Course Title: Manage facility and inventory requirements
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2025
Course Code: OMGT5061C
Course Title: Manage facility and inventory requirements
School: 525T Business & Enterprise
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5441 - Diploma of Logistics
Course Contact: Jeremy Glover
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99251485
Course Contact Email: jeremy.glover@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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 The medium-term and long-term storage needs of the organisation are assessed to facilitate planning in accordance with the business plan of the enterprise 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 the stock holding and handling requirements for each inventory item 1.4 Volume requirements are calculated to ensure that ongoing stock holding needs are met 1.5 The total space requirement is calculated and used to formulate plan for space utilisation |
Element: |
2 Identify safety and security requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 An 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 An evacuation plan is developed in accordance with the safety program of the enterprise |
Element: |
3 Develop and implement documentation system |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 A 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 A 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 the planning of warehouse zones 4.2 An 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 data obtained from the planning process 4.4 Provision for maintenance and cleaning is catered for |
Element: |
5 Evaluate facility utilisation |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 A continual system of review is used involving regular checks to ensure storage areas and systems are functioning at optimum levels 5.2 Receiving and despatch systems provide efficient operations 5.3 Storage and handling systems provide ease of access and comply with ergonomic principles 5.4 Product handling and storage minimises product damage, contamination and stock losses 5.5 Facility layout remains sufficiently flexible to meet changing storage and handling requirements 5.6 Appropriate reporting systems are established and used to maintain data for the design of improved facilities and systems |
Learning Outcomes
Performance evidence
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:
- applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
- applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures
- communicating and working effectively with others when managing facility and inventory requirements
- developing and implementing contingency plans
- prioritising work and coordinating the work of others
- providing leadership to others when managing facilities and inventory requirements
- reading and interpreting plans, diagrams, regulations, codes of practice and other documentation relevant to managing facilities and inventory requirements
- reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly
- selecting and applying appropriate technology, information systems and procedures when managing facility and inventory requirements.
Knowledge evidence
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:
- emergency procedures
- enterprise business policies and plans including procedures for facility operations
- operational warehouse systems, resources, management and workplace operating systems
- principles, purpose and location of controls, monitoring devices and systems
- procedures for managing and controlling hazardous situations when carrying out work activities, particularly those that relate to storing materials
- procedures for operating electronic communications equipment
- relevant sections of national and state/territory regulatory requirements and codes of practice, including applicable facility fire safety and building regulations
- requirements for completing relevant documentation
- selection and appropriate application of technology, information systems and procedures
- throughput and storage requirements for specific types of inventory.
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
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment conditions
As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations, current at the time of assessment.
As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations, current at the time of assessment.
Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Resources for assessment include:
- a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulations
- relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry
- applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.
You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.
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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