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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Manage procurement
  2. Control the inventory of supplies
  3. Manage the warehousing of supplies
  4. Manage the return, salvage and disposal of supplies

Required Skills

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

Logistics support concepts

Specialist knowledge of the organisation function and logistic support capabilities

Organisational policy and procedure pertaining to supply

Logistics support analysis principles and processes

Organisational role relevant to specialist logistic support

Environment considerations in providing supply support

Organisational writing conventions

Planning process

Financial delegation limits

Warehousing procedures relating to receipts and issues

Warehousing procedures relating to hazardous stocks segregation dispersion requirements and stock compatibility

Return processes

Salvage processes

Disposal processes

OHampS

Required skills

Apply a knowledge of supply

Interpret instructions and apply to actions and tasks

Prepare and issue instructions that clearly communicate intent and operational tasks

Use problemsolving skills to apply a broad range of problemsolving strategies

Analyse the complexities of a task such as limitations freedoms vulnerabilities time limitations

Use numeracy skills to accurately analyse and validate information

Use organisational skills to manage own planning tasks in concert with organisational requirements

Interpret policies and procedures

Make decisive informed decisions that align with organisational requirements

Move forward despite the difficulty of the planning task

Use appropriate information technology and software

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be demonstrated on at least one occasion covering the scope of the unit of competence

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.

Local procurement may include:

the purchase of standard, readily available, commercial items or services

the manufacture of items

Deployment input to central procurement may include:

usage rates

stockholding levels

operating stock

reserve stock

earmarks

equipment pools

Arrangements for the distribution and delivery of stock may include:

distribution points

exchange points

aerial delivery points

direct delivery

unit collection

dumping

caching

Functional components of a warehouse may include:

receipt area

storage area

issues area

administration

stock

Consideration for siting may include:

access

terrain

hard-standing

drainage

facilities and infrastructure

size

cover and concealment

security

The principles of warehousing may include:

logical workflow (one direction)

minimal internal movement

minimal stock handling

minimise the time to effect transactions

maximise the labour force

maximum use of available capacity

safety and security

efficient use of space

management of information

effective stock control measures

Stock location methods may include:

row and module method

checkerboard method

matrix method

Storage principles may include:

stock characteristics

transaction rate

maintenance requirements

stock classification:

oversized stock

palletised stock

shelf stock

bin stock

draw stock

hazardous stock

sensitive stock

density

height

standard and non-standard items

Material handling equipment may include:

fork lift

pallet jack