Inventory, Transportation, Warehousing, Packaging and Distribution Management

Supply Chain Management
Registration Last Date:
10 August, 2026
Venue:
Online Live Google Meet
Type:
Certificate Course

Introduction of Training:

Inventory, Transportation, Warehousing, Packaging and Distribution Management course is designed and articulated to sharpen participant`s knowledge and skills in managing Inventory ,Warehousing ,Transportation and Distribution Management efficiently and successfully .Moreover after completion of this course participant can find out GAP that ensures the best value of money invested by the individuals or organizations.
Inventories are materials and supplies that a business or institution carry either for sale or to provide inputs or supplies to the production process. All businesses and institutions require inventories. Often they are a substantial part of total assets. Financially, inventories are very important to manufacturing companies. On the balance sheet, they usually represent from 20% to 60% of total assets. Inventory Management ties up capital, requires handling, uses storage space, deteriorates, sometimes becomes obsolete, requires insurance, incurs taxes, can be stolen or gets lost.

The role of warehousing and storage has changed drastically as customer and vendor compliance issues have come to surface and a greater emphasis has been placed on operations and customer satisfaction. There are more demands and expectations in today`s industry. The management of warehousing operations requires a unique combination of engineering, IT, human resources and supply chain skills. Warehousing may occur at several points in the supply chain & is one of the main drivers of cost and value.

Objective of Training:

Explain the basic concept of Inventory ,Warehousing ,Transportation and Distribution Management. It aims to provide participants foundational and advanced knowledge on how to tackle, resolve, and manage myriad complex problems and issues that confront of Inventory , Warehousing ,Transportation and Distribution Management.

The purpose of the course is to find out GAP in right Inventory ,Warehousing ,Transportation and Distribution Management that ensures the best value of money thus efficiency can be obtained. Supply the products and services to the right places in right time and satisfy the customer.

Contents of Training:

Companies today are challenged to streamline their logistics management processes to maximize efficiencies, customer satisfaction and profit margins. Transport or transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. Transport is important since it enables trade between people, which in turn establishes civilizations. Vehicles traveling on these networks may include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, people, helicopters, and aircraft.

Packaging is usually the supplier`s responsibility but the buyer can influence how it is done! Remember that weak packing will result in losses & damage but too strong packing will be unnecessarily expensive.

The management of resources and processes used to deliver a product from a production location to the point-of-sale, including storage at warehousing locations or delivery to retail distribution points. Distribution management also includes determination of optimal quantities of a product for delivery to particular warehouses or points-of-sale in order to achieve the most efficient delivery to customers.

Inventory and Material Management:
1. Inventory management / Material Management
2. Stages of Inventory
3. Types of Inventory
4. Financial implications of holding inventory
5. How much inventory to hold (Pipe Line Model)
6. Factors Affecting Inventory Policy
7. Signs of Trouble in Inventory Management
8. Reasons for keeping inventory
9. The role of the Inventory Manager
10. Inventory Operations
11. Pareto 80/20 rule
12. The Supply Positioning Model: Approaches to managing stock
13. Inventory Categorization (ABC Analysis based on 80/ 20 rule)
14. Six Steps to variety reduction
15. The necessity of stocktaking and Methods and Accuracy of Stocktaking
16. How do we value Inventory and its costing?
17. Costing Method(FIFO,LIFO,AVERAGE COSTING,STANDARD
18. COSTING,REPLACEMENT COSTING )
19. COGS
20. EOQ model and Calculation of EOQ
21. Danger level of materials or inventory stock and its calculation
22. Re-order level or ordering point or ordering level and its calculation
23. JIT Inventory Management (JUST IN TIME)
24. Cases when JIT does NOT work
25. Monitoring inventory movements
26. Inventory coding systems
27. Requirement Planning in Supply Chain
28. MRP ,MRPII
29. Forecasting Techniques /Methods
30. Getting started on measuring inventory and performance(Six steps towards an initial evaluation)
31. Learning Check

