Hotel Warehousing and Stores Management

The purpose of this workshop is to show how to implement all of the essential tools such as production, product, suppliers, customers and the associated product throughputs and volumes for the effective management of warehousing and stores.

CONTENT

The Role of the Warehouse

• Why we need a warehouse
• What functions they cover
• How do they fit into the supply chain
• The balance between sorting and storing
• The location and capacity of warehouses

Product Classification

• Supply/demand variables
• ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule
• Determining product handling groups
• Throughputs and product formats

Health and Safety

• Duty of care
• Inspections and risk assessments-task analysis
• Equipment maintenance and care
• Raising people's awareness

Security and Loss

• Minimizing internal theft
• Minimizing external theft
• Preventative measures will be briefly discussed

Productivity and Costs

• Fixed and variable costs
• Typical costs involved
• A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilisation, and performance
• Setting productivity and cost targets
• The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance

FOR WHOM:

Stores/Warehouse Staff, Supervisors, Managers, and others who perform related functions.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.