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Excellence in Warehouse and Inventory

Best Practices for Managing & Improving Warehouse,
Inventory and Stock Control Operations
Date Format Fees

04 - 15 Sep 2023 Online $ 7900
Introduction
Warehouses and Inventory Management are critical for the effective management of
procurement and the supply chain to enable the efficient delivery of superior customer service.
Warehouses and Inventory controls are often overlooked and are not thought to be an important
activity. Therefore, incorrect levels of inventory can be held with attendant knock on effects to
costs, availability and customer service.
This GLOMACS online training course will destroy this myth of unimportance and
demonstrate just how to:
● Evaluate procedures, change and improve methods wasteful activities and excess costs
● Discover all of the essential tools for the effective management of warehousing and inventory
● Achieve best in class performance is exactly what this course is about
● Use all of the practical skills to take back to the workplace so that all those internal problems
that limit performance are avoided
● Apply the required principles and look at many practical applications in a highly interactive
learning environment; delegates will have fun while learning principles and skills to ensure
that they are able to change current methods and activities
The course is split into two modules:
MODULE I -Warehouse & Stores Management

MODULE II -Inventory & Stock Control Management
Objectives
By the end of this GLOMACS online training course, delegates will be able to:
● Learn the principles of warehouse and inventory management

● Evaluate current procedures
● Examine operations and activities
● Analyze the key areas of operations
● Identify and Understand key performance indicators
● Succeed in improving operations
● Improve personal productivity
● Make needed changes to methods to improve customer service whilst achieving reductions in
inventory
● Eliminate wasteful costs
● Avoid those internal problems that limit performance
● Obtain added value for money
● Understand and implement the essential tools for managing warehouses and inventory in the
supply chain
Training Methodology
This online training course will utilize a variety of proven online learning techniques to ensure
maximum understanding, comprehension, retention of the information presented. The training
course is conducted Online via an Advanced Virtual Learning Platform in the comfort of any
location of your choice.
Organisational Impact
A legacy of increasing product availability and customer service levels is the ever-
increasing requirements to:
● Examine the link of stock in the company operations and activities

● Analyse the key areas of warehouse operation
● Identify and understand key performance indicator
● Succeed in improving operation
● Organisations are much more healthy and productive when they have effective warehouse
and inventory operations that provide superior customer service and product availability
Personal Impact
● See how to conduct an analysis of stock

● Gain from making productivity improvements in all operations
● Understand how to select and maintain warehouse equipment
● Conduct safe working practices and operations
● Apply a framework for continual improvement
● Gain the financial benefits that effective warehouse and inventory management can bring
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Who Should Attend?
This GLOMACS online training course is for all individuals who have a stake in the
Supply Chain and all Logistics, Materials, Inventory, Stock, Warehouse and
Distribution Professionals but are not limited to:
● Those who need to develop their limited understanding about Warehouse and Inventory
management
● Those who are looking to make business gains and benefits and to any owners, operators and
directors of companies with warehouse and stores operations and who hold stock and
inventory
SEMINAR OUTLINE
Module I - Warehouse & Stores Management
DAY 1
The Role of the Warehouse
● Why we need a warehouse?

● What functions they cover?
● How do they fit into the supply chain?
● The Balance between Sorting and Storing
● The Location and Capacity of Warehouses
Product Classification
● Supply / Demand Variables

● ABC Analysis or the 80/20 Rule
● Determining Product Handling Groups
● Throughputs and Product Formats
DAY 2
Layout Options
● Receiving Options
● Storage Options
● Picking / Assembly Options
● Dispatching Options
● Using the Floor and the Height Space
● Organising for Flow
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Methods and Equipment
Equipment required for lifting, storing and moving equipment available for specific layout
options, including:
● Loading Bays
● Selecting Fork Lift Trucks
● Selecting Racking
● Implications for Warehouse Layouts
● Operational Timings and Planning
● The Use of IT within the Warehouse
DAY 3
Health and Safety
● Duty of Care
● Inspections and Risk Assessments-task Analysis
● Equipment Maintenance and Care
● Raising People's Awareness
Security and Loss
● Minimizing Internal Theft

