Course Title: Store Keeping and Inventory Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
Efficient stores and inventory management is vital in controlling the “money in chains” (stocks). Good inventory management is about serving customers efficiently by meeting their demand, controlling wastage and limiting losses. This course provides specific and practical ways for effective and efficient store keeping and inventory management to achieve optimal benefits to your organization.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The programme is designed for managers, supervisors and all officers who are engaged in stores function in the public and private sector organizations.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to: -
• Gain competence in effective management of the stores functions;
• Review and design stores management processes that will ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the operations;
• Develop an understanding of the intricacies of stocktaking and manage the stocktaking process.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Stores function;
• Principles of good storekeeping;
• Basic supply chain elements;
• Stores management processes and process mapping;
• Stock records management;
• Stock valuation;
• Stores accounting;
• Managing risks in stores
• Inventory management systems: an overview;
• Health and safety in stores.

Course No:  2023-07-24-3-9-3648