One-day Workshop

In today’s highly networked, interoperable supply chains, warehousing can provide core value-added services. The need to reposition warehouse functions as fundamental strategic sources of competitive differentiation and marketplace leadership has grown.

The key to production warehouse management is the efficient and effective use of the storage and materials handling equipment needed to receive, store and move inventory to the customer.

This one-day workshop will focus on Warehouse Management and Materials Handling.

Warehouse Management

Warehouse management is concerned with the definition and operation of the warehouse. Topics discussed include:

• Warehouse functions
• Types of warehouses
• Warehouse strategy
• Warehouse processing activities
• Warehouse performance measurement

Packaging and Materials Handling

Several key elements of effective warehouse design and management will be discussed. Topics discussed include: ·         Warehouse layout decisions

• Selection, properties and capacities of materials storage equipment
• Selection and operating characteristics of warehouse materials handling equipment

Source:        Principles of Distribution & Logistics, sessions 7 & 8

Potential Audience

This workshop may be of interest to: master schedulers, material planners, production planners, materials coordinators, floor supervisors, team leads, middle management.