50 Warehouse Operations Courses & Training Tutorials

Warehouse operations are a critical component of business strategy. The more efficient your operations, the easier it is to ship and receive items and to meet customers’ expectations. Efficient operations only occur when leaders implement best practices for receiving, shipping, picking, managing inventory, and ensuring warehouse safety.

Companies and individuals looking to improve and streamline warehouse operations should register for courses or observe tutorials from organizations, educational institutions, experts, and other authorities in the field. We have rounded up 50 of the top warehouse operations courses and tutorials in addition to certificate programs to help you improve your best practices.

Our top picks for courses and tutorials are offered on-site, online, and in classrooms in the United States and around the world so you can choose the best option to suit your needs.

To help you find the right choice for your company or yourself, we have categorized our top picks for warehouse operations learning opportunities by courses that are offered on-site, online, and in the form of tutorials.

NOTE: the on-site courses chronologically and the online courses and tutorials are listed alphabetically to simplify your search. 

On-Site Warehouse Operations Courses

Please note, these on-site courses are listed chronologically.
1. Cargo Warehouse Operations
@IATA
April 3-6
Colombia, Bogata

The Cargo Warehouse Operations course will take place in a classroom for four days. Participants will learn the tools and techniques needed to make warehouse processes safe, efficient, and cost-effective. Focus on warehouse safety and emergency procedures, methods for handling various cargo, and how to apply lean techniques to your processes. Please note, participants should have prior knowledge of air cargo procedures.
Cost to Attend:

• Non-Members: $2,500
• Members: $2,125
• Developing Nations: $1,700

2. The Science of Lean Operations Management
@KelloggExecEd
April 8-10
Evanston, IL

The Science of Lean Operations Management is a highly collaborative learning experience that will guide participants toward mastering and implementing the practice of Lean Six Sigma. The course is designed for managers, consultants, and other professionals involved in operations and focuses on optimizing cost, quality, speed, and customer service. Experience real-world case studies, group workshops, and computer-simulation models to return to your organization equipped to alleviate bottlenecks, design effective systems, and use appropriate metrics.
Cost to Attend: $4,400 (includes lodging and most meals)
3. Perform Warehouse Operations
April 18-20
Bukit Merah, Singapore

This two-day course provides individuals in logistics with the skills and knowledge needed to work effectively within the manufacturing sectors. The program focuses on receiving incoming products, picking and staging products, and packing products to meet customer and organizational requirements. The course is developed by Workforce Singapore and includes classroom-based experiential learning featuring role plays, exercises, and case studies.
Cost to Attend: $374.50 (includes 7% GST)
4. PROP7001D001 – Warehousing, Operations and Disposal
@thegradschool
May 15-18
Washington, DC

The Warehousing, Operations, and Disposal course from Graduate School USA helps participants become proficient warehousing managers. Learn basic storage and warehousing practices for materials, supplies, furnishings, and equipment used in federal agencies and gain valuable information on warehousing, inventory management, and the disposal process.
Cost to Attend: $1,099
5. Lean Warehousing
@GeorgiaTech
September 25-27
Atlanta, Georgia

Held in a classroom, Lean Warehousing is a course demonstrating how warehouse operations contribute to a successful supply chain implementation and provide a starting point for a transformation. Participants will learn how to use lean supply chain modifications to improve customer responsiveness and reduce operating costs while creating a competitive advantage.
Cost to Attend: $3,000
6. Warehouse Operations and Management Training Course
@petro_knowledge
September 30 – October 4
Available in Dubai, UAE or On-Site

The Warehouse Operations and Management Training Course offered by Petro Knowledge covers advanced techniques for managing and improving warehouse, inventory, stock control, spares, and export and import logistics. The course centers on improving warehouse, inventory, and logistics personnel skills, knowledge, and understanding in productive warehouse management and efficient inventory control. Participants will learn everything from effectively managing warehouse operations to achieving maximum performance in inventory management.
Cost to Attend: $4,750
7. An Introduction to Warehouse Deisgn & Operations
@LogisticsBureau
Throughout the Year
Bangkok, Thailand

A three-day interactive workshop, An Introduction to Warehouse Design & Operations introduces participants to warehouse design, materials storage and handling, and warehouse operations. Participants will learn to apply principles in ways that will reduce costs. Logistics professionals from any industrial sector who are involved with managing and controlling warehouses and distribution are welcome to register to attend. The course includes seven sessions and concludes with a warehouse design exercise to apply lessons learned.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
8. Supply Chain Management (SCM) Certificate
@GTSCL
Throughout the Year
Available Online and In Classroom

The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (GTSCL) offers global leadership for research and education in supply chain engineering. They offer the Supply Chain Management (SCM) Certificate for mid-career supply chain professionals to gain in-depth knowledge of specific topics. Participants gain essential industry skills and an understanding of how to apply practical knowledge, tools, and techniques immediately. Courses are offered online and in the classroom for maximum flexibility.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
9. Warehouse Operations and Inventory Management
@zoe_talent
Throughout the Year
Available On-Site and in Classroom

