Warehouse & Logistic Management

Holding inventory to support production avoids expensive downtime and service disruption. However, it also costs money and can reduce profit. You will learn to recognise the importance of inventory holding while balancing cash and operating costs. By understanding how goods can be controlled and managed with agility, you’ll be able to meet the needs of a dynamic market and gain competitive advantage.

We use case studies and examples to take a close look at logistics, transport, warehousing, and inventory management, and give you the tools and techniques required to ensure that resources are focused where they will achieve the greatest value for money.

This course is open to all, with no formal entry requirement. You’ll benefit from this course if you are a production manager, supply chain manager, purchasing, procurement or contract manager, warehousing and inventory manager or if your role includes operations, logistics management, transportation technology or materials management.

5 Modules on Warehouse Management & Logistics 

Including exercises and questions and answers 

Module 1. Inventory management and control 

• Planning requirements for business needs 
• Forecasting demand and scheduling customers’ needs
• Sales and operations planning process  
• The budgeting process 
• Inventory management purpose and impact 
• Inventory management and control 
• Life cycle stages of inventory 
• Inventory replacement systems 
• Stock valuation methods

Module 2. Inventory systems and tools 

• Just in time 
• Contingency stock 
• Enterprise resource planning 
• Demand management 
• Inventory analysis 
• The Push-Pull effect 

Module 3. Inventory demand challenge 

• Governance techniques 
• Stakeholder engagement 
• Monitoring performance 
• Key performance indicators 

Module 4. Modern warehouse management 

• Background and introduction 
• Best practice locations and layouts 
• Process and technology to increase efficiency 
• Things to consider when designing a modern warehouse 
• Policies 
• Tracking inventory 
• Legislation 
• Interactive Exercises and videos

Module 5. Logistics and transport 

• Land, Sea or Air 
• 3PL and 4PL 
• Outsourcing to third parties 

This course will:

• Provide you with a certificate of completion and accredited CPD points 
• Enhance your leadership skills and boost your confidence with accredited learning that will strengthen your CV 
• Let you manage cost, risk and quality throughout the supply chain
• Give you the skills and tools you need for mastering warehousing and storage
• Help you become more strategic in your thinking