Certified Store and Inventory Manager

TABLE OF CONTENT

Warehousing

• Introduction
• Benefits of Warehousing
• Functions of Warehouses
• Need for Holding Stock
• Characteristics of Warehouses
• Warehousing Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Information Technology Requirements
• Measuring Performance

Warehouse Processes

• Introduction
• Receiving
• Pre-Receipt
• In-handling
• Preparation
• Offloading
• Checking
• Cross Docking
• Recording
• Quality control
• Put-away

Warehouse Operating Principles

• Operating Principles
• Warehouse Design
• Types of Warehouses
• Warehouse Location
• Planning the Distribution Warehouse
• Warehouse Layout
• Qualitative Factor Rating Method

Picking Strategies and Equipment

• Introduction
• Picker to Goods
• Goods to Picker
• Automated Picking
• Material Handling Equipment
• Storage Equipment

Order Picking Methods

• Introduction
• Industry Trends Affecting Order Picking
• Modern Order Picking Systems
• Stock Profiling
• Order Picking Alternatives
• Order Picking Strategies
• Pick-To-Light Systems
• Paper Pick Lists
• Pick by Label
• Pick by Voice
• Barcode Scanning
• Radio Frequency Identification
• Pick by Light/Pick to Light
• Put to Light
• Type of Picking System and Equipment

Warehouse Processes from Replenishment to Dispatch

• Replenishment
• Other Activities
• Value Adding Services
• Stock Management
• Stock or Inventory counting
• The Annual Count
• Safety and Security
• Returns Processing
• Dispatch
• Role of Driver in Transportation

Storage and Handling equipment

• Storage Systems
• Pallets
• Automated storage and retrieval Systems (AS/RS)
• Temperature-Controlled Storage
• Storage of Packaged Dangerous Substances

Warehouse Costs

• Types of costs
• Return on investment (ROI)
• Traditional versus Activity Based Costing Systems
• Activity based Costing for Multi-Principals
• Calculating Warehouse Storage Costs
• Logistics Charging Methods

Inventory Management

• Inventory Basics
• Inventory Management Basics
• Types of Inventory
• Classification of Inventory Systems
• Inventory Management Models
• Inventory Control and Replenishment Techniques
• Inventory Accuracy and Cycle Counting
• Demand Forecasting
• Inventory Performance Measurement
• Selective Inventory Management
• Aggregate Inventory Planning
• Exchange Curve
• Deterministic Inventory Models
• Probabilistic Inventory Models
• Economic Order Quantity( EOQ)
• ABC Inventory Planning
• XYZ Analysis
• Inventory Control of Slow Moving Items
• Recent Developments in Inventory Management

Inventory Costing

• Inventory Cost Types and Affecting Factors
• Activity-Based Costing
• Acceptance Sampling Plans
• Accounting System
• Advance Payment

Facilities Location

• Introduction
• When Does A Location Decision Arise?
• Steps In The Facility Location Study
• Subjective, Qualitative And Semi-Quantitative Techniques
• Locational Break-Even Analysis
• Some Quantitative Models For Facility
• Some Case Examples

Facilities Layout And Materials Handling

• Introduction
• Basic Types Of Plant Layouts
• Plant Layout Factors
• Layout Design Procedure
• Flow And Activity Analysis
• Space Determination And 'Area Allocation
• Computerised Layout Planning
• Evaluation, Specification, Presentation And Implementation
• Materials Handling Systems
• Materials Handling Equipment

Forecasting Demand

• Methods of Forecasting
• Judgmental Forecasts
• Time Series
• Casual Forecasting
• Planning Forecasts

Just-in-Time

• Principles of just-in-time
• Achieving just-in-time operations
• JIT Implementation Design
• Benefits and Disadvantages
• Extending JIT
• Comparisons With Other Methods

Future Developments

• Future Trends
• Sustainability in Warehousing and Inventory Management
• Automation in Warehousing and Inventory Management
• Big Data in Warehousing and Inventory Management