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Warehouse Management System Selection and Implementation

A warehouse management system can transform accuracy and productivity, or it can become an expensive disappointment if poorly chosen and implemented. This course guides teams through selecting the right system and delivering it successfully. Delegates learn to define requirements, evaluate vendors and manage the data, process and change work that determines whether an African warehouse rollout succeeds.

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What you will be able to do

  • Define warehouse system requirements from current and future processes.
  • Evaluate vendors and solutions against a structured scorecard.
  • Plan data migration, master data and integration work.
  • Redesign warehouse processes to suit the new system.
  • Manage user training, change and go live readiness.
  • Measure benefits realised after implementation.

Course outline

  1. 01The Case for a Warehouse Management System
  2. 02Defining Requirements and Scope
  3. 03Vendor Evaluation and Selection
  4. 04Data Migration and System Integration
  5. 05Process Redesign for the New System
  6. 06Training, Change and Go Live Readiness
  7. 07Post Implementation Benefit Measurement

Who should attend

This course is aimed at warehouse, logistics and supply chain managers, project leads and IT staff involved in selecting or implementing warehouse systems.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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