Stock counts
Map a current situation involving stock counts; separate facts from assumptions and identify questions that need clarification.
All programmesProcurement, Contracts & Logistics / PM-PRO-026
Stock Control and Warehouse Measures
A practical programme in stock control and warehouse measures, connecting working concepts with team decisions and relevant workplace examples.
About the Course
This programme develops a working approach to stock control and warehouse measures in the context of sourcing, contract performance and delivery choices. Participants move from understanding the main concepts to examining a case, testing alternatives and explaining a practical recommendation. The three modules focus on stock counts, variance analysis and control measures. Examples are selected after the training brief so that they reflect the responsibilities and experience of the participant group.
Course Objectives
- Explain the role of stock counts and identify the information required for a reliable assessment.
- Use a structured worksheet to examine variance analysis and compare reasonable alternatives.
- Identify assumptions, missing evidence and implementation concerns related to control measures.
- Prepare an option comparison with cost, service and exposure considerations for discussion with a supply-chain team.
- Translate the exercise into a workplace action plan with owners, review points and measurable progress.
Who Can Benefit
- Buyers and sourcing professionals: apply stock counts to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Contract and supply-chain coordinators: apply variance analysis to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Operations and logistics planners: apply control measures to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
Participant experience and learning needs are reviewed before the programme is confirmed.
Curriculum & Practical Work
Variance analysis
Compare two approaches to variance analysis; explain the expected benefits, limitations and information gaps.
Control measures
Develop an action plan for control measures; assign responsibilities and agree how results should be reviewed.
Learning Method
Short concept discussions, guided worksheets, group comparisons and instructor feedback, followed by a workplace action plan.
Educational programme. No professional accreditation is implied; specialist legal, engineering or tax advice requires qualified professionals.