Storekeeping and Warehouse Management Workshop

*The Store Function
– Purpose and responsibilities
– Reasons for holding stock
– Cost of holding stock
– The cost of poor service

*Stores Layout and Equipment Selection
– Range of equipment
– Space utilization characteristics
– Rationale for selection
– Location system: fixed or random
– Essential working practices
– Securing
– Reducing stock loss

Store Documentation Data Collection
– Bar coding
– Receipts
– Data capture and transfer
– Certificate of conformance
– Computer application

*Stock Records and Control
– ABC analysis
– Min-max systems
– Re-order systems
– Material requirement planning (MRP)
– Just-in-time (JIT)

*Health and Safety
– Personal protective equipment
– Enforcement and law
– Accident reporting
– Environmental issues

FOR WHOM:
Stores, Purchasing and Logistics Personnel in the Public and Private Sectors.