London Corporate Training

Dates for this course

01/12/08 - 05/12/08

29/06/09 - 03/07/09

07/12/09 - 11/12/09

Overview

This course has been designed to enhance the management skills and technical knowledge of all those dealing with Stores Management, Inventory Planning & Control.

Who should attend

Stores and distribution managers, stock controllers, buyers who inventory managers who are directly involved in stores operations management and all those involved in all aspects of storekeeping, stock control and stores accounting.

Key Topics

• Case Histories and Studies
• Disposal policy
• Financial and Cost Controls
• Health, Safety and Security
• Independent demand inventory systems
• Inventory Management
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Operations Management
• Performance Measurement and Monitoring
• Procurement Policy
• Storage and Handling Systems
• Stores Systems and Information Technology
• Strategic Spares
• The role of the Warehouse in the Supply Chain
• Trends in Stores Management and Logistics

Benefits

Delegates will:

• Gain a detailed understanding of stores costs and understand stores costs behaviour
• Learn how to establish inventory objectives, classify items by demand profile, calculate service level requirements, select forecasting methods and establish refreshment policy
• Learn about state-of-the-art storage and handling systems and associated computer technology
• Learn about the latest trends towards just-in-time logistics, cross-docking, consolidation and ECR disciplines which impact on the traditional view of the warehouse and will have major implications for the future.