Transportation Management:
1. Meaning of Logistics
2. Logistics Drivers(Inventory, Transportation, Warehousing)
3. Practical management of Supply of materials
4. 3PL Logistics
5. 4 PL Logistics
6. Responsibilities of logistics manager
7. Transportation Management
8. Choosing the most appropriate mode of transport
9. Air Transportation and its documentation
10. Sea Transportation and its documentation
11. Road and other transportation and its documentation
12. Inter Modal, Multi Modal, Uni Modal Transport
13. Traditional role of a freight forwarders
14. Sample of an analysis of the alternative transport
15. Cross Docking
16. Learning Check

Warehousing Management:
1. Warehousing
2. Factors influences in warehousing design
3. WMS(Warehouse management System)
4. Warehouse Location
5. Types of warehouse
6. Ware housing costing method
7. Principle of efficient material handling in the warehouse
8. Main Goals of warehouse management operation
9. Warehouse efficiency and inventory health
10. Learning Check

Packaging Management:
1. Packaging
2. Packaging Instructions
3. Commonly used packaging material
4. Reverse Marketing and Supplier Development Program

Distribution Management:
1. Difference between Channel distribution and Physical distribution
2. Storage at Production warehouse and distribution to depot
3. Storage at Depot and distribution to next point
4. Storage at CDC and distribution to next point
5. Storage to POS and retail distribution
6. Necessary safety ,security and Risk Management in POD(Point of Distribution)and POS (Point of sales)
7. Reverse Logistics
8. CRM and Customer Feedback
9. Order Fulfillment
10. CASES, EXCERCISES, VIDEO, GAME, ROLE PLAY
WRAP UP & CLOSING CEREMONY

7,000.00৳ 

Course Features
Date
11th August to 23rd August 2026
Time
Night (9:00 PM to 11:00 PM)
No. of Classes/ Sessions
6
Class Schedule
Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday
Total Hours
12
Contact
info@ipdpbd.com
01302272564, 01867397323
The professionals engaged in Inventory, Procurement, Warehousing, Logistics, Transportation and Distribution, Shipping, Freight Forwarding, Customs, Courier, Supply, Marketing, Export, Import, Especially Fresher, Post Graduate Business and Engineering Students, SCM Training and more those are involved in Private Sector, Public sector and Nonprofit organizations (NGOs).
Arrangement for Certificate would be made by the organizer after this training.
Md. Arif Khan
Md. Arif Khan
M.Com, MBA, PGDIM, INT. DIPLOMA-SCM-(P), Switzerland
Md. Arif Khan is Chief Consultant and Chief Supply Chain Officer of Sullivan Consulting and Learning services. He has 30 years of real life working experience in different International and Local Corporate organization, UN organization and Educational Institutes. His expertise areas are on Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Import-Export Management, International Trade and Business, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Planning and Development, Marketing Management, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Contents Development and Training Management, Career Management, Cross Cultural Management   . Early 90’s he had started his career with  Navana Industries Ltd. as Executive (Import-Export-Industries Division), Mr. Khan  also worked at Apex-Adelchi Footwear Ltd., as Commercial Manager(Import-Export-Industries Division) ,at Integra Communications Ltd., as Head of Supply Chain and Corporate Affairs, at UNDP as Specialist(Marketing &Business Development), at AMS Group as CEO (Supply Chain, Commercial, Marketing),at INTI International University-Malaysia as Senior Faculty (Business& Marketing), at Brac as Faculty Coordinator (Business &Enterprises). Mr.  Khan is a certified Trainer of WTO/UNCTAD/ITC -Switzerland and CIPS-UK on Supply Chain Management. Mr. Khan has earned his postgraduate degrees on M.Com (Management), PGD (Industrial Management), MBA(Marketing & International Business),International .Diploma (Purchasing and Supply Chain Management), ITC-Switzerland. Mr. Khan is senior Trainer of DCCI Business Institute on Supply Chain Management since 2006. He is also conducting training in leading Corporate, Training organizations and Institutes in Bangladesh. He was awarded as Top teaching award while worked in a cross cultural environment at INTI International University –Malaysia. Mr. Khan has also conducted and facilitated several Trainings, Workshops, Seminars and Trade Fairs while worked at UNDP, INTI and BRAC. Mr. Khan has attended and completed successfully several Trainings, Trade Fairs, Workshop and Seminars in home and abroad successfully. During his work tenure he has travelled many countries and gathered practical knowledge on individual and Business Culture of diverse group of people, organization and country. He has worked with many top successful business entrepreneurs and leaders in Bangladesh and abroad.

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