Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5441 Diploma of Logistics

Course Title: Manage facility and inventory requirements

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 140

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Contact: Jeremy Glover

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99251485

Course Contact Email: jeremy.glover@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage a facility and its inventory requirements, in various contexts within the transport and logistics industry.

It includes identifying space, safety and security requirements; developing a documentation system; designing storage zones and evaluating facility utilisation.

This unit generally applies to those who provide leadership of others individually or in teams.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TLIA5058 Manage facility and inventory requirements

Elements:

1 Identify space requirements

2 Identify safety and security requirements

3 Develop and implement documentation system

4 Design storage zones

5 Evaluate facility utilisation

Learning Outcomes

Performance evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

  • applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
  • applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures
  • communicating and working effectively with others when managing facility and inventory requirements
  • developing and implementing contingency plans
  • prioritising work and coordinating the work of others
  • providing leadership to others when managing facilities and inventory requirements
  • reading and interpreting plans, diagrams, regulations, codes of practice and other documentation relevant to managing facilities and inventory requirements
  • reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly
  • selecting and applying appropriate technology, information systems and procedures when managing facility and inventory requirements.

 

Knowledge evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

  • emergency procedures
  • enterprise business policies and plans including procedures for facility operations
  • operational warehouse systems, resources, management and workplace operating systems
  • principles, purpose and location of controls, monitoring devices and systems
  • procedures for managing and controlling hazardous situations when carrying out work activities, particularly those that relate to storing materials
  • procedures for operating electronic communications equipment
  • relevant sections of national and state/territory regulatory requirements and codes of practice, including applicable facility fire safety and building regulations
  • requirements for completing relevant documentation
  • selection and appropriate application of technology, information systems and procedures
  • throughput and storage requirements for specific types of inventory.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment conditions

As a minimum, assessors must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations, current at the time of assessment.

As a minimum, assessment must satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, which include requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations, current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment include:

  • a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulations
  • relevant and appropriate materials, tools, equipment and personal protective equipment currently used in industry
  • applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

 

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed.  Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.