Essential Skills for Warehouse and Distribution Employees Online @ COC - begins July 13, 2026

 

July 13, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Essential Skills For Warehouse & Distribution Employees

6 weeks, 24 hours online through College of the Canyons - on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning July 13, 2026 to August 19, 2026 from 5-7 p.m. (Pacific Time) - led by ASCM recognized instructors. Instructor for this course is David Mou, CPIM, CSCP, CTSC.

Course Description 

This course focuses on fundamental concepts related to Warehousing and Distribution Management.  It addresses the sourcing, stocking, and distribution of products direct to customers or through complex supply chain distribution channels.  Major topics covered in this course are:  Inventory Planning and Control, Warehouse Management, Logistics, and Transportation, and Distribution Planning.

Audience

This course is ideal for both new and experienced warehouse employees - Stock Clerks, Shipping and Receiving Clerks, Material Handlers, Inventory Planners Transportation Specialists, and other warehouse associates who want to hone their job skills and gain practical knowledge in the field of Warehouse & Distribution Management. 

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.  However it is strongly recommended that students have a basic knowledge or some experience in warehouse operations.

Learning Goals And Results

Students will learn the basic terms, concepts, and best practices used by Warehouse and Distribution Management professionals that can immediately be applied in performing their current job and/or used to prepare for a next level job opportunity.  The terminology and concepts learned in this course will also aid students in preparing for APICS Certification exams for Production & Inventory Management (CPIM), Supply Chain Management (CSCP) or Logistics, Transportation & Distribution (CLTD).

Key Concepts

Essential Skills Learned

Inventory Management

Warehouse Management Concepts

Distribution and Logistics

Distribution Planning

Packaging and Material Handling

Transportation Management

Performing critical warehouse roles and activities

Use of push vs pull systems for inventory replenishment

Distribution Planning DRP

Material handling, storage, and picking techniques

Lean inventory techniques

Using logistics and outsourcing models


Registration Information:

For more information about course content, contact [email protected].

You can sign up on our waiting list for this course so that we know who and how many are interested in this great certificate course. The web address link will take you directly to our waiting list web page for a quick 60-second waiting list registration. https://lnkd.in/gu-PF4tA