This course is designed as a workshop on general warehousing operations and competency in inventory management. The course covers several topics including inventory information system considerations, forecasting, factors affecting demand, and measuring inventory management performance. Zoe Talent Solutions will customize the training to suit the requirements of your team.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
10. Warehouse and Stores Management Best Practices for Managing & Improving Warehouse Operations
@marcusevans
Throughout the Year
Available On-Site and In Classrooms

This professional development course from Marcus Evans is designed to show participants how to implement essential tools for effectively managing warehousing and stores. Learn how to evaluate procedures and change and improve methods by eliminating wasteful activities and excess costs. Over the course of two days, gain practical skills and information to take back to your organization to improve performance and reduce costs.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
11. Warehousing and Inventory Control
@OfficialNIGP
Throughout the Year
Herndon, VA

This two-day course is intended for finance, procurement, and supply chain professionals who want to become more effective and efficient through improved management methodologies. Participants will learn to evaluate warehouses and inventory control to meet organizational needs, discuss techniques for safely and effectively managing inventories and optimizing services, effectively manage excess inventory, and identify current trends in warehousing.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost

Online Supply Chain Courses

Please note, these online courses are listed alphabetically.
12. The Comprehensive Supply Chain Network Design Course
@udemy
@baidhuryamani
Throughout the Year
Online

A supply chain modeling expert with experience executing more than 50 strategic network and inventory optimization projects, B. Mani is the supply chain trainer instructing Udemy’s The Comprehensive Supply Chain Network Design Course. The course has earned 4.5/5 stars with more than 170 ratings and is a best seller. This is the first course in a series on Supply Chain Optimization and Big Data Analytics and includes four hours of on-demand video, one article, 19 supplemental resources, and full lifetime access.
Cost to Attend: $194.99
13. Digital Transformation Across the Extended Supply Chain – In a Nutshell
@openSAP
Throughout the Year
Online

The solution experts from the Extended Supply Chain solution management team present this warehouse operations course, which is self-paced and contains six total units. Learners will understand how to gain a competitive advantage by managing information and processes simultaneously across the extended supply chain. Topics include customer centricity, individualized products, and resource scarcity, among others.
Cost to Attend: FREE
14. Lean Leadership for the Supply Chain Professional (Online)
@GTSCL
Throughout the Year
Online

This online warehouse operations course gives participants the opportunity to work at your own pace through 16 modules over the course of 16 weeks. This course’s modules cover lean thinking, process and value-stream thinking, effective measurement systems, and more. The course is ideal for supply chain professionals, warehouse managers, and logistics professionals. Take a deep dive into the material and enjoy an interactive experience with dynamic videos and challenging knowledge assessments.
Cost to Attend: $600
15. Logistics and Supply Chain Fundamentals
@udemy
Throughout the Year
Online

Created by Knowledge Tree International, this course is rated 4.3/5 stars by 227 reviewers and is a best seller. Participants who have an interest in learning about logistics will learn the latest trends and fundamentals of how logistics and supply chain works. The course focuses on strategies and tactics and covers product distribution, transportation management, supply chain, inventory control, and more.
Cost to Attend: $19.99
16. Logistics and Supply Chains – Fundamentals, Design, Operations
@udemy
Throughout the Year
Online

The Logistics and Supply Chains – Fundamentals, Design, Operations course by Operational Excellence Training presents the tactics, tools, and techniques global supply chain leaders need for the 21st century. The course has 4.2/5 stars from more than 440 reviews. Participants will learn to cut cots and reduce expenses by developing and implementing an effective logistics strategy.
Cost to Attend: $199.99
17. MITx MicroMasters Credential in Supply Chain Management
@MIT
Throughout the Year
Online

The MITx MicroMasters Credential in Supply Chain Management is an educational certification program offering learners a way to gain and demonstrate expertise in supply chain management. Incidentally, students earning the MITx MicroMasters Credentials may apply their credits toward a Masters Degree at MIT through the Blended Supply Chain Management Program. This graduate-level foundation in supply chain management consists of five online courses and a comprehensive final exam that is equivalent to one semester’s worth of MIT coursework.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost; Many courses are available free of charge, and students may add a verified certificate for $200
18. Online Graduate Certificate in Operations & Supply Chain
@SNHU
Throughout the Year
Online

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) offers more than 200 accredited degree programs. They also offer an online graduate certificate in operations and supply chain management. This warehouse operations program guides participants through building business leadership skills and is taught by experienced operations and supply chain management professionals who value real-world applications of theory. You’ll also gain marketable skills in operations and supply chain management while learning more about transportation planning, technology, inventory control, warehouse management, quality control, and procurement.
Cost to Attend:

• Degree/Certificates: $1,881/course or $627/credit hour
• Degree/Certificates for U.S. service members and the spouses of those on active duty: $1,410/course or $470/credit hour

