Course description
This free warehouse management course will equip you with some of the vital skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful warehouse manager. You will first learn about warehouse inventory. Understanding the management of warehouse stock will form the foundation of your knowledge, allowing you to build your skillset. After learning how to control inventory levels, you will finally learn about the supply chain associated with warehouses.
As you complete each section, you can test yourself with assessments. There are three assessments throughout the course, followed by a final assessment. This certification course also comes with optional activities and exercises. These resources will help with your revision and study. By the end of the course you will have a strong understanding of the basics of warehouse management.
Warehouses play an essential role in modern supply chains. With ever growing global trade and e-commerce sales, consumer demands are evolving rapidly. Warehouse managers hold significant responsibility in serving these demands. This course gives you the ability to manage your own warehouse with confidence. You will gain insight into the most important principles of warehouse management. So why wait? Start learning today.
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Training content
Managing Warehouse Inventory
Description: This module guides you through everything you need to know to become a better inventory manager. We begin by talking about your warehouse layout, helping you optimise product position to help your staff manage inventory levels with ease. We also talk about how to manage and accurately track your inventory, including a discussion about the importance of consistent auditing. Finally, we talk about reducing your inventory costs, giving you a few technological tips and tricks to keep in mind.
- Learning Outcomes
- Warehouse Layout
- Inventory, Tracking and Auditing
- Inventory Costs and Tech Tips
- Lesson Summary
Controlling, Verifying, and Reporting Stock
Description: This module discusses the most important inventory management tasks: controlling, verifying, and reporting stock. We begin the module by providing you with the best practices for controlling stock movement within a warehouse, along with methods for stock verification. We then discuss the most important reports for warehouse managers to complete. The module closes by offering solutions to common challenges faced by those trying to determine which warehouse management software is best.
- Learning Outcomes
- Stock
- Methods of Stock Verification
- Warehouse Reports and Software
- Lesson Summary
Inventory and Supply Chain in a Warehouse
Description: This module talks about the supply chain in detail, giving you information on its main function, along with some common processes. We also talk about ways to optimise your supply chain, improving productivity while cutting back costs. In addition, information about the various inventory decisions you need to make as a warehouse manager is provided. Finally, we talk about troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques, to help your warehouse continue to be a successful part of the supply chain.
- Learning Outcomes
- The Main Function of Supply Chains
- Supply Chain Processes
- Supply Chain, Inventory and Troubleshooting
- Lesson Summary
Course assessment
- Assessment: Course assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe warehouse layout, which allows for well-organised inventory
- Discuss the basic inventory management and tracking methods
- Analyze ways of reducing inventory costs
- Define stock
- Compare storage methods
- Explain the best practices for controlling stock movement within a warehouse
- List stock verification methods
- Evaluate which warehouse reports are crucial to effective management
- Describe how to choose warehouse management software
- Recognize the potential use of robotics in warehouses
- Identify how to optimise your supply chain
- Evaluate troubleshooting tips and problem-solving techniques
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