Warehouse Management Overview ..........................................................................................

Session Learning Objectives ......................................................................................................

Defining Warehouse Management ...........................................................................................

Warehouse Functions – Materials Handling ............................................................................

Product Storage ..........................................................................................................................

Order Management ....................................................................................................................

Information Transfer ..................................................................................................................

Types of Warehousing ................................................................................................................

Basic Operations of Warehousing .............................................................................................

Strategic Decision Components ................................................................................................

Use of Third-Party Logistics (3PL ...............................................................................................

Warehouse Management Process ............................................................................................

Importance of Warehouse Standards.......................................................................................

Receiving Flow ............................................................................................................................

Warehouse Stocking Functions .................................................................................................

Three P’s of inventory Control ....................................................................................................

Transaction Management ..........................................................................................................

Order Picking Options .................................................................................................................

Order Shipment Flow ..................................................................................................................

Warehouse Performance ...........................................................................................................

Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises.....................................................................

Terms Check ...............................................................................................................................

Performance Check – Answers and Test Documents..............................................................

Discussion Questions .................................................................................................................

Case Study ..................................................................................................................................

Suggested Additional Readings .................................................................................................