Facilities Management: Modern Warehousing and Inventory Management
Organizations, regardless of industry sector, know the rising costs of occupying buildings and providing support services to maintain and improve business operations. Facility Managers/Supervisors, Work and Asset Managers are all key contributors to improved quality, risk-reduction, and overall profitability of an organization.
This competency based course will take you through the fundamentals of Facilities Management, developing and enhancing skills, knowledge and attitudes in Supply Chain and Facility Management which will lead to effective and efficient operation of built assets and the organizational activities that function within them.
- Planning operations of work areas within a facility
- Managing the operations of the facility under your responsibility
- Being able to procure good & services
- Assisting in the administration & finalisation of contracts
- Maintaining sections of a facility under your responsibility according to operational requirements
- Monitoring & maintaining costs and records
- Compiling a risk and risk mitigation plan for the required facility
- Understanding the growing concern of environmental issues relating to managing facilities
- Understanding the Importance of SCM as an Enabler of Effective Service Delivery
- The Principles of Modern Warehouse Operations
- Discussing Warehouse Space, Design and Management
- Managing the Inventory Control Function
- Applying Inventory, Analysis, and Product Classification
- Facilities Managers/ Supervisor
- Asset Managers and Directors
- Supply Chain Managers
- General Managers
- Logistics Managers
- Development Directors
- Administration Managers
NQF Level 5, 8 Credits toward a Higher Certificate in Management A ligned with Unit Standard SAQA 258126. Apply Facilities Management Principles, subject to successful completion of the assessment in the specified period stipulated at the event. If a participant chooses not to complete the assessment, he/she will receive a certificate of completion only
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Speakers
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Dr. Dolf SteynDPhil (Information Science), MEd (Cum Laude), HDE and FDE
Dolf was the Managing Director for Pearson institute of Higher Education. His career includes work across 3 continents and amongst multiple cultures and organisations including Deloitte and Tshwane University of Technology.During his time at Deloitte consulting, he started a project management office which supported a team who among others did SABA installations, LMS roll-outs and custom software solutions.
Previously he was Director of Teaching and Learning with Technology at the Tshwane University of technology which has the second largest Blackboard LMS roll-out in South Africa. His career includes work in education, public, private and corporate sectors. He is experienced in working in teams, delegations and committees as well as in the running of projects as an individual. Dolf has taught Project management at graduate level for the last 15 years. Dolf served on examination boards, investigation/advisory commissions and industry work teams. He has published nationally and internationally and is a frequent contributor to workshops, training sessions and conferences. -
Gavin C. WeimanB Proc
Gavin C. Weiman is a highly experienced (non-practicing) attorney, consultant and training facilitator,
with extensive, over 30 years, legal experience and over 17 years business consulting and training
facilitation experience. Gavin has been providing legal and Contract CentricTM consulting services,
training and skills transfer services to commercial business, public entities and other consulting
organizations and training organizations in South Africa and Africa. His special area of interest is
contracting and the law and its relationship to business and the economic world. Gavin is the
originator of Contract Centric Management and is the sole proprietor of Weiman Legal Consulting.
This event, facilitated by Gavin who has been facilitating master classes in FIDIC and NEC4 contracts for the
past 17 years, is not to be missed by anyone seeking a thorough understanding of FIDIC & NEC4 contracts,
World Bank and best practice construction procurement and procedures