● Minimizing External Theft
● Preventative measures will be briefly discussed
DAY 4
Productivity and Costs
● Fixed and Variable Costs

● Typical Costs Involved
● A Model for Understanding the Roles of Productivity, Utilisation, and Performance
● Setting Productivity and Cost Targets
● The Importance of having measurements and Key Indications of Performance
Service Levels
As warehouses are a link in the total process of satisfying customers, this session will also
examine:
● Internal and External Customers

● Customer Service Measure
● Customer Service Sampling
● Effects of Substandard Service
● Minimising Errors
DAY 5
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Warehouse Layouts and Productivity
● Different Types of Layout with Advantages and Disadvantages

● Planning for Flow in the Warehouse
● Calculations for Storage
● Calculations for throughput and Productivity
● Checklists to help on deciding the best option to take back to the participants’ workplace
Module II - Inventory & Stock Control Management
DAY 6
Inventory and the Supply Chain
● Inventory Definitions and Importance

● Inventory Flow in the Supply Chain
● The Basic Rules of Successful Supply Chain
● Supply Chain and Inventory Dynamics
● Financial Management and Inventory
● Statistics Application in Inventory Control
● Truths on Inventory Visibility
DAY 7
Key Components to Understanding Effective Inventory Control
● End-User Demand Analysis

● Forecasting for Operations and Maintenance
● Understanding Supply Lead Time
● Cost & Benefits Analysis
● Developing Inventory Policies
● The Need for Inventory in Organizations
DAY 8
Inventory Mechanics, Methods and Systems
● Basic Mechanics of Inventory Systems

● Establishing Order Quantity
● Implications of Free Stock in Inventory
● Simple Replenishment Methods, for example, Min / Max
● Replenishment Methods, Reorder Point and Reorder Level (ROP / ROL)
● Requirements Planning Systems, Bills of Material and Inventory Planning
● Class Assignment Inventory Control Methods
DAY 9
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Establishing Stock Control
● Establishing Stock Checking

● Developing Stock Accuracy
● Stock Tolerances and Approvals
● Stock Reconciliations / Discrepancies
● Identifying Surplus and Obsolescent Stock
● Identifying Different Storage Conditions
● Understanding Stock Coding
● Stock Variety Reductions
DAY 10
Understanding Inventory Strategies
● Creating Inventory Policy

● Incoterms and the Supply Chain Rules
● Understanding Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Co - Managed Inventory (CMI)
Inventory Improvements
● Using the Supply Chain

● Using the Theory of Constraints
● Practical Inventory Improvements
● Keys to Reducing Stock Levels
● Model for Planning Inventory
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Excellence in Warehouse and Inventory

Date Format Fees

The course is split into two modules:

MODULE I -Warehouse & Stores Management

● Learn the principles of warehouse and inventory management

● Examine the link of stock in the company operations and activities

● See how to conduct an analysis of stock

Module I - Warehouse & Stores Management

The Role of the Warehouse

● Why we need a warehouse?

● Supply / Demand Variables

Health and Safety

Security and Loss

● Minimizing Internal Theft

Productivity and Costs

● Fixed and Variable Costs

● Internal and External Customers

● Different Types of Layout with Advantages and Disadvantages

Module II - Inventory & Stock Control Management

Inventory and the Supply Chain

● Inventory Definitions and Importance

Key Components to Understanding Effective Inventory Control

● End-User Demand Analysis

Inventory Mechanics, Methods and Systems

● Basic Mechanics of Inventory Systems

● Establishing Stock Checking

Understanding Inventory Strategies

● Creating Inventory Policy

● Using the Supply Chain

©2023. Material published by GLOMACS shown here is copyrighted.

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