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WAI-102

Inventory Management Fundamentals

A structured professional course in inventory management fundamentals, combining warehouse concepts, operational controls, work records, workplace cases and self-assessment.

A structured professional course in inventory management fundamentals, combining warehouse concepts, operational controls, work records, workplace cases and self-assessment.

12 estimated hours4 units

Learning outcomes

  • Explain inventory management fundamentals in operational terms
  • Identify the responsible role, record and control point
  • Recognise common errors and choose the correct escalation
  • Use evidence and a measurable result to close the activity

Prerequisites

WAI-101

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Course lessons

Course lessons

01
WAI102-U1

What inventory is and why it is held

This lesson explains what inventory is and why it is held within inventory management fundamentals. It connects the physical warehouse activity to the system transaction, responsible role, supporting record and control point.

What inventory is and why it is heldInventory Management FundamentalsCycle stockSafety stockSeasonal stock
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02
WAI102-U2

Item identity and units of measure

This lesson explains item identity and units of measure within inventory management fundamentals. It connects the physical warehouse activity to the system transaction, responsible role, supporting record and control point.

Item identity and units of measureInventory Management FundamentalsItem MasterSKUBase UOM
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03
WAI102-U3

Inventory status, ownership and availability

This lesson explains inventory status, ownership and availability within inventory management fundamentals. It connects the physical warehouse activity to the system transaction, responsible role, supporting record and control point.

Inventory status, ownership and availabilityInventory Management FundamentalsOn-handAvailableAllocated
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04
WAI102-U4

Inventory cost and the risks of excess and shortage

This lesson explains inventory cost and the risks of excess and shortage within inventory management fundamentals. It connects the physical warehouse activity to the system transaction, responsible role, supporting record and control point.

Inventory cost and the risks of excess and shortageInventory Management FundamentalsHolding costStockout costObsolescence
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