Advanced Warehouse Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Warehouse Management in the Oil and Gas Industry | 09 Nov 2025 | 13 Nov 2025 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 | Register |
Advanced Warehouse Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Warehouse Management in the Oil and Gas Industry | 09 Nov 2025 | 13 Nov 2025 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 |
Introduction
Warehouses are often under-rated operations in organizations, yet they are essential in providing customer service and reducing costs. The purpose of this intensive training course is to show how to implement all of the essential tools for the effective management of warehousing in an oil and gas environment. This Advanced Warehouse Management training course shows how to evaluate procedures, change, and improve methods by eliminating wasteful activities and excess costs. It provides the practical skills to take back to the workplace so that all those internal problems that limit performance are avoided. The training course will allow delegates to obtain added value for money and to improve customer service. Warehouses that operate to a high degree of efficiency deliver superior customer satisfaction and return on investment by working together with the other parts of the organization’s supply chain.
The training course will highlight:
- Build and maintain best practices in a warehouse and stores department in an oil & gas environment
- Improved contractor/supplier relationships that bring higher performance
- Better knowledge of how warehousing can impact the organization’s finances
- Develop skills in warehouse professionals which will raise capability, skill, and morale
- The methods of calculating capacities and throughputs
- The reduced total cost of materials & services
Objectives
- Identify Advanced best practices for warehouse professionals
- Think in terms of value-added to customers and shareholders
- Integrate the organization's planning with warehouse planning and scheduling
- Understand the importance of the role of the warehouse in a wider context of the overall success of the business
- Explore traditional versus innovative warehouse techniques
- Consider the customer relationship with marketing and production
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
Training Methodology
This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.
Who Should Attend?
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Senior technicians
- Warehouse professionals
- Procurement professionals
- Supply chain personnel
- Finance professionals
Course Outline
The Role of the Advanced Oil & Gas Warehouse
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The balance between sorting and storing
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Warehouse logistics strategy
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What functions they cover
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How do warehouses fit into the supply chain?
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Warehousing activities using oil & gas terminology
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Supply /demand variables
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ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule
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Determining product handling groups
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Throughputs and product formats
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Dealing with the complexities of oil & gas warehousing.
Layout Options
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Receiving options
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Storage options
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Picking/assembly options
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Dispatching options
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Using the floor and the height space and organizing for flow.
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Methods and Equipment - The lifting, storing, and moving equipment available for specific layout options are examined, including:
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Warehouse structures
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Loading bays
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Selecting forklift trucks
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Selecting racking
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Implications for warehouse layouts
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Operational timings and planning
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Bulk oil and gas storage.
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Productivity and Costs
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Fixed and variable costs
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Typical costs involved
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A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilization, and performance
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Setting productivity and cost targets
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Calculating capacities and throughputs
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Planning resources and processes
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The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance.
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Technology in the Warehouse
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Purchasing and warehousing
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Use of RFID in an advanced warehouse
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EDI, EPOS, and JIT
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Productivity and performance measurement aligned to oil & gas
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Setting productivity and cost targets
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The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance
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Bar codes and scanners

