Warehousing and Logistics - An introduction
Digital Certificate
Accredited by Highfield Awarding Body
£25.00 +VAT
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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 organised as follows:
Introduction
- Why look for a role or career in this industry
- An explanation of the course structure
- Overview of the course content
Section 1: Understanding the basics of warehousing
- The evolution of warehousing
- Typical terminology and equipment used in a warehouse
- Desirable skills and attributes for roles
- Health and safety
Section 2: Incoming Goods Management
- Purchase orders and how they are used
- Inspection, testing and quarantining of product
- Accepting products into warehouse stock locations
Section 3: Kitting, Picking, Packing and Dispatch
- Preparing kits of parts
- Picking products from stock and fulfilling orders
- Packing and dispatching sales orders
Section 4: Logistics and General Warehouse Management
- Logistics, types of transportation and tracking
- The 80/20 Rule
- Stocktaking
- House keeping