Storage isn't just a support function tucked away at the back of the business — in industrial, commercial and agricultural organisations alike, it's one of the core operations that determines whether materials stay protected, available, and ready exactly when they're needed. Get the storage and handling side wrong, and the rest of the supply chain feels it immediately.

This course looks at where logistics is heading: how integrated logistics services fit into 21st-century supply chain management, how goods movement, international trade and shipping connect to warehouse operations, and how land, air and sea transport services come together into one coordinated plan. Participants also build the practical side — classifying materials into inventory groups, recording stock movements accurately, and controlling costs through approved valuation methods.

Course Objectives

• Understand integrated logistics services within 21st-century supply chain management.
• Identify the core components of logistics services and evaluate logistics operations.
• Receive and store materials with the precision needed to keep them safe and intact.
• Classify materials and goods into inventory groups for effective stock management.
• Record warehouse operations such as inter-branch transfers, supply, issuance and assembly of grouped items.
• Control the cost of goods and inventory value using approved costing methods, and issue reports that track inventory age and recycling across branches.

Who Should Attend?

• Logistics managers.
• Executive coordinators and material managers.
• Warehouse managers, supervisors and distribution managers.
• Directors and owners of commercial and industrial companies.

Module 1: Logistics Trends and Framework

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

Module 2: Goods Movement, Trade and Shipping

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

Module 3: Storage and Inventory Essentials

• Introduction to warehouses and inventory, and the concept and importance of storage.
• Health and safety in the warehouse environment.
• Storage objectives and the skills of a successful storekeeper.

Module 4: Strategy, Planning and Transport

• Developing and applying a logistics strategy.
• Costs of weak or absent performance, and logistics planning.
• Land, air and sea transport services.

Module 5: Inventory Control and Stagnant Stock Prevention

• Applying inventory control methods and determining economic purchase size.
• Preparing policies and methods for disposal of stagnant stock.
• Monitoring inventory using computerised systems.

Module 6: Suppliers, Contracts and Accurate Counting

• Negotiating with suppliers, preparing tenders and concluding contracts.
• Achieving efficient inventory counting and handling counting discrepancies.
• Documents used to track the movement of waste materials.