Georgia Institute of Technology Physical Internet Center | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA

Course Description

This course will demonstrate how warehouse operations are a key enabler to a successful supply chain implementation and the starting point for a transformation. It is critical to manage safety, quality and efficiency. Learn to leverage the lean supply chain modifications to improve customer responsiveness and reduce operating costs and in doing so contributing to a supply chain that creates a competitive advantage for a company. To accomplish this goal, we must bring lean principles into the warehouse and distribution center.

The course takes place virtually with via remote classroom instruction October 21 & 25, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Online self-directed work is required October 22, 23, 24.

Who Should Attend

Supply chain professionals, logistics professionals, material managers, production control managers, transportation managers, warehousing managers and purchasing managers

How You Will Benefit

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Isolate the key elements of lean thinking to be used in the warehouse
• Value stream map warehouse operations
• Utilize lean tools to reduce waste in the warehouse
• Create a warehouse operation based on visual management and real time problem solving
• Reduce inventories in warehouse operations
• Create collaboration between warehousing and other functional areas

Benefits:

• Reduce inventories in the warehouse
• Reduce warehousing costs by as much as 25%
• Implement lean in the warehouse
• Create logistics collaboration between warehousing and other functional areas

What is Covered

• Lean Warehouse Overview
• Supply Chain Implementation Framework
• Lean Storage Planning Approach
• Application of a Lean Storage Location Sizing Method
• JIT Implementation Approach
• How To Develop Standard Work Batches
• Generation of an Operational Diagram
• Creation of a Daily Operational Work Load Plan
• Development of a Progress Control Board