Supply Chain Fundamentals: Warehousing Operations

Overview

Additional topics include: facility configuration, storage and handling techniques, metrics, customer service considerations, and the role of distribution operations in different industries. Includes exposure to bar-coding, picking and shipping processes, and storage and sorting systems.

Who Should Attend

The Supply Chain Fundamentals: Warehousing Operations course at the Georgia Institute of Technology is designed for Receiving, Shipping, Putaway, Picking, and Packing Clerks, Operators, Analysts, Supervisors, and Warehouse, Terminal, Crossdock, and Distribution Center administrators, clerks, analysts, supervisors, and managers as well as learners seeking to enter these roles. Supply chain professionals from other domains will also benefit through gaining insights into warehousing operations.

How You Will Benefit

• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the physical, technological, process, and safety considerations of warehouse/distribution operations.
• Explain facility configuration considerations, representative storage and handling techniques, performance metrics, customer service considerations, and the role of distribution operations in different industries.
• Discuss picking and shipping processes and material handling equipment.
• Describe the key operations that take place within a warehouse and how they relate to each other.
• Discover the different warehouse operating/ownership models.