Warehouse Best Practices

Introduction

Warehousing is a critical link in the supply chain, ensuring smooth material flow, accurate stock control, and timely delivery to customers. Applying best practices in warehouse operations improves efficiency, reduces errors, and enhances safety and security. This 3-day course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to manage warehouse operations effectively, optimize storage and handling, and apply safety and security standards to achieve operational excellence.

Objectives

• Understanding warehousing operations function
• Ability to perform Annual Stock Taking process while maintaining high quality
• Demonstrates ability to apply Practical Warehouse Management Tools and mentor others to use them
• Ability to manage warehouse safety and security principles

Outlines

• Module “1” –Warehouse Management

Introduction to Warehousing Management

Importance of Warehousing

Types of Warehouses

Warehousing Operations

Storage best practices

Selective Inventory Control

Identification and Disposal of Surplus

The ABC Inventory Classification

The Stock Audit

Types of Stock counting

Setting Plan for Stock counting

Dealing with discrepancies

• Module “2” – Material Storage and Handling

Storage types

Stacking

Racking

Handling Equipments

Conveyors

Powered Trucks

Warehouse Equipment Selection

Materials handling equipment (MHE)

The Dock requirements to match MHE

Identifying Resources requirements (Staff and MHE)

• Module “3” Warehouse Security and Safety Principles

Warehouse Security, Safety, and Maintenance

Security principles

Safety principles and rules

Housekeeping

Concept of 5S for Warehousing