Special Note

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.

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 You Will Learn

• Lean warehousing overview
• Supply chain implementation framework
• Lean storage planning and location sizing method
• JIT implementation
• Standard work batches
• Operational diagrams
• Operational workload plans
• Progress control boards
• Value stream map warehouse operations
• How to create a warehouse operation based on visual management and real time problem solving

Course Prerequisite and Related Certificate Information

No prerequisites. This course is part of the Distribution Operations Analysis & Design (DOAD) Certificate.

Course Times

Please note that the April 22-24, 2025 offering of this course will be taught onsite/in-person on the GT Savannah campus.

• April 22, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm ET
• April 23, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm ET
• April 24, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm ET

Please note that the October 20-24, 2025 offering of this course will be taught online/virtual.

• October 20, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm ET (Virtual via webinar)
• October 21, 2025 - Homework
• October 22, 2025 - Homework
• October 23, 2025 - Homework
• October 24, 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm ET (Virtual via webinar)

Course Materials

Provided

• Online access to course material in electronic format

Required

• Participants must provide a laptop with wireless connectivity

Course CEUs

This course provides for 2.10 continuing education units (CEUs).

Course Fee

Standard Fee: $1,900.00

Register and pay for all required courses in a Supply Chain & Logistics certificate and receive a discount of 17% off per course. Enter coupon code SCL-Cert at checkout.

All residents of the State of Georgia are eligible for a 50% discount while funds last thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. Use of this discount is subject to verification of GA residency. Enter coupon code SCL-GAAIM at checkout.

If you have 3 or more participants from your organization, please contact us for volume discounts. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Discounts cannot be combined. For questions, call 404-894-2343 or send us an email prior to registration.

Cancellations

If SCL/GTPE cancels a course, registrants will be notified via email or phone and will receive a full refund. SCL/GTPE is not responsible for nonrefundable plane tickets, hotel and rental car deposits, nor any other expenses incurred.

Every effort is made to present the course as advertised herein; however, circumstances may make it necessary to alter the schedule and/or presenters.