Course Overview
Upon successful completion, the student will have learned best practices in warehouse management relating to: receiving, putaway, restocking, order picking, cycle counting, and employee performance measurement. Students develop applicable procedures/standards for their own operations, and be able to take these back to the work place.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in OPMT 1175
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$562.13 - $606.14 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Differentiate between domestic and global logistics.
- Describe the critical changes affecting global logistics.
- Discuss the North America Free Trade Agreement and its effect on logistics.
- Discuss warehousing and packaging requirements for global shipments.
- Understand the role and importance of logistics in private and public organizations.
- Understand the value-added roles of logistics on both a micro and macro level.
- Explain logistics systems from several perspectives.
- Discuss the important management activities in the logistics function.
- Realize the meaning of customer service, and understand its importance to logistics and supply chain management.
- Appreciate the role and importance of inventory in the economy.
- Understand the fundamental differences among approaches to managing inventory.
- Recognize key issues in information systems.
- Understand the scope and importance of performance measurement.
- Explain the characteristics of good performance measures.
- Discuss cost and service performance measurement and qualifications.
- Discuss overall supply chain metrics.
- Understand what is meant by strategy and how it applies to logistics and supply chain management.
Effective as of Fall 2005
Related Programs
Warehouse Management 2 (OPMT 2275) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- Operations Management (Materials Management Option)
Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2026
Below are two offerings of OPMT 2275 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 51956
Dates
Sep 07 - Nov 23 Loading
- CRN 51956
- $562.13 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 07 - Nov 23 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Stuart East
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- This course is asynchronous and does not require you to meet every week at a specific time, however, there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
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Status
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CRN 47355
Dates
Sep 08 - Nov 24 Loading
- CRN 47355
- $606.14 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Nov 24 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Confirmation
Required
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Status
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Winter 2027
Below are two offerings of OPMT 2275 for the Winter 2027 term.
CRN 92572
Dates
Jan 04 - Mar 22 Loading
- CRN 92572
- $562.13 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 04 - Mar 22 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Stuart East
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- This course is asynchronous and does not require you to meet every week at a specific time, however, there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. To be successful in this online course, plan to spend 7-10 hours per week on your studies, or more of it’s a condensed course, starting Week 1. Important course information will be sent to your myBCIT account prior to your course start date.
Confirmation
Required
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Status
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CRN 89763
Dates
Jan 05 - Mar 23 Loading
- CRN 89763
- $606.14 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 05 - Jan 19 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 104 |
| Jan 26 | Tue | 18:00 - 19:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 105 |
| Feb 02 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 104 |
| Feb 09 | Tue | 18:00 - 19:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 105 |
| Feb 16 - Feb 23 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 104 |
| Mar 02 | Tue | 18:00 - 19:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 105 |
| Mar 09 - Mar 16 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 104 |
| Mar 23 | Tue | 18:00 - 19:00 | Burnaby NE22 Rm. 105 |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Rob Bains
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Confirmation
Required
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