Module 1 – Introduction to Warehousing and Inventory

• Definition of Inventory
• Importance of Inventory and Warehousing
• Warehouse location
• Types of Warehouses
• Strategic Warehousing
• Distribution Centres and Cross Docking
• Role of Warehousing and Inventory Manager

Module 2 – Warehouse Operations

• Warehouse functions – Receipt, Inspection, Storage and Retrieval
• Warehouse Design and Layout
• Packaging and Shipping
• Safety and Security in Warehousing
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance
• Scrap Disposal

Module 3 – Materials Handling

• Principles of Material Handling
• Material Handling Equipment
• Unitization and Palletization
• Automation in Warehousing
  -Pick-to-light, Put-to-light, Use of Robots
• Modern storage systems

Module 4 – Inventory Management

• Types of Inventory
• Costs Associated with Inventory
• Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
• Limitations of the EOQ Approach
• Selective Inventory Control Techniques
  like ABC, VED, FSN etc.
• Vendor Managed Inventories

Module 5 – Managing Uncertainties

• Uncertainties associated with Inventory
• Lead time – internal and external
• Service level
• Re-order level
• Buffer stock
• Replenishment systems

Module 6 – Managing Inventory Records

• Inventory Record Keeping
• Stock Counting methods
• Managing Discrepancies and Surplus
• Managing Obsolescence
• Inventory Valuation – FIFO, LIFO, Weighted Average etc.

Module 7 – Managing Warehouse Performance

• Measuring Warehouse Performance – Key Metrics
• Managing Outsourced Warehouses
• Warehouse Management System
• Warehouse Communications
• UPC
• RFID
• Risk Management in Warehousing

Module 8 – Sustainability in Warehousing

• Sustainability – The Triple Bottom line
• Sustainable Warehouse Practices
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Energy Efficiency
• Reverse logistics

IPSCMI, the International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute, is a globally reputed professional certification institute in the United States offering multiple supply chain courses throughout the world in all modes of instruction.

Blue Ocean Academy has an exclusive tie-up with the US-based International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute (IPSCMI) to offer logistics & supply chain professional courses in UAE and other GCC countries. Upon course completion, students receive a Certificate from IPSCMI.