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Logistics & Supply Chain Management
We have produced the largest chain of Supply Chain professionals in the Middle East region. We offer extensive range of supply chain management certifications – CISCP, CISCM, CIWIM, CSCP, CILT, CIVM and more, targeted to upgrade a wide range of skillsets for multiple functionalities in the logistics and supply chain industry.
CIWIM - Certified International Warehouse & Inventory Manager
- Overview
- Course Outline
- Association
Course Objectives
Upon completing this warehouse and inventory management certification, participants will be able to:
- Understand the different types of warehousing and inventory
- Use modern Warehouse Management System effectively
- Execute warehouse operations successfully
- Keep a systematic track of all inventory records
- Comprehend the principles of material handling
- Implement sustainable warehouse practices
- Manage uncertainties associated with inventories efficiently
Target Competencies
- Importance of Inventory and Warehousing
- Managing inventory uncertainties
- Inventory records management
- Warehouse functions
- Modern Storage Systems
- Warehouse performance management
- Sustainable warehouse practices
Module 1 – Introduction to Warehousing and Inventory
- Definition of Inventory
- Importance of Inventory and Warehousing
- Warehouse location
- Types of Warehouses
- Strategic Warehousing
- Distribution Centres and Cross Docking
- Role of Warehousing and Inventory Manager
Module 2 – Warehouse Operations
- Warehouse functions – Receipt, Inspection, Storage and Retrieval
- Warehouse Design and Layout
- Packaging and Shipping
- Safety and Security in Warehousing
- Legal and Regulatory Compliance
- Scrap Disposal
Module 3 – Materials Handling
- Principles of Material Handling
- Material Handling Equipment
- Unitization and Palletization
- Automation in Warehousing
-Pick-to-light, Put-to-light, Use of Robots - Modern storage systems
Module 4 – Inventory Management
- Types of Inventory
- Costs Associated with Inventory
- Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
- Limitations of the EOQ Approach
- Selective Inventory Control Techniques
like ABC, VED, FSN etc. - Vendor Managed Inventories
Module 5 – Managing Uncertainties
- Uncertainties associated with Inventory
- Lead time – internal and external
- Service level
- Re-order level
- Buffer stock
- Replenishment systems
Module 6 – Managing Inventory Records
- Inventory Record Keeping
- Stock Counting methods
- Managing Discrepancies and Surplus
- Managing Obsolescence
- Inventory Valuation – FIFO, LIFO, Weighted Average etc.
Module 7 – Managing Warehouse Performance
- Measuring Warehouse Performance – Key Metrics
- Managing Outsourced Warehouses
- Warehouse Management System
- Warehouse Communications
- UPC
- RFID
- Risk Management in Warehousing
Module 8 – Sustainability in Warehousing
- Sustainability – The Triple Bottom line
- Sustainable Warehouse Practices
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Energy Efficiency
- Reverse logistics
IPSCMI, the International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute, is a globally reputed professional certification institute in the United States offering multiple supply chain courses throughout the world in all modes of instruction.
Blue Ocean Academy has an exclusive tie-up with the US-based International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute (IPSCMI) to offer logistics & supply chain professional courses in UAE and other GCC countries. Upon course completion, students receive a Certificate from IPSCMI.
- Overview
Course Objectives
Upon completing this warehouse and inventory management certification, participants will be able to:
- Understand the different types of warehousing and inventory
- Use modern Warehouse Management System effectively
- Execute warehouse operations successfully
- Keep a systematic track of all inventory records
- Comprehend the principles of material handling
- Implement sustainable warehouse practices
- Manage uncertainties associated with inventories efficiently
Target Competencies
- Importance of Inventory and Warehousing
- Managing inventory uncertainties
- Inventory records management
- Warehouse functions
- Modern Storage Systems
- Warehouse performance management
- Sustainable warehouse practices