Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Course PSCM-013
Warehouse Management: Strategy, Implementation & Control
Effective warehouse management is essential for improving service levels, controlling costs, maintaining inventory accur... The outline covers Warehouse Infrastructure Strategies, Warehouse Operating Processes and Princi...
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16 sessions
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16 sessions
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Introduction
Course overview
Why Attend
Effective warehouse management is essential for improving service levels, controlling costs, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting supply chain performance. Modern warehouses must balance speed, efficiency, technology, and workforce productivity while adapting to changing customer demands. This course provides participants with practical tools to design warehouse strategies, optimize operations, manage inventory, and implement world-class performance systems.
Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, warehouse process mapping, group discussions, KPI workshops, practical exercises, and real workplace examples.
Course Objectives
- Develop effective warehouse strategies and infrastructure plans
- Improve warehouse layout, flow, and operating efficiency
- Strengthen inventory control and accuracy
- Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles
- Optimize people, technology, and outsourced resources
- Build supplier collaboration and value chain integration
- Measure warehouse performance using KPIs
- Create improvement plans for world-class warehouse operations
Target Audience
- Warehouse Managers
- Logistics Supervisors
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Inventory Controllers
- Operations Managers
- Distribution Center Staff
- Anyone involved in warehouse operations and planning
Target Competencies
- Warehouse Operations
- Inventory Management
- Process Improvement
- Performance Measurement
- Resource Planning
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Leadership Skills
- Strategic Thinking
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Develop effective warehouse strategies and infrastructure plans
- Improve warehouse layout, flow, and operating efficiency
- Strengthen inventory control and accuracy
- Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles
- Optimize people, technology, and outsourced resources
- Build supplier collaboration and value chain integration
- Measure warehouse performance using KPIs
- Create improvement plans for world-class warehouse operations
Who should attend
Target audience
- Warehouse Managers
- Logistics Supervisors
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Inventory Controllers
- Operations Managers
- Distribution Center Staff
- Anyone involved in warehouse operations and planning
- Target Competencies
Methodology
Learning approach
- This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, warehouse process mapping, group discussions, KPI workshops, practical exercises, and real workplace examples.
Course content
Five focused days of learning and application
Day 1
Warehouse Infrastructure Strategies
- Warehouse location strategy
- Options in warehouse layout and design
- Classes of warehouses
- Warehouse automation
- Information Technology (IT) in the warehouse
- Industry variations
Day 2
Warehouse Operating Processes and Principles
- Key functional processes from receiving to picking and shipping
- Optimizing the flow of goods across processes
- Advanced processes: break-bulk, cross-docking, mixing, assembly
- Cycle counting and conducting a physical inventory audit
- Implementing Lean principles in the warehouse
- Continuous improvement and managing change
Day 3
Inventory, Analysis, and Product Classification
- Function of inventory
- Inventory accuracy and control
- Handling WIP (Work-In-Progress) inventory
- Three-dimensional inventory classification and segmentation (ABC)
- Using inventory classification to drive efficiency
- Replenishment methods and strategies
Day 4
Leveraging Your Resources and Developing New Capabilities
- Managing and incentivizing your people
- Employee training and evaluation
- The IT environment: your enterprise and the warehouse
- Role of the warehouse in the value chain
- Outsourcing: risks and opportunities
- Supplier collaboration models and strategies
Day 5
Create a World-Class Warehouse with Performance Management and Metrics
- Contemporary trends in warehousing
- Warehouse best practices and benchmarking
- Role of performance management in the warehouse
- What should you measure?
- Establishing an executive dashboard using KPIs
- Identifying, prioritizing, and implementing improvements
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Warehouse Management: Strategy, Implementation & Control (PSCM-013) cover?
This course covers Procurement and Supply Chain Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 1 - 5 June 2026, with additional classroom dates and mirrored Online / Live options listed in the course schedules section.
Who should attend this course?
Warehouse Managers, Logistics Supervisors, Supply Chain Professionals
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Yes. The course detail page includes both classroom sessions and Online / Live sessions, with online options aligned to the same course dates for easier planning.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Kuala lumpur, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Istanbul, Paris, Munich.
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