Objectives
Participants attending the program will:
- Learn how to measure and evaluate warehouse operation performance, to improve warehouse efficiency and personnel productivity.
- Effectively organize your store and warehouse
- Reduce time wasted in locating stock
- Use correct handling equipment
- Reduce accidents and material loss
- Get an understanding of the safety and security features in stores & warehouses
- Increase your knowledge on good housekeeping of store & warehousing functions
- Select the appropriate type of equipment
- Conduct safe operations
Outlines
Day One: Store Operations & Management
- Introduction in warehouse role in supply chain
- New role of warehouse
- Basic definitions
- Basic warehouse operations
Day Two: Warehouse Procedures
- Receipts process
- Picking process
- Dispatch process
- Advanced functions of warehouse
- Cross-docking
- Chrematistics of ideal warehouse
- Basic warehouse decisions
Day Three: Management of Store & Warehouse Receipts
- Store & warehouse documentation
- Documentation design
- Issue control
- Warehouse layout & design principles & objectives
Stock-Taking
- Annual stock-taking
- Cycle counting
- Scrap, obsolescence and dispositions
Day Four: Store Equipment Selection & Maintenance
- Materials handling equipment (MHE)
- Store equipment
- Miscellaneous equipment
- New technology in MHE & warehouse operations
Equipment Evaluation
- Determine the job to be done
- Determine economic justification
- Determine safety requirement
- How to maximize warehouse space when expansion is not an option
Day Five: Health, Safety & Security in warehouse
- OSHA principles & requirements
- Common causes of accidents in the warehouses
- Raising people awareness
- Duties and functions of store-personnel
- Warehouse performance measurements
Who Should Attend
- Storekeepers
- Warehouse managers
- Warehouse supervisors who wish to enhance their current skills in managing stores and warehouse.
- Logistics operations personnel