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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations

LSC701 · Logistics Management — Week 10 of 16

CourseLSC701
Week10 of 16
SemesterI
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This week’s topics

Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations

  1. Receiving processes, cross-docking, and slotting optimisation
  2. Pick-pack methodologies: batch, zone, and wave picking
  3. Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and real-time tracking
  4. Despatch consolidation and dock door management
  5. Week 10: Lecture 49: ERP, WMS & TMS (I & II)
  6. Week 10: Lecture 50: ERP, WMS & TMS (I & II)

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Analyse operational issues in receiving, order picking, storage, and despatch incl. Relevance of technological solutions.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse operational issues in receiving, order picking, storage, and despatch incl. Relevance of technological solutions.

Study materials

Videos

  • Warehouse Processes Explained | Step by Step explanation of Inbound & Outbound | by Alvis Lazarus · YouTube · Supply Chain Way · 19 min · for registered students
  • Common Mistakes In Warehouse Management And How To Fix Them · YouTube · Supply Chain Secrets · 15 min · for registered students
  • Manhattan WMS Inbound Process Explained – From PO to Put-Away | Manhattan Active WM Tutorial · YouTube · EnterpriseTechHub · 11 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 5: Warehousing · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 100–126 · for registered students
  • Warehousing and storage: A guide to health and safety (HSG76, 2nd ed. 2007) · PDF · Hse, guidance; 155 pages · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 2: Technology and Logistics · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 33–41 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Logistics Management and Contemporary Challenges
  • Week 2: Transport Modes and Freight Infrastructure
  • Week 3: Transport Economics and Operational Cost Structures
  • Week 4: Modal Selection and Transport Optimization
  • Week 5: International Customs Procedures and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 6: Tariff Structures, Duties, and Landed Cost Analysis
  • Week 7: Strategic Warehouse Network Design and Infrastructure
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Warehouse Mechanisation and Automated Handling Systems
  • Week 10: Inbound and Outbound Warehouse Operations
  • Week 11: Packaging Architecture and Integrated Logistics Value
  • Week 12: Applying Logistics Management in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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