1. NExT
  2. Business Management
  3. Warehouse Best Practices for Managing & Improving Warehouse Operation
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
    • Average client rating (based on 4 attendee reviews)

Warehouse Best Practices for Managing & Improving Warehouse Operation

Level: Foundation | Type: Classroom | Discipline: Contracts and Procurement

Warehouse Management and Physical Distribution are important flow control activities in the Logistics Management Function.  Regardless of the efficiency with which all activities have been conducted, these activities have major roles in determining the degree to which total satisfaction is achieved. In today's, the quality of warehousing and distribution management can have significant impact on performance and profitability.

It is important that both direct and indirect employees involved in these activities fully understand their roles and indeed the consequences of substandard performance.  Internally as a team as well as with other internal functions is crucial to success.

During this program participants will learn how to measure and evaluate and improve warehouse efficiency and personnel productivity. Topics include warehouse operational requirements; inventory management; warehouse transactions; receiving procedures; warehouse efficiency and layout; concepts of MRP, control systems; replenishment; establishing safety stock and service levels; inventory classification and inventory management warehouse operations

Customize your learning journey

Customize your own learning journey and track your progress when you start using a defined learning path.

In just few simple steps, you can customize your own learning journey in the discipline of your interest, based on your immediate, intermediate and transitional goals. Once done, you can save it in NExTpert-the digital learning ecosystem-and track your progress.

Explore arrow_forward

Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how the various activities in warehouse operation is cost.
  • Describe the structure, processes, and key elements in the supply chain, particularly relating to stock & materials management.
  • Develop a solid understanding of the international best practice in Material and warehouse management.
  • Select the most appropriate Describe the structure, processes, and key elements in the supply chain, particularly relating to stock & materials management.
  • Develop a solid understanding of the international best practice in Material and warehouse management.
  • Select the most appropriate methods of Material and warehouse management for you organization.
  • How the decision to stock can be made more effectively to avoid surplus materials
  • Reduce operating costs for your organization through optimized logistics management methods of Material and warehouse management for an organization.
  • How the decision to stock can be made more effectively to avoid surplus materials
  • Gain from making productivity improvements in all operations
  • Understand how to select and maintain warehouse equipment.
  • Knows the best-in-class methods in receiving and issuing stocks to reduce loss and damage.
  • Understand how to manage the warehouse operation effectively to reduce costs.
  • Know Functions of Warehousing, Problems in Warehousing, Usages of Computers in the Warehouse
  • Know the Receipt of Materials and Inspection, Pre-inspection, Expediting, Receipts from Suppliers, Transfers from Other Storehouses, Returns from Production or Other Departments, Scrap Arising, Inspection , Vendor quality Rating , Marshalling Receipts and Receipt of Capital Items within the Organization .
  • Understand Preservation Practices - Issue and Dispatch - Authorization of Issues - Identification of Requirements - Timing of Issues - Methods of Issuing Stores for Internal Use - Records and Understand Systems - Purpose of Stock Records - Manual Systems - Computerized Systems
  • Eliminate wasteful costs.


  • All individuals who have a stake in the supply chain and all logistics, materials, inventory, stock, warehouse, and distribution professionals
  • All those who are looking to make business gains and benefits and to any owners, operators and directors of companies with warehouse and stores operations and who hold stock and inventory.
  • Who need to develop their limited understanding about Warehouse and Inventory management?


None

Currently there are no scheduled classes for this course.

Click below to be alerted when scheduled

favorite Add to Wishlist

Top rated courses

View all arrow_forward