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Training Warehouse Management

Course Description

Warehouses vary greatly in terms of their role and their characteristics and their management needs.   Not only are they in control of the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse but also in charge of processing the associated transactions.  No matter how simple or complex the process is, this course aims to familiarize the participants to collecting information and use it to efficiently control the movement of materials within a warehouse.

Course Objectives

  • Learning the correct steps of running a warehouse
  • Learning the basic skills of negotiation needed in running the warehouse
  • Making preparation for your warehouse
  • Controlling the movement of goods 

Who Should Attend?

  • Managers
  • Superintendents
  • Strategic planning staff
  • Executives
  • Anyone involved in management techniques

Course Details/Schedule

  • Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Supply chain
  • Types of warehouse space
  • Selecting a warehouse
  • Determining the needs
  • Control Hierarchy
  • Selecting a location
  • Space Utilization
  • Receiving customer orders
  • Allocating inventory
  • Generating shipping manifests 
  • Bills of lading
  • Non-real-time vs. real time
  • Tracking systems
  • Communication between product stations
  • Stock Records – Documentation
  • Electrical Safety
  • Fall Protection
  • Fire Safety
  • Forklift Safety Checks
  • Hazard Communication
  • Hearing Conservation
  • Respirator Fit Testing
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Safe Forklift Operation
  • Safety Orientation