This course offers a general introduction to the roles expected by anyone in a storekeeping position. The different stores operations are explained in detail to better appreciate the position of a storekeeper in the company operations.

Course Outline:

The Stores Function

·         Purpose

·         Responsibilities

·         Organization

·         Reasons for Holding Stock

·         Cost of Holding Stock

·         The Cost of Poor Service

Stores Layout and Equipment Selection

·         Objectives

·         Range of Equipment

·         Space Utilization Characteristics

·         Rationale for Selection.

Location Systems

·         Identity

·         Fixed

·         Random

·         Combined

·         Space Utilization Considerations

·         Rationale for Selection

Essential Working Practices

·         Security

·         Reducing Stock Loss

·         Housekeeping

·         Operating Hours

·         Material Identification

·         Stock Rotation

·         Product Knowledge

·         Traceability

Health & Safety

·         Law

·         Employers Responsibilities

·         Employees Responsibilities

·         COSHH

·         Personal Protective Equipment

·         Training

·         Enforcement

·         Accident Reporting

·         Consultation & Representation

·         Environmental Issues

Stores Documentation/Data Collection

·         Bar Coding

·         RFID

·         Receipts

·         Issues

·         Computer Application

·         Data Capture

·         Data Transfer

·         Necessity for Accuracy

·         Certificate of Conformance

·         Material Certification

Stock Records and Control

·         ABC Analysis

·         Basic Concepts of Quantity and Time Based Systems

·         Min-Max Systems

·         Topping Up Systems

·         Re-order Systems

·         MRP

·         JIT

Stocktaking

·         Purpose

·         Continuous

·         Periodic Stocktaking or Cyclical Stocktaking

·         Treatment of Discrepancies

·         Obsolete, Redundant and Surplus Stock.

Case Studies

·         Physical Aspects of Storekeeping

·         Equipment Selection

·         Receipt of Materials