Requirements

Warehouse and Inventory management is a challenging problem area in supply chain management. It is important for Companies to have inventories in warehouses in order to fulfil customer's demand. Instructions: Students are required to identify and analyze a manufacturing, service or distribution company of your choice; the company's warehouse, its inventory management and control systems and make recommendations for the system where necessary. The name of the organization maybe anonymous.

1. Critically analyze the type of Warehouse Layout design employed with the aid of a diagram.

2. Determine the types of inventories they currently managed.

3. Methods of Inventory controlled.

4. Quality assurance and quality control measures employed.

5. Performance Indicators Employed.

6. Critique the execution of proper procurement procedures and documentation.

7. Critique Systems for stock replenishment. (Manual vs computerized).

8. Critically discuss and analyse how the company could use world class trends in inventory management to improve their inventory management system.

9. Critically discuss and analysis inventory and warehouse processes.

10. safety and security in the warehouse and mode of transportation.

11. Any other topics deem relevant to the organization being studied