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Course detail: Online Certificate in Warehouse and Distribution Center Layout

You can enroll and start at any time. You can take up to four months to complete the online course at your own pace. Start date begins when the student accesses the course in Canvas.

Description

A well-planned warehouse layout will help you reduce operating costs by improving warehouse processes and inventory control. In this course, you will receive hands-on training in Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) - the world's most structured approach to layout and facilities planning. In addition to lectures, you will learn by doing, with over 100 pages of worksheets and case exercises. Guided by a leading authority on warehouse/DC layout, you will practice diagramming and quantifying material flow. You will also learn how to chart and diagram all the relationships in your layouts.

See complete course information by downloading the Warehouse and Distribution Center Certificate Information & Outline (linked below).

Learning Objectives

Improve the performance of warehouses and distribution facilities.
Increase the productivity and effectiveness of those responsible for layout planning.
Provide practical approaches to storage, order-picking, packing, material movement, and physical control.
Streamline material flow in warehouses and distribution centers.

Who Should Attend?

Industrial engineers and systems analysts
Warehouse supervisors and team leaders
Managers of warehouses and distribution centers
Logistics and supply chain planners
Planning teams for new or expanded facilities
Leaders of supply chain and lean initiatives
Architects

Program Accessibility

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to participate in University of Kansas sponsored educational offerings. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in one of our online courses, please email jayhawkglobal@ku.edu or call 785-864-6779 at least four weeks prior to your anticipated start date.

Course Resources
U.S. Federal Employee Discount (PDF Document)
Certificate in Warehouse and Distribution Center Layout Course Information (PDF Document)

Session Information: PT24501O

Schedule:

You can enroll and start at any time. You can take up to four months to complete the course at your own pace. Start date begins when you access the course in Canvas.

Times:

12:00am-12:00am CDT

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Price:

Warehouse Certificate Registration : $695.00

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You can enroll and start at any time. You can take up to four months to complete the course at your own pace.
No refunds will be granted for this class once the student has accessed the course in the Canvas learning management system. A full refund of registration fees, less a $30 administrative fee, will be approved if requested in writing at jayhawkglobal@ku.edu prior to accessing the course. Requests must be made within 60 days of payment.

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

Lee Hales

Lee Hales
President

Biography: Lee Hales, President of Richard Muther & Associates, is an internationally-recognized planner of manufacturing and distribution facilities. Formerly operations manager for a distributor of industrial supplies and service parts, Mr. Hales has assisted on a wide range of projects on six continents. His clients include: Fastenal, Delta Air Lines, Textron, General Motors, Ford, Delphi Automotive, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Raytheon, Coca-Cola, The Clorox Company, The Container Store, Pepsi-Cola, Glaxo, Unilever, Amazon and many others. The author of several books on facilities planning, Mr. Hales is a past director of the Facilities Planning and Design Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and has served on the College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education. He is a member of the Warehousing Education & Research Council, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, and a Senior Lecturer in the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute. Mr. Hales holds degrees from the University of Kansas and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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