Name: Warehouse & Yard Operations Training Course
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Course Introduction

Warehouses and yard operations are often under-rated operations in organisations, yet they are essential in providing customer service.

The purpose of this seminar is to show how to implement all of the essential tools for the effective management of warehousing and stores.

This seminar therefore:

Shows how to evaluate procedures
Shows how to change and improve methods by eliminating wasteful activities and excess costs
Provides the practical skills to take back to the workplace
Shows how to avoid those internal problems that limit performance
Allows delegates to obtain added value for money
Shows how to improve customer service

Objectives

By the end of this seminar, delegates will be able to:

Evaluate procedures
Change and improve methods
Identify and eliminate wasteful activities/costs
Identify and avoid all those internal problems that limit performance
Recognise and obtain added value for money
Identify and improve customer service

Course Outline

Day 1: Day One

The Role of the Warehouse

Why we need a warehouse
What functions they cover
How do they fit into the supply chain
The balance between sorting and storing

The Role of the Warehouse

Why we need a warehouse
What functions they cover
How do they fit into the supply chain
The balance between sorting and storing

Product Classification

The Role of the Warehouse

Why we need a warehouse
What functions they cover
How do they fit into the supply chain
The balance between sorting and storing

Product Classification

Supply /demand variables
ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule
Determining product handling groups
Throughputs and product formats

Day 2: Day Two

Layout Options

Receiving options
Storage options
Picking/assembly options
Dispatching options
Using the floor and the height space
Organising for flow

Layout Options

Receiving options
Storage options
Picking/assembly options
Dispatching options
Using the floor and the height space
Organising for flow

Methods and Equipment - lifting, storing and moving equipment available for specific layout options, including:

Layout Options

Receiving options
Storage options
Picking/assembly options
Dispatching options
Using the floor and the height space
Organising for flow

Methods and Equipment - lifting, storing and moving equipment available for specific layout options, including:

Warehouse structures
Loading bays
Selecting fork lift trucks
Selecting racking
Implications for warehouse layouts
Operational timings and planning

Day 3: Day Three

Health and Safety

Duty of care
Inspections and risk assessments-task analysis
Equipment maintenance and care
Raising people's awareness

Health and Safety

Duty of care
Inspections and risk assessments-task analysis
Equipment maintenance and care
Raising people's awareness

Security and Loss

Health and Safety

Duty of care
Inspections and risk assessments-task analysis
Equipment maintenance and care
Raising people's awareness

Security and Loss

Minimizing internal theft
Minimizing external theft
Preventative measures will be briefly discussed

Day 4: Day Four

Productivity and Costs

Fixed and variable cost
Typical costs involved
A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilisation, and performance
Setting productivity and cost targets
The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance

Productivity and Costs

Fixed and variable cost
Typical costs involved
A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilisation, and performance
Setting productivity and cost targets
The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance

Service Levels

Productivity and Costs

Fixed and variable cost
Typical costs involved
A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilisation, and performance
Setting productivity and cost targets
The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance

Service Levels

As Warehouses are a link in the total process of satisfying customers, this session will therefore look at:

Productivity and Costs

Fixed and variable cost
Typical costs involved
A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilisation, and performance
Setting productivity and cost targets
The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance

Service Levels

As Warehouses are a link in the total process of satisfying customers, this session will therefore look at:

Internal and external customers
The three key customer service measure
Customer service sampling
Effects of substandard service
Minimising errors

Day 5: Day Five

Warehouse Layout

Different types of layout with advantages and disadvantages
Planning for flow in the warehouse
Checklists to help on deciding the best option

Warehouse Layout

Different types of layout with advantages and disadvantages
Planning for flow in the warehouse
Checklists to help on deciding the best option

Summary

Warehouse Layout

Different types of layout with advantages and disadvantages
Planning for flow in the warehouse
Checklists to help on deciding the best option

Summary

Finally, in linking together all the sessions, we put forward simple overviews and a clear summary of what we have learnt to improve our own operations.

Certificate

COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
The applicable PMI Professional Development Units/Contact Hours will be reflected in the Certificate of Attendance

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