Logistics Engineering offers a two day Distribution Solutions Training Workshop to train your personnel on the latest warehousing, distribution and material handling methods and procedures. The workshop is held over two days to allow your attendees time to do their regular work or travel to and from your training site.

The workshop will introduce the attendees to the ELF distribution design system invented by founder Bob Cudnik. ELF is an easy to remember acronym for Equipment, Labor and Facility. Each section of the Distribution Solutions Training Manual will address:

• Equipment
  • A description of material handling equipment commonly used in warehouses and distribution centers
  • Easy to understand illustrations
  • Recommendations on when to use the equipment
• Labor
  • What information is needed to calculate labor
  • Recommendations on where labor rates should come from
• Facility
  • Material handling equipment layout module sketches
  • Quick square footage calculations for common material handling equipment
  • How to calculate square footage requirements for various material handling equipment

Typical Two Day Agenda

• Day 1
  • Morning
    • Travel to Training Site
  • Afternoon
    • Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Distribution Solutions Training Workshop Manual
      • Receiving
      • Putaway
      • Storage
• Day 2
• Morning
  • Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Distribution Solutions Training Workshop Manual
    • Picking
    • Replenishment
    • Packing
    • Shipping
• Afternoon
  • Travel Home
• Alternate Afternoon
  • Attendees review current warehousing or distribution projects with instructor using lessons learned in the workshop

Train All Your Personnel

The two day workshop can be used to train ALL THE DEPARTMENTS that come in contact with your warehouse or distribution center:

• Engineering
• Inventory Control
• IT
• Marketing
• Operations
• Sales

Fees

Fees for the Distribution Solutions Training Workshop consist of instructor fees plus attendee fees:

• Instructor fees are $5,000 plus travel expenses as incurred.
• Attendee fees are $100 each
• Each attendee receives a 200 page Distribution Solutions Training Workshop Manual
  • Used during the Distribution Solutions Training Workshop
  • Kept by attendee and used as a reference book after the Distribution Solutions Training Workshop