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Inventory Management

Details

This one-day inventory management training workshop provides a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to effective inventory management. Participants will learn core concepts like LIFO, FIFO, and lead time, and see how these principles translate into real-world strategies for reducing costs and improving accuracy. From setting up the warehouse and tracking inventory through demand, receiving, and put-away, to exploring advanced techniques like Six Sigma and JIT, attendees will discover best practices they can immediately apply. Whether you're responsible for orders, storage, or shipping, this workshop ensures you leave with a streamlined approach to learn inventory management, meet customer demands, and optimize your warehouse for greater efficiency and control.

This is a workshop for the warehouse or stockroom manager, the person in charge of what comes in and goes out of the company. You want a smooth and cost-effective operation, with enough products on hand to satisfy needs without stockpiling too much.

By the end of this inventory management training course, participants will be able to:

Understand terms that are frequently used in inventory management
Identify the goals and objectives of inventory management, and measure their process against these goals
Calculate safety stock, reorder points, and order quantities
Evaluate inventory management systems
Identify the parts of the inventory management cycle
Better maintain inventory accuracy

Delivery Methods

Leading Training is focusing on providing virtual training courses for the foreseeable future and will only consider in-person and classroom training on request, with a required minimum group size of six delegates. We remain committed to offering training that is fast, focused and effective.

Delivery Method	Duration	Price (excl. VAT)
Classroom	1 Day	ZAR 2,750.00	Get a Quote
Live Virtual Training	1 Day	ZAR 2,250.00	Get a Quote

Discounts Available

Save up to 10% by booking and paying 10 business days before the course.

Brochure:

Information may change without notice.

Audience

Ideal for:

Admin staff handling inventory operations
Inventory managers seeking advanced training
Stock managers looking to optimize inventory control

Pre-Requisites

None

Course Outline / Curriculum

You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.

What is Inventory?

To begin, participants will explore what inventory is and what key concepts (including LIFO, FIFO, backorders, and lead time) mean. Participants will also look at the goals and objectives of inventory management and analyze where their system can improve.

Types of Inventory

This session will explore anticipation, fluctuation, lot size, and transportation inventories.

Key Players

Next, participants will discuss what roles customers, top management, and employees play in the inventory management system.

Setting up the Warehouse

This session will discuss the objectives of a warehouse and ways to maintain location accuracy.

What Makes a Good Inventory Management System?

Next, participants will discuss types of inventory management systems and criteria for a good system.

The Warehouse Inventory Cycle

This session will introduce the warehouse inventory cycle of demand, receiving, validation, and put-away.

Identifying Demand

Participants will learn how to determine order quantities, re-order points, and safety stock through discussion and a case study.

The Receiving Process

Next, participants will learn what should happen when materials are received into inventory.

Validating Inventory

This session will explore ways to validate the quality of merchandise.

The Put-Away Process

Participants will discuss the five goals of the put-away process.

Maintaining Inventory Accuracy

Next, participants will learn ways to keep their inventory organized and controlled.

The Outbound Process

This session will look at the phases of the outbound process: picking, packing, loading, and shipping.

Industry Trends

To conclude the workshop, we will explore some of the latest inventory management trends, including Six Sigma and the Just-In-Time (JIT) system.

Workshop Wrap-Up

At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

Schedule Dates and Booking

There are currently no scheduled dates.

Please note that this course needs a minimum of 6 delegates to schedule a course. You can choose to be added to the waiting list by clicking the button below, and we will contact you when we have enough delegates interested. Should we not get enough delegates, we will refund or credit your paid booking.

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Should you need this course urgently, the following options are available:

Pay for 6 delegates (whether you have them or not) and we will schedule the course as soon as possible.
If you have fewer delegates and cannot pay for 6, we can negotiate a shortened course where some of the time will be spent in blended learning - watching videos and doing tutorials and exercises with some contact time with the trainer. We would want to discuss what your core needs are so that we cover those aspects. You need to have paid for 3 delegates at least.

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