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Warehouse Management: Employees, Safety and Warehouse Costs
Gain the skills required to be a successful warehouse manager with this free online warehouse management course.
Description
This free warehouse management course will equip you with some of the vital skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful warehouse manager. You will first learn about managing people. This will include hiring warehouse staff as well as handling disciplinary issues. You will then study health and safety requirements. After that, you will be shown methods of managing costs within your warehouse.
As you complete each section, you can test yourself with assessments. There are three assessments throughout the course, followed by a final assessment. This certification course also comes with optional activities and exercises. These resources will help with your revision and study. By the end of the course you will have a strong understanding of the basics of warehouse management.
Warehouses play an essential role in modern supply chains. With ever growing global trade and e-commerce sales, consumer demands are evolving rapidly. Warehouse managers hold significant responsibility in serving these demands. This course gives you the ability to manage your own warehouse with confidence. You will gain insight into the most important principles of warehouse management. So why wait? Start learning today.
Start Course NowModules
Managing People in a Warehouse
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Managing People in a Warehouse - Learning Outcomes
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The Hiring Process
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Disciplinary Issues
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Conflict Resolution, Motivating Staff and Legislation
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Managing People in a Warehouse - Lesson Summary
Safety in a Warehouse
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Safety in a Warehouse - Learning Outcomes
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Developing and Enforcing a Health and Safety Plan
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Materials Handling Procedure and Risk Assessment
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Mitigating or Minimising Risk and Damage Control
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Safety in a Warehouse - Lesson Summary
Warehouse Cost Management
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Warehouse Cost Management - Learning Outcomes
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Categories of Warehouse Costs
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Slotting and Technology
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Training your Staff
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Warehouse Cost Management - Lesson Summary
Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the basics of warehouse management
- Define the role of warehouses in modern supply chains
- Analyse the best methods of hiring staff
- Investigate the best strategy to manage your workers
- Describe how to handle disciplinary issues
- Discuss health and safety risks in warehouses
- Recall details the enforcement of health and safety practices
- Compare various cost saving methods
- List the different categories of warehouse costs
- Define labour expenses
- Discuss the importance of slotting
- Explain why it is valuable to utilise technology
Certification
All Alison courses are free to enrol, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Certificate course, you have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Alison Certificate is:
Ideal for sharing with potential employers - include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications
An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results
An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning
Alison offers 3 types of Certificates for completed Certificate courses:
Digital Certificate - a downloadable Certificate in PDF format, immediately available to you when you complete your purchase
Certificate - a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Certificate, posted to you with FREE shipping
Framed Certificate - a physical version of your officially branded and security-marked Certificate in a stylish frame, posted to you with FREE shipping
All Certificates are available to purchase through the Alison Shop. For more information on purchasing Alison Certificates, please visit our FAQs. If you decide not to purchase your Alison Certificate, you can still demonstrate your achievement by sharing your Learner Record or Learner Achievement Verification, both of which are accessible from your Dashboard. For more details on our Certificate pricing, please visit our Pricing Page.
