

Importance of conducting warehouse risk assessment

  • Warehouse risk management techniques and tools
  • Understanding how to preserve equipment and inventory in warehouses
  • Common risks areas in warehouse management:

  • Physical security of premises
  •  Staff security systems
  •  External contractors management
  • Financial and process risks
  • Health and safety risks

  • Steps for creating risk mitigation strategy and urgency respond
  • Discussing the role of regular inventory management auditing in identifying and resolving discrepancies between recorded and actual stock levels
  • Exploring warehouse health and safety protocols and regulations

Key KPIs to measure warehouse activities performance

  • Exploring metrics to measure labor productivity
  • Discussing inventory KPIs in warehouse
  • Principles of lean warehouse:

  • Kaizen
  • 5S methodology
  • Just-in-Time (JIT)

  • Understanding 80/20 rule and “your next customer” concept
  • Techniques for motiving warehouse team member
  • The importance of providing workforce training for warehouse success
  • Exploring techniques to manage performance when things go wrong