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Warehousing and Inventory Management Syllabus

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a course on warehousing inventory management. The 5 units that will be addressed are: 1) introduction to warehousing, 2) inventory management, 3) inventory control, 4) materials handling, and 5) modern warehousing methods. Unit 1 will discuss basic warehousing decisions, operations, types of warehouses, and warehouse layout. Unit 2 will cover inventory concepts, roles in supply chain and competitive strategy, different demand systems, functions, types, costs, and just-in-time. Unit 3 focuses on ABC inventory control, multi-echelon systems, distribution resource planning, and using warehouse management systems. Unit 4 examines principles and performance measures of materials handling systems. And

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Warehousing and Inventory Management Syllabus

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a course on warehousing inventory management. The 5 units that will be addressed are: 1) introduction to warehousing, 2) inventory management, 3) inventory control, 4) materials handling, and 5) modern warehousing methods. Unit 1 will discuss basic warehousing decisions, operations, types of warehouses, and warehouse layout. Unit 2 will cover inventory concepts, roles in supply chain and competitive strategy, different demand systems, functions, types, costs, and just-in-time. Unit 3 focuses on ABC inventory control, multi-echelon systems, distribution resource planning, and using warehouse management systems. Unit 4 examines principles and performance measures of materials handling systems. And

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  • UNIT IV – Materials Handling
  • UNIT II – Inventory Management
  • UNIT I – Introduction to Warehousing
  • UNIT III – Inventory Control

WAREHOUSING INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO WAREHOUSING

Introduction to Warehousing Basic Warehousing Decisions Warehouse Operations


Types of Warehouses Functions Centralized & Decentralized Storage Systems
Warehousing Cost Analysis Warehouse Layout Characteristics if Ideal Warehouse

UNIT II INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Inventory: Basic Concepts Role in Supply Chain Role in Competitive Strategy


Independent Demand Systems Dependent Demand Systems Functions Types _ Cost
Need for Inventory Just in Time

UNIT III INVENTORY CONTROL

Inventory Control ABC Inventory Control Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems Distribution


Requirement Planning Bull Whip Effect Using WMS for Managing Warehousing
Operations

UNIT IV MATERIALS HANDLING

Principles and Performance Measures Of Material Handling Systems Fundamentals of


Material Handling Various Types of Material Handling Equipments Types of Conveyors
Refrigerated Warehouses- Cold Chain- Agri SCM

UNIT V MODERN WAREHOUSING METHODS

Modern Warehousing Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems & their Operations Bar
Coding Technology & Applications in Logistics Industry RFID Technology & Applications
Advantages of RFID

TEXT BOOKS:
1. [Link], Logistics Management, Pearson Education, 2004.
2. Arnold, Introduction To Materials Management, Pearson Education, 2009.
REFERENCES:
1. Frazelle, World Class Warehousing & Material Handling, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008
2. Satish K. Kapoor and PurvaKansal, Basics of Distribution Management - A Logistical
Approach, Prentice Hall, 2003
3. Satish K. Kapoor and PurvaKansal Marketing, Logistics - A Supply Chain Approach ,
Pearson Education, 2003

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