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WERC Online Learning: Courses and Rapid Learning Sessions
Automated guided vehicles, or AGVs, are computer-guided, wireless, battery-operated vehicles that move pallets and reels around in the warehouse as needed. The topics in this course provide a detailed overview of AGV operation as well as discussing preventive maintenance procedures and safety practices to follow when operating an AGV.
Member Price: $35.00Regular Price: $45.00
Leaders are made, not born. So the goal of this session is to look at the attributes of world class leaders and explore how to develop these critical success factors in your operations - for yourself and your direct reports. You'll take away a framework for modeling and benchmarking leadership program. You'll learn techniques to develop your personal leadership skills and the skills of associates.
Member Price: $20.00Regular Price: $40.00
Basic facility maintenance is required for operation efficiency and general upkeep. Facility maintenance can be broken down into five basic areas: the electrical system, compressed air system, plumbing system, chilled water system, and fire main system. This course describes how to identify and explain the maintenance procedures necessary for each of these systems.
During this session you will learn how to determine what metrics to track, how to create multi-variate performance systems, and how to create employee benchmarking and pay for performance programs that will drive productivity and quality and lower labor costs.
Learn the basics of cycle counting so you can apply the principles in your own operation.
The Distribution Center Overview is an introductory course that provides a brief overview of vendor-to-market flow and distribution center layout. The course introduces the basic product flow from manufacturer to customer, including flow within the distribution center, and describes the major functional areas within the distribution center.
How to Benchmark Warehouse Operations provides basic information about benchmarking concepts, terms and typical steps in the process.
This case study addresses how Lean principles were applied in a DC with over 40,000 SKUs. Learn how Lean strategy development, Lean DC scorecards, leveled flow, standard work, and stability principals drive operational excellence including successes, challenges and lessons learned while driving Lean principles in a warehousing environment.
Learn how Walmart Logistics is leveraging adaptive micro-learning to create a safety culture in their organization. The technique delivers training that is short, entertaining and socialized, reducing employee resistance while embedding key messages. This daily learning approach yields real, lasting changes and safety improvements through a reduction in accidents for significant cost savings.
Logistics Institute of Canada What you will learn in the Inventory Management course… • Create and follow a timeline • Learn the role of inventory • Learn the types, costs and functions of inventory • Create a database to classify and measure inventory • Create a master plan to manage and control inventory • Determine if a role in inventory control is for you
Successful organizations incorporate KPIs that are tied to the organization’s strategic plan and the customer. Listen to this session to hear how delivering this information and data utilizing a Balanced Scorecard ensures that the organization is "measuring what matters." Resulting trends and pattern can be recognized and used to prioritize and align continuous improvement activities. Presenter: Jason Minghini, Vice President, KENCO
In this TED-style talk, you’ll learn key strategies for implementing the technologies, workforce and flexibility your supply chain needs to remain competitive as it moves forward in our perpetually changing world.
Member Price: $15.00Regular Price: $15.00