Objectives

On completion of this course you should be able to: 

• Appreciate the need for increased integration of the warehouse within the total logistics system
• Discuss the change in logistics philosophies from a "push" environment to a "pull" Environment
• Explore the availability of reliable, responsive, efficient, and effective third party warehouse providers and know  when to best utilize them
• Discuss the demands for integrated up-line and down-line communications and the challenges of Electronic Data Interchange, automatic identification and compatible information systems
• Define the role of partnerships and the virtual integration of partner inventories
• Understand how to plan, manage, and improve the warehouse operations by applying a professional approach

Course Outline

Logistics and Warehousing

• The challenge of warehousing
• Warehousing and physical distribution
• Warehousing and manufacturing
• Logistics excellence
• Third party warehousing
• Transportation modes

Distribution and Warehousing Services

• Distribution network systems
• Customer service management
• Warehouse space and layout planning
• Personnel planning
• Achieving organizational excellence in warehouse operations

Planning, Analysis and Safety

• Facilities planning
• Simulation
• Economic analysis
• Hazardous materials management
• Environmental concerns in warehousing
• Fire protection in warehousing: an examination of codes, systems, and plans

Warehouse Design and Loading Systems

• Dock design
• Large parts storage systems
• Small parts storage systems
• Automated storage/retrieval systems
• Lift trucks
• Unit load conveyors
• Automatic guided vehicle systems
• Hoists, monorails, and overhead travelling cranes
• Auto ID systems
• RF Communication

Warehouse control and management systems

• Warehouse management systems
• Electronic data interchange
• Containers and packaging
• Receiving at the warehouse
• Order picking systems
• Stock location management and inventory control
• Shipping systems
• Warehouse maintenance
• Loss control