Table of Content
Warehousing
- Introduction
- Benefits of Warehousing
- Functions of Warehouses
- Need for Holding Stock
- Characteristics of Warehouses
- Warehousing Efficiency and Effectiveness
- Information Technology Requirements
- Measuring Performance
Warehouse Processes
- Introduction
- Receiving
- Pre-Receipt
- In-handling
- Preparation
- Offloading
- Checking
- Cross Docking
- Recording
- Quality control
- Put-away
Warehouse Operating Principles
- Operating Principles
- Warehouse Design
- Types of Warehouses
- Warehouse Location
- Planning the Distribution Warehouse
- Warehouse Layout
- Qualitative Factor Rating Method
Picking Strategies and Equipment
- Introduction
- Picker to Goods
- Goods to Picker
- Automated Picking
- Material Handling Equipment
- Storage Equipment
Order Picking Methods
- Introduction
- Industry Trends Affecting Order Picking
- Modern Order Picking Systems
- Stock Profiling
- Order Picking Alternatives
- Order Picking Strategies
- Pick-To-Light Systems
- Paper Pick Lists
- Pick by Label
- Pick by Voice
- Barcode Scanning
- Radio Frequency Identification
- Pick by Light/Pick to Light
- Put to Light
- Type of Picking System and Equipment
Warehouse Processes from Replenishment to Dispatch
- Replenishment
- Other Activities
- Value Adding Services
- Stock Management
- Stock or Inventory counting
- The Annual Count
- Safety and Security
- Returns Processing
- Dispatch
- Role of Driver in Transportation
Storage and Handling equipment
- Storage Systems
- Pallets
- Automated storage and retrieval Systems (AS/RS)
- Temperature-Controlled Storage
- Storage of Packaged Dangerous Substances
Warehouse Costs
- Types of costs
- Return on investment (ROI)
- Traditional versus Activity Based Costing Systems
- Activity based Costing for Multi-Principals
- Calculating Warehouse Storage Costs
- Logistics Charging Methods
Inventory Management
- Inventory Basics
- Inventory Management Basics
- Types of Inventory
- Classification of Inventory Systems
- Inventory Management Models
- Inventory Control and Replenishment Techniques
- Inventory Accuracy and Cycle Counting
- Demand Forecasting
- Inventory Performance Measurement
- Selective Inventory Management
- Aggregate Inventory Planning
- Exchange Curve
- Deterministic Inventory Models
- Probabilistic Inventory Models
- Economic Order Quantity( EOQ)
- ABC Inventory Planning
- XYZ Analysis
- Inventory Control of Slow Moving Items
- Recent Developments in Inventory Management
Inventory Costing
- Inventory Cost Types and Affecting Factors
- Activity-Based Costing
- Acceptance Sampling Plans
- Accounting System
- Advance Payment
Facilities Location
- Introduction
- When Does A Location Decision Arise?
- Steps In The Facility Location Study
- Subjective, Qualitative And Semi-Quantitative Techniques
- Locational Break-Even Analysis
- Some Quantitative Models For Facility
- Some Case Examples
Facilities Layout And Materials Handling
- Introduction
- Basic Types Of Plant Layouts
- Plant Layout Factors
- Layout Design Procedure
- Flow And Activity Analysis
- Space Determination And 'Area Allocation
- Computerised Layout Planning
- Evaluation, Specification, Presentation And Implementation
- Materials Handling Systems
- Materials Handling Equipment
Forecasting Demand
- Methods of Forecasting
- Judgmental Forecasts
- Time Series
- Casual Forecasting
- Planning Forecasts
Just-in-Time
- Principles of just-in-time
- Achieving just-in-time operations
- JIT Implementation Design
- Benefits and Disadvantages
- Extending JIT
- Comparisons With Other Methods
Future Developments
- Future Trends
- Sustainability in Warehousing and Inventory Management
- Automation in Warehousing and Inventory Management
- Big Data in Warehousing and Inventory Management