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Foundations of Warehousing and Distribution
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Foundations of Warehousing and Distribution is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills regarding the principles of warehousing and distribution. Standards are written to provide students with experiences to support warehousing functions to ensure goods and materials are processed efficiently. Students investigate various topics related to warehousing with emphasis on safety, processes, teams, cost, supply and demand, inventory, and associated terminology.
Identify and describe the elements of the 6S production system (sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain, safety)Distinguish among types of warehouses, locations, structures, and ownershipSummarize and interpret major international trade security initiativesCompare and contrast transportation modes to determine advantages and disadvantages of each typeConstruct a transportation chain by connecting the different transport modes (air, land, water)Design a plan of action for purchasing a product, applying freight terms and providing documentationIllustrate how quality control processes work together to achieve the final logistics goalCompare and contrast key quality control systems within a logistics environmentSummarize the role of Total Quality Management and continuous improvement in optimizing operational performanceApply the basic methods of continuous improvement to common logistics scenariosGather and share information on the role of the International Organization for Standardization in quality managementIdentify types of quality audits and indicate the purpose of each. andDifferentiate among types of teams, including work teams, project teams, cross-functional teamsDesign a plan of action for solving an interpersonal issue using conflict-resolution strategiesEvaluate targets and goals to determine whether goals are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, RelevantWork individually and in teams to revise vague goals into SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and TDescribe the effects of supply and demand on markets, including interdependency and influencing factorsCompare the advantages and disadvantages of just-in-time and just-in-sequence (JIT and JIS)Develop a procurement process incorporating the main steps of obtaining goods or services from external sourcesIdentify and differentiate among the basic functions of information technology applications in the procurement process