London: £4,500.00 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for 1 week. Dubai: $6,250.00 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for 1 week. Kigali: $6,250.00 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for 1 week.

17th-21st March 2025 (Kigali, Rwanda ), 7th-11th July 2025 (London, UK), 15th-19th December 2025 (Dubai, UAE),

Course Overview

This course is designed for managers who need knowledge on optimizing warehouse operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance service levels. Participants will explore a range of strategies and techniques for managing inventory, streamlining processes, and implementing effective control measures. The course will cover topics such as layout design, automation, inventory management systems, and performance metrics. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, learners will develop actionable insights to drive continuous improvement in warehouse operations and meet evolving business demands

 

Learning Outcome

At the end of the course, delegates will be better able to:

• Assess and improve warehouse layout and design for optimal efficiency.

• Implement effective inventory management practices to reduce costs and improve accuracy.

• Leverage technology and automation to enhance operational performance.

• Establish and monitor key performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure safety and compliance in warehouse operations while maintaining productivity.

Indicative Contents

• Overview of warehouse management, layout strategies and design

• Principles of effective warehouse design

• Importance of workforce training in optimizing operations

• Warehouse operating processes and principles-- Picking, shipping, break-bulking, cross-docking, assembly, cycle counting, inventory physical audit and other key functional processes.

• Warehouse best practices--- Benchmarking.

• Optimizing space utilization for operational efficiency

• Product classification---Three-dimensional inventory classification and segmentation.

• Inventory analysis and control--- Importance of inventory, inventory efficiency and control, handling work in progress, and replenishing methods and strategies.

• Managing people---- Employee satisfaction, incentives, employee training and evaluation.

• Outsourcing---- Opportunities and risks.

• The role of information technology for efficient warehousing.

• Supplier collaboration models and strategies.

• Role of performance management in warehousing.

• Implementing performance evaluation using key performance indicators (KPI)

• Understanding regulatory requirements in warehouse operations

• Contemporary trend in warehousing.

 

More Detail
Duration	This is a one-week programme spread over 5 working days.
Certification	A certificate of completion is issued on successful completion of the programme.
Location	(Kigali, Rwanda ), (London, UK), (Dubai, UAE)
Travel and accommodation	Travel and accommodation to be paid for at source by delegates.
Fees	London: £4,500.00 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for 1 week. Dubai: $6,250.00 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for 1 week. Kigali: $6,250.00 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for 1 week.