Course Title: Manage facility and inventory requirements
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2024
Course Code: OMGT5061C
Course Title: Manage facility and inventory requirements
Important Information:
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School: 525T Business & Enterprise
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5420 - Diploma of Logistics
Course Contact: Steven Hansen
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5705
Course Contact Email: steven.hansen@rmit.edu.au
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Nominal Hours: 140
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a facility and its inventory requirements, in various contexts within the transport and logistics industry.
It includes identifying space, safety and security requirements; developing a documentation system; designing storage zones and evaluating facility utilisation.
This unit generally applies to those who provide leadership of others individually or in teams.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TLIA5058 Manage facility and inventory requirements |
Element: |
1. Identify space requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Organisational medium-term and long-term storage needs are assessed to facilitate planning, in accordance with the enterprise business plan and legislative requirements 1.2 Product type, picking frequencies, value, fragility, weight, handling characteristics, quantity and holding periods are assessed to consider type and amount of storage 1.3 Facility is assessed to determine stock holding and handling requirements for each inventory item 1.4 Volume requirements are calculated to ensure ongoing stock holding needs are met 1.5 Total space requirement is calculated and used to formulate a space utilisation plan |
Element: |
2. Identify safety and security requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Assessment is made of risks to ensure maximum safety and security for personnel, stock and facilities 2.2 Storage handling security and incident/emergency procedures for each class or type of product are identified and documented 2.3 Fire prevention and firefighting systems are identified in accordance with building code regulations and storage material requirements 2.4 Evacuation plan is developed in accordance with the enterprise safety program |
Element: |
3. Develop and implement documentation system |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 System for recording and tracing stock location, receival, throughput and despatch is developed and implemented to enable reporting, quality assurance and financial requirements to be met 3.2 System for recording communication with carriers, customers and employees is developed and implemented to assess operational effectiveness and to provide data for system improvement |
Element: |
4. Design storage zones |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Space requirements and equipment operation are accurately assessed to facilitate warehouse zone planning 4.2 Assessment is made of the facility to enable the most effective use of available space 4.3 Positioning of storage areas, bays, work stations and the like is undertaken in accordance with planning process data 4.4 Provision for maintenance and cleaning is catered for |
Element: |
5. Evaluate facility utilisation |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Continual system of review is used involving regular checks to ensure storage areas and systems are functioning at optimum levels 5.2 Receiving and despatching systems are assessed to ensure they provide efficient operations 5.3 Storage and handling systems are assessed to ensure they provide ease of access and comply with ergonomic principles 5.4 Product handling and storage process are assessed to ensure minimisation of product damage, contamination and stock losses 5.5 Flexibility of facility layout to meet changing storage and handling requirements is maintained 5.6 Appropriate reporting systems are established and used to capture and maintain data to design improved facilities and systems |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
The delivery of this subject will be face to face on-campus.
The activities will include some elements of lecture style, some research-based and self directed learning. There will be a large part of the activities incorporating role play and scenario based problem solving exercises.
The emphasis will be mainly on interactive learning using online resources written explicitly for this course which is focused on Designing Facilities for Inventory Flow used in Logistics operations.
Teaching Schedule
Learning Resources
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Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1 - Design a Facility for Effective use of Inventory – Role Play
Purpose
This role play and portfolio assessment is the first of three assessment tasks you need to complete satisfactorily, in order to be deemed competent for this unit.
This role play and portfolio assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to work in a team where you will design a distribution centre / warehouse facility from the perspective of Safety, Security and Efficiency.
This will require you to gain and apply knowledge with respect to all legislation, various codes of practice and regulations.
You will produce a variety of documents including high level facility maps and worksheets that will feature all of the results of your team’s work. These maps and worksheets will form be your submission, together with your answers to 8 knowledge questions.
In a defined part of this task, you will need to lead part of the discussion where you will be required to prioritise and coordinate your colleagues in the team, and this must be witnessed by your teacher.
By putting yourself in the role of a SolveIT employee you are working as a part of the DELs (Distribution, Engineered Logistics Solutions) Team.
After you have completed all of the tasks, you will have the foundational knowledge required to undertake Assessment Tasks 2 & 3.
Assessment Task 2 - Inventory planning and tools
Purpose
This assessment is the second of three assessment tasks you need to complete satisfactorily, in order to be deemed competent for this unit.
This assessment will enable you to develop skills in building tools to analyse and collect data. These tools will enable you to undertake primary inventory and record collecting data and analysis.
Assessment Task 3 - Post Implementation Review and Establishment of Reporting - Portfolio
Purpose
This portfolio assessment task is the third of three assessment tasks you need to complete satisfactorily, in order to be deemed competent for this cluster.
This portfolio assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to report on and assess the performance of an operation at the post implementation stage.
You will be expected to complete two reports.
- Form 1 - Post Implementation Review Form
- Form 2 - Weekly CCOP Report
After you have completed both reports, you are ready to submit these for Assessment 3.
Assessment Matrix
The competency assessment map that maps all the assessment tasks is available on CANVAS
Other Information
This subject is a stand alone unit
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