Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • A message from the instructor

    • Level 4 Diploma

    • Booking your CIPS Exams

    • Supporting Documentation

    • Induction
  • 2

    How to use the Course

    • How to use the Course Materials

    • How-to Lesson

    • Study Plan
  • 3

    Level 4 Crossover Topics

    • Level 4 Crossover Topics
  • 4

    L4M7 Key Models

    • ABC Analysis/Pareto Curve

    • Total Cost of Ownership

    • 7 Wastes

    • Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
  • 5

    Learning Objective #1

    • LO1 - Learning Outcomes You Could Be Asked About

    • LO1 Full Slide Deck

    • 1.1.1 Location of stores and warehouses

    • 1.1.2 Stores and warehouse design

    • 1.1.3 Factors influencing stores and warehouse layout

    • 1.1.4 Flow, space utilisation and flexibility

    • 1.2.1 Systems for product coding

    • 1.2.2 Barcoding and quick response (QR) coding

    • 1.2.3 Order tracking technologies

    • 1.2.4 The use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies

    • 1.3.1 Materials handling equipment (MHE)

    • 1.3.2 Pallets and palletisation

    • 1.3.3 Containers and containerisation

    • Revision Sheets - LO1

    • Now create your Revision Notes for LO1

    • 1.3.4 The use of automation in warehousing
  • 6

    Learning Objective #2

    • LO2 - Learning Outcomes You Could Be Asked About

    • LO2 Full Slide Deck

    • 2.1.1 Raw materials, opening stock, work in progress (WIP), safety stock and finished goods

    • 2.1.2 Obsolescent and redundant stock

    • 2.1.3 Direct and indirect supplies

    • 2.1.4 ABC classifications of stock that may apply

    • 2.2.1 Acquisition costs

    • 2.2.2 Holding costs

    • 2.2.3 Cost of stockouts

    • 2.2.4 Discuss options to reduce costs while mitigating any negative impact on service levels

    • 2.3.1 Subjective and objective forecasting

    • 2.3.2 Reorder quantities and levels

    • 2.3.3 MRP II (manufacturing resource planning) and dependent demand and independent demand items of stock

    • 2.3.4 ERP (enterprise resource planning)

    • 2.3.5 JIT (just-in-time)

    • 2.3.6 Inventory optimisation

    • 2.3.7 Inventory performance measures – lead times, service levels, rate of stock turn, stock-outs in a given period, stock cover

    • Revision Sheets - LO2

    • Now create your Revision Notes for LO2
  • 7

    Learning Objective #3

    • LO3 - Learning Outcomes You Could Be Asked About

    • LO3 Full Slide Deck

    • 3.1.1 Purchase price

    • 3.1.2 Hire or lease

    • 3.1.3 Acquisition costs

    • 3.1.4 Usage costs: maintenance, operation costs, utility costs and training costs

    • 3.1.5 Disposal and end-of-life options and associated costs

    • 3.2.1 Purpose of whole-life asset management

    • 3.2.2 Costs and risks of whole-life asset management

    • 3.2.3 Stakeholder factors relating to whole-life asset management

    • 3.3.1 Triple bottom line – people, planet, profit

    • 3.3.2 Environmental factors

    • 3.3.3 Waste management

    • 3.3.4 Packing and packaging

    • 3.3.5 Decommissioning

    • Decommissioning process

    • 3.3.6 Removal or disposal including closed-loop

    • Revision Sheets - LO3

    • Now create your Revision Notes for LO3
  • 8

    Revision

    • Revision Notes

    • Exam & Revision Techniques

    • CIPS 20 Sample Questions
  • 9

    AUDIO RECORDINGS

    • FULL LO1

    • FULL LO2

    • FULL LO3
  • 10

    Next steps

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