Description
Topic 1: Supply Department
- Meaning of supply
- Objectives of supply department
- Organization of supply department
- Functional relationship between supply department and other departments
Topic 2: Purchasing Function
- Definition of purchasing
- Functions of the purchasing department
- Origin of the need to purchase
- Purchasing process
- Sources of supply
- Factors considered in supplier evaluation
Topic 3: Stock Control
- Meaning of stock control
- Reasons for holding stock
- Stock control methods
- Factors considered in stock control
Topic 4: Warehousing
- Meaning of warehousing
- Importance of the warehouse in an organisation
- Types of warehouses
- Setting up of storehouses and stockyards
Topic 5: Receiving, Inspection and Issuing Goods
- Meaning of receiving, inspection and issuing of goods
- Order picking
- Documents used in receipt, inspection and issuing of goods to customers
- Methods used in the process of inspection of goods
- Process of receiving, inspecting and issuing goods
Topic 6: Storage and Preservation of Materials
- Meaning of the terms storage, stock location and preservation in warehousing operation
- Factors in selecting storage methods to use
- Storage methods for materials
- Factors considered in selecting stock location
- Stock location methods
- Importance of preserving materials
- Methods used to preserve materials
- Factors to be considered in the process of preserving materials
Topic 7: Security and Safety in the Warehouse
- Security measures
- Safety measures
Topic 8: Store Layout
- Meaning of the terms classification and coding
- Basis of classification and coding of materials
- Factors that should be considered in classification and coding of materials
- Features of an efficient coding system
- Methods of coding materials
Topic 9: Materials Identification
- Meaning of the terms classification and coding
- Basis of classification and coding of materials
- Factors that should be considered in classification and coding of materials
- Features of an efficient coding system
- Methods of coding materials
Topic 10: Introduction to Transport
- Meaning of transport
- Importance of transport
- Functions of transport
- Essentials of an efficient transport system
Topic 11: Physical Distribution
- Meaning of physical distribution
- Components of physical distribution
- Factors to consider when choosing transportation modes
Topic 13: Control of Transport Industry
- purpose for the control of the transport industry
- International agreement on control of the transport industry
- International agreements on control of the transport industry
- Professional bodies involved in control of transport industry
- Government legislation in relation to the control of the transport industry
Topic 14: Emerging Trends and Issues in Supplies and Transport Management
- Emerging trends and issues
- Challenges posed by emerging trends and issues
- Ways of coping with the emerging trends and issues in supplies and transport management
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