Introduction

In today’s competitive edge, all the organizations are gearing up to meet the challenges caused by market demand. The accent is on Improving Quality and Reducing Cycle Time & Cos.t. One of the methods employed is “Eliminate the Unnecessary and simplify the necessary. Stores Department & its people can contribute significantly to ensure the above.

Store personnel play an importa.nt Role in “Flow synchronization leading to cycle time as well as “Making Stores space available for value added work. Store is the custodian of Inventory and a single item mismatch / loss directly affects production plan & delivery schedule.

The people working in Stores must understand their Role & Responsibility as well as importance of Stores (Objective, Function, various Transactions in Stores & performan.ce of Stores) Stores can contribute to profit, it operates effectively with Modern Trends.

A stores manager must be able to

• Manage stores, stockyards and inventory;
• Plan, organise and coordinate inventory work;
• Train, supervise and control stores executives

This Program teaches how that is done, and how to carry our stores management and stock control tasks effectively and professionally.

Course Content

• The stores function in an enterprise and its main activities.
• The need for efficient management of stores.
• Health and safety, and accident prevention in stores, stockyards and warehouses.
• Staff and managerial responsibilities for safety; protective clothing, safety equipment.
• Storehouse buildings: factors regarding their location, design and layout.
• Considerations regarding floors, entrances and exits, and sub-stores.
• Planning in stores and stockyards, heating, ensuring efficiency of movement, stores maintenance. 
• Stockyards: materials, location, design, layout, throughflow, protection of stored items.
• Manual and powered stores equipment, materials handling, training of staff.
• Storage, measuring and general stores equipment.
• Facilitating orders and movement of stocks out of the stores.
• Order picking, packaging, avoiding damages, the use of pallets and racks. 
• Protection of stock against loss and damage, causes of spoilage, how to overcome these problems.
• Storehouse and stockyard security, control over keys, prevention of theft and pilfering.
• Fire prevention, fire drills and fire-fighting equipment.
• Ordering stock items, documentation and planning.
• Stock items, inventory identification, codes, creating and understanding coding systems. 
• Stock records: their contents and uses, importance of accuracy.
• Statistics and reports; the role and management of the stores office.
• Procedures for stock receipts and issues, coordination with other departments; packing, despatch.
• Setting stock levels, reorder levels, factors in levels set; cos.ts, ABC, EOQ, forecasting.
• Stocktaking: reasons and purposes, procedures, spot checks, stock valuation, inspections.
• Obsolete and obsolescent stock, disposal of unwanted goods.
• Data and documentation, data safety, computer systems and backups.
• Latest trends.