Introduction to the Module Unit
Supply and Transport Management is a unit offered to diploma students in business related courses to equip them with the right attitudes, knowledge and skills to be able to perform supplies and transport facilities in an organization.
General Objectives
By the end of this module unit, the learner should be able to:
- Apply supply and transport principles in an organisation
- Apply appropriate modes of transport in business management
- Recognize the role played by supplies and transport in an organisation.
- Identify the activities performed in supplies and transport department in an organization.
Topics/Course Outline Required by KNEC
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Topic 1: Supply Department
1.1. Meaning of supply
1.2. Objectives of supply department
1.3. Organization of supply department
1.4. Functional relationship between supply department and other departments
Topic 2: Purchasing Function
2.1. Definition of purchasing
2.2. Functions of the purchasing department
2.3. Origin of the need to purchase
2.4. Purchasing process
2.5. Sources of supply
2.6. Factors considered in supplier evaluation
Topic 3: Stock Control
3.1. Meaning of stock control
3.2. Reasons for holding stock
3.3. Stock control methods
3.4. Factors considered in stock control
Topic 4: Warehousing
4.1. Meaning of warehousing
4.2. Importance of the warehouse in an organization
4.3. Types of warehouses
4.4. Setting up of storehouses and stockyards
Topic 5: Receiving, Inspection and Issuing Goods
5.1. Meaning of receiving, inspection and issuing of goods
5.2. Order picking
5.3. Documents used in receipt, inspection and issuing of goods to customers
5.4. Methods used in the process of inspection of goods
5.5. Process of receiving, inspecting and issuing goods
Topic 6: Storage and Preservation of Materials
6.1. Meaning of the terms storage, stock location and preservation in warehousing operation
6.2. Factors in selecting storage methods to use
6.3. Storage methods for materials
6.4. Factors considered in selecting stock location
6.5. Stock location methods
6.6. Importance of preserving materials
6.7. Methods used to preserve materials
6.8. Factors to be considered in the process of preserving materials
Topic 7: Security and Safety in the Warehouse
7.1. Security measures
7.2. Safety measures
Topic 8: Store Layout
8.1. Meaning of the terms classification and coding
8.2. Basis of classification and coding of materials
8.3. Factors that should be considered in classification and coding of materials
8.4. Features of an efficient coding system
8.5. Methods of coding materials
Topic 9: Materials Identification
9.1. Meaning of the terms classification and coding
9.2. Basis of classification and coding of materials
9.3. Factors that should be considered in classification and coding of materials
9.4. Features of an efficient coding system
9.5. Methods of coding materials
Topic 10: Introduction to Transport
10.1. Meaning of transport
10.2. Importance of transport
10.3. Functions of transport
10.4. Essentials of an efficient transport system
Topic 11: Physical Distribution
11.1. Meaning of physical distribution
11.2. Components of physical distribution
11.3. Factors to consider when choosing transportation modes
Topic 12: Organisation of Transport
12.1. Organization of transport activities
12.2. Distinction between carriers and non-carriers
12.3. Internal organisation of the transport department
Topic 13: Control of Transport Industry
13.1. Purpose for the control of the transport industry
13.2. International agreement on control of the transport industry
13.3. International agreements on control of the transport industry
13.4. Professional bodies involved in control of transport industry
13.5. Government legislation in relation to the control of the transport industry
Topic 14: Emerging Trends and Issues in Supplies and Transport Management
14.1. Emerging trends and issues
14.2. Challenges posed by the emerging trends and issues
14.3. Ways of coping with the emerging trends and issues in supplies and transport management
