Objectives of Procurement System, Principles of Procurement, History of procurement function: from administrative to strategic, value added role, Procurement Cycle, Procurement Planning, Purchasing Mix: Six Rights, Selecting the right supplier, Source of information and process, Supplier appraisal/vendor capability, Bidding process, Introduction to Warehousing Concepts -Role of warehouse-types of warehouse- warehouse location- Need for warehousing- Supply chain trends affecting warehouse, Warehouse functions- Role of warehouse manager-Warehouse process: e-commerce warehouse, Receiving and put away- Warehouse process - pick up preparation-Receiving - Pre-receipt - In- handling - Preparation - offloading - Checking - Cross-docking - Quality control - Put-away - Pick preparation - Pick area layout , Picking strategies and equipment -order picking methods - Warehouse processes, Replenishment to dispatch- Value adding services - Indirect activities - Stock management - Storage Management system - Storage Inventory Management - Functions of storage & Inventory - Stock or Inventory counting - Perpetual inventory counts - Security - Returns processing - Dispatch. - warehouse handling equipment - vertical and horizontal movement - Automated Storage/ Retrieval System (AS/RS)-specialized equipment, Technical advancements- Resourcing a warehouse- warehouse costs Types of cost - Return on Investment (ROI) - Charging for shared-user warehouse service - Logistics charging methods Warehousing, Storage and Warehousing information system -Storage Equipment: storage option - shuttle technology - very high bay warehouse