Goods don't stop moving once they reach the warehouse door — they keep flowing between storage groups, sales outlets, transport modes and branches, and every one of those movements needs a system behind it. Treat warehousing, transport and supply control as separate problems and gaps appear; treat them as one connected chain and the business runs leaner.

This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy takes that connected view. Participants work through how warehouse management classifies and releases stock to outlets, how land, air and sea transport services fit into the picture, and how a strategic, senior-management approach to logistics keeps supplier relationships, internal systems and customer satisfaction aligned.

Course Objectives

• Classify warehouse goods into inventory groups for effective stock management.
• Manage the release of initial orders to keep sales outlets supplied with required items.
• Issue reports that track inventory age and recycling across branches.
• Apply land, air and sea transport services within an integrated logistics plan.
• Reduce storage and working-capital costs while avoiding damage, loss or theft of stored items.
• Adopt a strategic, senior-management view of logistics as one connected channel.

Who Should Attend?

• Logistics and warehouse managers.
• Executive coordinators and material managers.
• Supervisors and distribution managers.
• Directors and owners of commercial and industrial companies.

Module 1: Logistics as One Connected Channel

• Modern trends in managing logistics services.
• Logistics concepts and framework.
• The role of logistics services, strategy and policies.

Module 2: From Goods Movement to International Trade

• Introduction to goods movement.
• Introduction to international trade and shipping.
• Introduction to port and shipping movement.

Module 3: Warehousing and Inventory Fundamentals

• Introduction to warehouses and inventory.
• Health and safety in the warehouse environment.
• Classifying goods into inventory groups for effective stock management.

Module 4: Transport Services Across Land, Air and Sea

• Land, air and sea transport services.
• Logistics planning across transport modes.
• Costs of weak or absent performance.

Module 5: Strategy, Development and Application

• Developing and applying a logistics strategy.
• Releasing initial orders to feed sales outlets.
• Issuing reports to monitor inventory age and recycling among branches.

Module 6: Purchasing, Suppliers and Digital Records

• Applying inventory control methods and determining economic purchase size.
• Negotiating with suppliers and building an electronic supplier database.
• Preparing tenders, concluding contracts, and using computers to calculate economic purchase quantities.

Module 7: Preventing Stagnation and Keeping Data Current

• Preparing policies and methods for disposal of stagnant stock.
• Setting up electronic warehouse data tables.
• Handling warehouse data (inbound, outbound, issued, balance) electronically.