KNEC Supply and Transport Management notes

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