Online Certificate in Warehouse and Distribution Center Layout
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Design Smarter Warehouses with Systematic Layout Planning (SLP)
A well-designed warehouse can reduce operating costs, improve workflow, and enhance inventory control. In this self-paced online certificate program, you’ll gain hands-on training in Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) — the world's most structured approach to layout and facilities planning.
Developed by the expert engineers and consultants at Richard Muther & Associates, this course is based on field-tested methods used by major corporations across the globe.
What You’ll Learn
This course delivers practical, actionable skills — not just theory. You’ll learn how to:
- Diagram and quantify material flow.
- Chart and visualize relationships between activities.
- Plan warehouse layouts from concept to installation.
- Solve 12 case problems adapted from real-world projects.
- Assess site location, relocation, and rack installation.
- Optimize order-picking methods, storage systems, and aisle configurations.
What You'll Take with You
Beyond video lectures and detailed notes, your enrollment includes a comprehensive toolkit to support your work:
- Supplemental readings on AS/RS, AGVs, conveyors, sortation, truck docks.
- A 60-item outline for specifying automated storage & retrieval systems.
- Supplemental reading on supply chain network modeling.
- A Warehouse Move Checklist with 130 tasks already loaded into Excel.
- A 17 Excel-based working forms ready to use.
- An 80-item checklist for saving storage space.
Lee Hales is a globally recognized expert in industrial facilities planning who has led projects on six continents for major organizations including Amazon, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, General Motors, PepsiCo, and Unilever.