Certificate In Inventory Control And Warehouse Management (ICWM) Central Area, Central

Course details

To help participants achieve better understanding of the production control function to the total organisation. To help the warehouse executives to contribute towards the efficiency,productivity and profitability of the organisation. To upgrade the technical skills of planners  and warehouse executives.

Who Should Attend

Warehouse executives, storekeepers, inventory control planner, production planner, expeditors, freight forwarders, shipping executives, buyers, supervisory executives in warehouse and distribution function.

Entry Requirement

Participants should possess three GCE ‘O’ levels. Those who do not meet the entry requirement may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

ICWM Program Coverage

The ICWM course consists of 10 sessions, total 30 training delivery hours.

Session 1

• Warehouse functions and responsibilities
• Warehouse procedures

Session 2

• Identification of inventory record
• Maintenance of inventory record

Session 3

• Storeroom location
• Types of equipment used in warehouse

Session 4

• Shipping terms: FOB, CIF, FAS
• Modes of transportation: Air, Sea, Rail, Courier, Containers

Session 5

• Expediting, tracing, loosing, damage of shipment procedures
• Techniques to reduce warehouse coast, such as packaging costs

Session 6

• Techniques to reduce freight charges, such as standardization of pallets
• Warehouse working relationship with production, purchasing and marketing

Session 7

• Importance of inventory control management
• ABC analysis for computerised storage control with case study

Session 8

• EOQ theory and calculations
• Lead time, buffer/safety stocks and various methods of ordering
• Cycle counting procedures

Session 9

• MRP concepts and requirements
• Kanban systems
• JIT concepts in inventory management systems

Session 10

Test (100% written examination)

Award of Certificate

To achieve the award of Certificate in Inventory Control and Warehouse Management, candidates must submit all assignments and pass the examination with a total score of 50 or higher, and attend at least 75% of the sessions.