A Two Day Course On: Effective Warehouse Management & Inventory Control

Efforts to improve efficiency often focused on the reduction of waste that represent direct costs and opportunity costs. The elimination of muda, the japanese term for waste, is at the core of the lean manufacturing management philosophy promoted by taiichi ohno, the father of the toyota production system, also known as “just in time”. 

He listed “the seven wastes” – defects, transportation, human motion, waiting, inventory, over processing and over production – and an eighth waste, underutilized skill, was later added. Since warehousing is nothing more than the management of space and time, reducing waste starts with identifying the poor use of both.

Warehouse Efficiency

• Ten Easy Steps to Increase warehouse efficiency
• Identify major cost contributors and  act to reduce it
• Adding Value Through Time & Place
• The Role of Warehousing
• The seven waste

Storage Methods & Equipment  

• Selecting the right type of equipment and storage method to enhance operations and reduce waste of resources.
• Pallet Storage
• Small Parts Storage
• Other Storage
• Material Handling Methods & Equipment
• Pallet Handling
• Case Handling

Order Picking

• Analyze orders receipt and develop picking strategic.
• Streamlining Order Picking
• Picking Strategies

Warehouse Layout

• How much storage space you should allocate for each item class
• Identify special facility requirements for warehouse operations by analyzing.
• Zoning & Space Requirements
• Layout of The Warehouse
• Warehouse Layout Exercise

Evaluating Store Operations

• How store can add value by eliminating waste
• Work Sampling 
• Time Standards
• Simulation
• Store Assessment

Inventory Record Accuracy

• Physical Inventories
• Cycle Counting
• Error Reduction
• Method of Recording

Inventory Analysis

• Develop and use time standards
• Find predetermined standard information
• Inventory reduction strategies
• Monitor inventory turnover cycle

Inventory Control Analysis

• Classifying inventories
• Type of analysis ABC, XYZ, VED & FSN
• Identifying the right method to be used
• Action to be taken on the surplus inventory

Inventory Best Practice –

• What are the inventory best practices
• Why the little details are often important
• Types of best practice (5S)
• How to ensure the best practice is adhered
• Who is responsible to drive the best practices

Who should attend

• Supply & Distribution Executives & Supervisors
• Material Executives, Officers & Supervisors
• Material Planners
• Inventory Controller
• Purchasing Executives, Officers & Supervisors
• Warehouse Executives, Officers & Supervisors
• Store Keeper, Stock Clerk
• Personnel involved in store & warehouse operations

How you can improve your job performance after attending this course

• Ten Easy Steps to Increase the Efficiency of Your Warehouse
• Identify major cost contributor and act to reduce it.
• Conducting inventory analysis to implement reduction.
• How to eliminate the waste in warehousing and distribution.
• How to analyze your shipment and receipt orders and use this information to develop picking and storage strategies.
• Warehouse Management Systems and how to select an appropriate system for your operation.
• Inventory Record Accuracy and how to maintain it with Cycle Counting and process improvement.
• How to conduct an efficient Physical Inventory.