Warehousing and Logistics - An introduction
Gain foundational knowledge with our online course where we'll explore warehouse terminology, receiving goods, picking, packing and dispatching orders.
Warehousing and Logistics - An introduction
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Subtitles: English
Duration: 1 hr
Retakes: Unlimited
Overview
The Warehouse and Logistics course provides a good introduction to this industry and provides a foundation for a wide variety of roles across receiving goods, inspections, picking and packing. The course provides details about the terminology and processes typically employed in a warehouse.
The course provides an introduction to warehousing and logistics in bite-sized modules.
Candidates will undertake an online multiple-choice assessment and will receive a certificate if successful (any certificates from an official awarding body are sent to you via email).
Course Syllabus
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Course Introduction
This unit provides an overview of the course structure and content, along with a quick summary about the deliverables of the course.
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Understanding the Basics of Warehousing
This unit covers a broad range of topics relating to warehousing to provide a good foundation for the rest of the course. Starting with a bit of history and the evolution of warehousing, this unit will also cover typical terminology and equipment used in the industry. There is also a discuss of potential career roles and paths, along with desirable skills and attributes. Finally we include a section stressing the importance of health and safety.
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Incoming Goods Management
This unit is devoted to an essential function within warehousing - managing incoming goods. This part of the course will explain the purpose of Purchase Orders and discuss quality control through inspections, testing and quarantines.
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Kitting, Picking, Packing and Dispatch
Kitting, Picking, Packing and Dispatching are the essential processes to move stock from the shelves and into the hands of the customer. This unit explains these processes for a typical warehouse.
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Logistics and General Warehouse Management
In this, our final unit, we wrap up with an brief look at logistics and some essential operations in warehouse management. No course on warehousing would be complete without a discussion on stocktaking!
Obtaining your certificate
You will need to pass a multiple-choice exam at the end of the course in order to gain your accreditation. Once passed, we will send your official certificate by email.
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