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Regulate and Tighten Inventory Control in the Warehouse

You can't afford to have one glitch in your system because inventory is company money. If deliveries come in late or employees don't follow the correct procedures for reporting damaged merchandise, that's money down the drain.

You've done everything humanly possible to sidestep problems in your inventory-control system. If you're like most warehouse managers, you've even rolled up your sleeves, gotten your hands dirty and gone in for a closer look.

There are 1,001 places a serious mistake can happen in a warehouse. Unlike most managers and supervisors who only have to handle paperwork, you have to keep track of all the paperwork, plus physical inventory ... orders ... deliveries ... and much more.

That's a lot resting on your shoulders. One wrong number on an order form or one pallet of misplaced stock can set up an expensive chain of events for which you get blamed.

Wouldn't it be great if you could tell where trouble is brewing in your warehouse and stop it in its tracks?

You can. Attend this seminar designed for warehouse managers  like you  who want to plug up potential weak spots before a costly error happens ... streamline record-keeping responsibilities ... and cut down on shrinkage.

When you put these strategies to work, you'll be amazed at how much more smoothly your warehouse runs. Plus, you'll know that both the physical and the paper-pushing sides of inventory control are up and running at optimum efficiency.

What You'll Learn:

Have you ever ...

  • Lost a customer because you thought you had more merchandise on hand than you really did?
  • Taken a loss because damaged merchandise hadn't been documented?
  • Had to deal with delivery people who fouled up your schedule by being consistently late?
Come to this seminar and learn how to sidestep these and other barriers to a first-rate inventory-control system.

Who Should Attend?

Warehouse managers and supervisors who want to learn how to identify  and solve  pesky problems with employee performance ... shrinkage ... cycle counts ... and much more.

Workshop Agenda:

Confidently Troubleshoot Inventory Problems

  • How to develop an audit system your employees will take a personal stake in
  • How to recognize  and eliminate  system procedures that are œplanned failures
  • A sure technique that'll get  and keep  warehouse workers motivated for every job
  • A valuable checklist you can use to choose the right physical inventory service for your warehouse
  • How to get the best performance out of nonwarehouse personnel when their work affects what you do
  • Expert insight on what an acceptable tolerance is on a cycle count
  • How to ensure that your variability measurements are as accurate as possible

Master Techniques for Slashing Shrinkage

  • How to determine if shrinkage is accidental ... or if it's deliberate
  • How to establish a training policy that'll prevent shrinkage before it starts
  • How the shelf life of a product should affect the way you're handling inventory
  • How to impress upon warehouse employees the importance of high-value and fragile items
  • How your product placement could lead to a serious shrinkage problem
  • The steps you need to take if you think your shrinkage problem is really theft
  • Count's off? Learn the inside secrets to picking up the trail of an accountability problem
  • Why the œno ticket, don't pick it?rule is a must for every warehouse ... and how you can enforce it

Sharpen Your Inventory Know-How

  • How to document a process so you know, for sure, if it should be fine-tuned ... eliminated ... or left alone
  • Believe it or not! Inventory problems caused by customers and vendors ... plus tips on solving these business-busters
  • Valuable techniques that'll help you keep the œblizzar of paperwork down to a minimum
  • How to œput your foot down?with vendors so they'll pay attention to your deadlines
  • Warehouse record-keeping tips that could make a difference in your company's bottom line
  • How to streamline schedules so delivery people and warehouse personnel won't slow each other down
  • The top 3 warehouse time-wasters ... and what you can do to sidestep these efficiency-stealers
  • BONUS! The best way to choose your process measurement points
  • A charting technique you can use to find out if a procedural change you've made is on target

Expertly Establish Total Quality Standards

  • Running ahead of schedule? How to take full advantage of unexpected free time
  • How you can get warehouse employees to work as a team ... even when you're dealing with œrookies?
  • What you must do to get a PC's inventory availability numbers to match what's actually on hand
  • The first action you should take when your warehouse cycle counts are off
  • How to make sure your employees are keeping accurate accounts on damaged merchandise
  • Because you can't look over everybody's shoulder ... how to prepare employees to fire-fight œminicrises?
  • How to get veteran employees to see beyond œthis is the way we've always done things?/LI>