Excellence in Stores Management Online Course

This course offers a general introduction to the roles expected by anyone in a storekeeping position. The different stores operations are explained in detail to better appreciate the position of a storekeeper in organizations’ operations.

CONTENT

Warehousing and Distribution

- Warehouse Functions

- How many Warehouses

- The Distribution Function

- Warehouse Processes: Receipts, Picking and Dispatch

Stock Control and Warehouse Processes

-  Setting Order Levels

-  Stock Rotation and Adjustments

-  Meeting Customer Orders

-  Housekeeping

-  Stock Taking

Health and Safety in Stores

- Methods and Equipment

- Warehouse Structures

-  Loading Bays

-  Selecting Fork Lift Trucks

-  Selecting Racking

-  Implications for warehouse layouts

-  Operational Timings and Planning

-  Health, Safety and Security

Duty of Care

-  Inspections and Risk Assessments-Task Analysis

-  Equipment Maintenance and Care

-  Recognizing Health and Safety Risks

-  Raising People’s Awareness

Managing and Controlling Operations

- Controlling Operations

- Planning Operations

- Performance Measurement

- Financial Planning

Effective Warehouse Supervision

- Warehouse Supervision Cycle

- Objectives, Accountabilities and Responsibilities

- Warehouse Space Utilization

- Calculating Space Requirements

- Warehouse Layout

- Warehouse Operations

- Equipment

- Changing Existing warehouse Layouts

FOR WHOM:

Stores, Purchasing and Logistics Personnel in the Public and Private Sectors.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

DATE:

1ST BATCH: 14th – 16th Mar, 2022           

2ND BATCH: 5th – 7th Sept, 2022