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Warehousing and Inventory Management

To facilitate the Supply chain activities like procurement, distribution, transportation & storage, the warehouses are designed, strategically positioned and used. Warehouse is the key integrator in Supply chain process, a tool for competitive advantage to maximize service levels. Today's modern warehouses are profit centers rather than traditional storage spaces. More focus on increasing the efficiencies of warehouses are essential due to Warehousing costs contributing 25% to 30% of the total Supply chain costs, increase in number of Third party Logistics Service providers, better utilization of costly space, increased number of SKUs, more JIT requirements, more demanding customers etc., In addition to traditional warehousing functions like picking, packing, cross docking, etc. modern present day warehouses support the supply chain with various value added services. Organizations are striving hard to improve their warehouse turn over and productivity by adaptation of Technology and various techniques.

Learning Objectives:

The aim of this Generic training Module is to provide individuals with a deeper understanding of the breadth of problems likely to be encountered by modern warehouses and to offer practical approaches to their solution.
The module is designed to give participants an understanding of the key functions of Warehouse, appreciation of the key characteristics of Warehouse Management Systems, Warehouse activity profiling & zoning that can help in design of Warehouses, appreciation of the main cost and control parameters in Warehouse operations and Global Logistics.
Delivery Mode: Through Power Point Presentations, short Video Clips, Case studies and analysis.

Topics covered:
* SCM overview & Concepts
* Inventory Analysis ( EOQ, ABC, JIT & Kanban)
* Material Planning Methods
* Ware houses -Types & Functions and beyond storage
* Warehousing - Technology Considerations (RFID,WMS)
* Warehousing Optimization, Activity Profiling & Performance Analysis
* Transportation & types
* Logistics Components, Factors

Participant Profile:
First line and Middle level managers from Supply Chain & Logistics function, Industrial Engineering, Material Management,
LSPs etc.,

Limited Seats, rush in with your registration!!! Seats available on first come first serve basis. Register before 20th Sep 2010.

Registration details

Participation Fee is Rs. 8000/- + 10.3% tax (per participant).
Organizations nominating 3 or more participants for the programme would be entitled to a 10% discount on total delegate fees payable. All discounts are valid only if the delegate fee is received before the commencement of the programme.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is essential for participation. The registrations can be made by sending an E-mail to training.cil@cii.in and subsequently the participation fee in the form of Cheque / Demand Draft, drawn in favor of "Confederation of Indian Industry" shall be mailed to the address given below.

Mr. R.Chandramouli

Mr. R.Chandramouli, is a Senior Consultant, with CII Institute of Logistics. He is a Cost Accountant, Certified Professional by Indian Institute of Materials Management & Certified System Analyst & Programmer by IISc. He has about 29 years of industry experience in Corporate Planning, Strategic & Supply Chain Management in Electronic Industry & Auto Manufacture - OE MNC. Has visited abroad for various expansion, development & Supply Chain projects. He was involved in setting up of the two manufacturing project. In consultancy he has handled overseas project (Dubai Aluminium), & domestic projects on Auto, IT and Logistic service provider (Routing, hub, IT & container movements). He is also providing training to Corporate, Premier management Schools, Colleges & open training programs.

Mr. M.Gurunathan is a Senior Counsellor, with CII Institute of Logistics. He has his Masters in Engineering with 20 years of experience. His experience includes an Auto OE; Software Developer (Oracle) and Deemed Engineering University as an faculty. He is also pursuing research in automation systems. He also spearheads the training activities of the institute. He is one of the key members in all the consultancy projects of Institutes

Mr. V. Gopalakrishnan B.E (Mechanical), MBA ( Operations) with experience in both Automotive Industry as Assistant Manager - Purchase and new Product development and in IT Industry as Subject Matter Expert for Oracle - e-Business Suite - SCM Modules. He has also conducted various training programs for corporate people and B Schools.

Two or More Day Programme

Hotel Sun n Sand, (The Maratha hall) 262, Bund Garden Road,
Pune - 411 001,
India. Tel: +91-20-2616 7777

From 28-Sep-2010 To 29-Sep-2010

Confederation Of Indian Industry - Institute Of Logistics

At CII Institute of Logistics we create a platform for the Industry to gain more insights into the emerging trends, industry specific problems of national importance and global best practices in logistics & supply chain management. We enable the industry to cut down the transaction cost, increase efficiency, and enhance profitability and enable to sensitize and bring solutions to macro level issues.

The Vision:
CII Institute of Logistics to become an International Centre of Excellence in Logistics and SCM and to facilitate Indian industry to be referred in Global Business for its Best Practices in SCM and Logistics.

The Mission:
CII Institute of Logistics to be a platform to create and share intellectual capital for reducing transaction cost and improving competitiveness, in the process nurture the skills of Logisticians and ensure adoption of Best Practices in Logistics and SCM through online and offline activities.

For over four years now, CII Institute of Logistics, the country’s premier Centre of Excellence in logistics and SCM, has enabled a number of exemplary success stories in logistics.

Gopalakrishnan.V CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY - INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS OLD No21, NEW No 33, VELACHERY MAIN ROAD, (Near Gurunanak College) NAGENDRA NAGAR CHENNAI – 600042. PH: Board +91 44 42928900 FAX: + 91 44 22551341 Email :training.cil@cii.in WEB: www.ciilogistics.com