Professional training course · PSCM-013
Warehouse Management: Strategy, Implementation & Control
Effective warehouse management is essential for improving service levels, controlling costs, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting supply chain performance…
- 5 daysClassroom
- 16Upcoming dates
- 8Cities
- £2,250Fees from
Course overview
Why Attend
Effective warehouse management is essential for improving service levels, controlling costs, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting supply chain performance. Modern warehouses must balance speed, efficiency, technology, and workforce productivity while adapting to changing customer demands. This course provides participants with practical tools to design warehouse strategies, optimize operations, manage inventory, and implement world-class performance systems.
Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, warehouse process mapping, group discussions, KPI workshops, practical exercises, and real workplace examples.
Course Objectives
- Develop effective warehouse strategies and infrastructure plans
- Improve warehouse layout, flow, and operating efficiency
- Strengthen inventory control and accuracy
- Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles
- Optimize people, technology, and outsourced resources
- Build supplier collaboration and value chain integration
- Measure warehouse performance using KPIs
- Create improvement plans for world-class warehouse operations
Target Audience
- Warehouse Managers
- Logistics Supervisors
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Inventory Controllers
- Operations Managers
- Distribution Center Staff
- Anyone involved in warehouse operations and planning
Target Competencies
- Warehouse Operations
- Inventory Management
- Process Improvement
- Performance Measurement
- Resource Planning
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Leadership Skills
- Strategic Thinking
Course outline
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1Day 1: Warehouse Infrastructure Strategies
- Warehouse location strategy
- Options in warehouse layout and design
- Classes of warehouses
- Warehouse automation
- Information Technology (IT) in the warehouse
- Industry variations
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2Day 2: Warehouse Operating Processes and Principles
- Key functional processes from receiving to picking and shipping
- Optimizing the flow of goods across processes
- Advanced processes: break-bulk, cross-docking, mixing, assembly
- Cycle counting and conducting a physical inventory audit
- Implementing Lean principles in the warehouse
- Continuous improvement and managing change
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3Day 3: Inventory, Analysis, and Product Classification
- Function of inventory
- Inventory accuracy and control
- Handling WIP (Work-In-Progress) inventory
- Three-dimensional inventory classification and segmentation (ABC)
- Using inventory classification to drive efficiency
- Replenishment methods and strategies
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4Day 4: Leveraging Your Resources and Developing New Capabilities
- Managing and incentivizing your people
- Employee training and evaluation
- The IT environment: your enterprise and the warehouse
- Role of the warehouse in the value chain
- Outsourcing: risks and opportunities
- Supplier collaboration models and strategies
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5Day 5: Create a World-Class Warehouse with Performance Management and Metrics
- Contemporary trends in warehousing
- Warehouse best practices and benchmarking
- Role of performance management in the warehouse
- What should you measure?
- Establishing an executive dashboard using KPIs
- Identifying, prioritizing, and implementing improvements
Dates and fees
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Warehouse Management: Strategy, Implementation & Control course?
The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.
When is the next Warehouse Management: Strategy, Implementation & Control course?
The next public date is 16 - 20 Nov 2026 in Kuala Lumpur. There are 16 upcoming dates in total.
Where is this course held?
Upcoming sessions run in Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Dubai, Barcelona, Istanbul, Geneva.
How much does the course cost?
Fees start from £2,250 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.
Do participants receive a certificate?
Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.
Course information last updated 14 November 2026.
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