A product can be manufactured perfectly and still fail to reach the customer on time — because the gap between production and consumption is bridged by logistics, not by the factory floor. That gap is where competitive advantage is won or lost.

Logistics is the art and science of managing the flow of materials, goods, energy and information from the point of production to the point of consumption, encompassing procurement, transport, storage and distribution. Warehouse management sits at the centre of that flow: it is where inventory — an unavoidable cost and a genuine capital asset — is received, classified, monitored and released.

This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy course equips warehouse and logistics professionals with the performance metrics, classification methods and control techniques needed to run storage operations that support, rather than slow down, the wider supply chain.

• Organise, manage and monitor warehouse operations effectively
• Classify inventory and plan and control it using computer applications
• Identify and clear stagnant, slow-moving stock from warehouses
• Apply inventory-control methods through computer applications
• Set policies for disposing of stagnant items responsibly
• Understand how logistics services management relates to overall business growth

Who Should Attend

• Logistics, warehouse and distribution managers
• Executive coordinators and materials managers
• Warehouse and store staff supervisors
• Business owners and staff seeking warehouse-management skills

Module 1: Logistics Foundations

• The concept, definition and basics of logistics
• Types of logistics and the reasons logistics functions emerged in enterprises
• Definition of supply and support processes
• The importance and objectives of logistics, and its relationship to business growth

Module 2: Inventory Essentials

• Definitions and significance of inventory
• Inventory types, timing and regulatory procedures
• Inventory reports and overview of materials management

Module 3: Materials Planning and Control

• Importance of materials management
• Material planning and effective control techniques
• Supply chain management fundamentals

Module 4: Risk Management in Logistics

• Risk and its importance in the business system of companies
• Methods of risk assessment and necessary precautions
• Relationship between risks and institutional policies and procedures
• Reasons for assessing risk, and how to deal with risks resulting from corruption