Introduction Warehousing – Basic Warehousing Decisions – Warehouse Operations – Types of Warehouses – Functions – Centralized & Decentralized – Warehousing Cost Analysis – Warehouse Layout – Characteristics of Ideal Warehouse.

Inventory: Basic Concepts – Role in Supply Chain – Role in Competitive Strategy – Independent Demand Systems – Dependent Demand Systems – Functions – Types - Cost – Need for Inventory – Just In Time (JIT).

Inventory Control – ABC Inventory Control – Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems – Distribution Requirement Planning – Using WMS for Managing Warehousing Operations.

Principles and Performance Measures Of Material Handling Systems – Fundamentals of Material Handling – Various Types of Material Handling Equipment – Types of Conveyors – Refrigerated Warehouses - Cold Chain- Agricultural SCM.

Modern Warehousing – Automated Retrieval Systems and their Operations – Bar Coding and QR Coding Technology & Applications in Logistics Industry – RFID Technology & Applications – Advantages of RFID, Latest advancements in Code Scanning Technology.