19. Operational Global Health Supply Chain
@LifeAtPurdue
Throughout the Year
Online

The Operational Global Health Supply Chain is instructed by Ananth Iyer, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management and director of Purdue NExT. The course affords participants an in-depth look at the operations associated with the global health supply chain via five modules: transportation, warehousing, purchasing, grocery supply chains, and apparel supply chains. The course is self-paced and requires an estimated 6-8 hours per week of effort.
Cost to Attend: $299
20. Operational Supply Chain Management
@LifeAtPurdue
Throughout the Year
Online

This supply chain management operations course from Purdue NExT also is instructed by Ananth Iyer. Participants will learn more about the interworking of supply chain operations. Specifically, they will understand the effect of transportation on overall cost, the ways in which warehouses can improve supply chain performance by enabling coordination, the effect of supplier competition on wholesale prices, and how the implementation of the 4C’s in the grocery and apparel industries increases profitability.
Cost to Attend: $299
21. Operations and Supply Chain Management
@udemy
Throughout the Year
Online

With nearly 200 ratings, Operations and Supply Chain Management has a 4.3/5-star rating. The course centers on master supply chain management in manufacturing and service organizations and includes 1.5 hours of on-demand video, two articles, three supplemental resources, and full lifetime access. The course also is part of the larger series of short courses on operations management and covers the key characteristics of common supply chain strategies and criteria for their selection win addition to key performance metrics for supply chain management.
Cost to Attend: $174.99
22. Operations and Supply Chain Management Course
@UOPX
Throughout the Year
Online

A week-long professional development course, Operations and Supply Chain Management from the University of Phoenix is offered at various times throughout the year. The course covers the basics of operations and supply chain management and provides 0.4 continuing education units in one four-hour workshop. Learn why supply chain is essential to business and how it spurs cost-effective, on-time delivery of goods and services.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
23. Operations Management: Supply Chains, Products and Services
@udemy
@successdotinc
Throughout the Year
Online

Sorin Dumitrascu is the management trainer who instructs this only warehouse operations course with Udemy. Participants can expect 2.5 hours of on-demand video, six articles, three supplemental resources, and full lifetime access in addition to a taking a closer look at product and service management functions from an operations management perspective. It’s worth noting that the course has been constructed from two successful courses, Operations and Supply Chain Management and Product and Service Management, based on student feedback.
Cost to Attend: $174.99
24. SAP Business ByDesign Supply Chain Management
@openSAP
Throughout the Year
Online

This self-paced course covers the basics of supply chain management and exports how processes integrate with other ERP elements including sales, purchasing, and financials. Follow along with experts to learn how to model your company and set up the supply chain effectively while taking a deep dive into product manufacturing to learn about returns, repairs, and third-party processes. The course covers five weekly topics: supply chain setup; product planning, buying and selling; product manufacturing; the integrated supply chain; and sales interfaces and supply chain transparency before the final exam.
Cost to Attend: FREE
25. Supply Chain Course (Short Course)
@OHSCUK
Throughout the Year
Online

Oxford Home Study College, the UK’s leading distance learning college offering accredited courses for home study, offers a supply chain short course with a duration of 20 hours. The course includes an overview of supply chain management as a profession, the mechanics of the working supply chain, participants in supply chain activities, and sourcing operations and additional related subtopics.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
26. Supply Chain Foundations
@lynda
Throughout the Year
Online

Lynda and LinkedIn help professionals learn the business, creative, and technology skills you need to succeed today and in the future. Supply Chain Foundations, a course authored by professor Eddie Davila, delivers a detailed overview of every link in a typical supply chain and covers what it takes to purchase inventory and develop supplier relationships, considerations for manufacturing and designing products, and the logistics involved in distribution and delivery.
Cost to Attend: FREE trial available for 30 days

• Basic Plan: Starts at $19.99 after free trial ends
• Premium Plan: Starts at $29.99 after free trial ends

27. Supply Chain Logistics
@coursera
@RutgersU
Throughout the Year
Online

This warehouse operations course is instructed by Dr. Rudolf Leuschner, assistant professor at Rutgers University. Supply Chain Logistics is the first of five courses in supply chain management specialization and requires four weeks of study with two to three hours of study each week. The course covers transportation, warehousing, and inventory as the main building blocks of supply chain logistics networks.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
28. Supply Chain Management Course (Short Course)
@bolcuk
Throughout the Year
Online

Brentwood Open Learning College (BOLC) is a provider of accredited distance learning courses. Their Supply Chain Management Course is a short, free course in logistics and supply chain. It is designed for existing supply chain professionals and beginners. Work at your own pace as you work through four topics: introduction to supply chain management, how the supply chain works, participants in the supply chain, and managing planning and sourcing operations in the supply chain.
Cost to Attend: FREE
29. Supply Chain Management Specialization
@coursera
@RutgersU
Throughout the Year
Online

The supply chain management specialization available through Coursera and created by Rutgers University gives participants a richer understanding of the complexities companies face in the modern global networked economy. The specialization consists of four basic courses in logistics, operations, planning, and sourcing and is followed by a capstone course in supply chain management strategy. Topics covered within the four courses include transportation, warehousing, inventory, techniques for optimizing flow, Six Sigma quality and Lean practices, and forecasting approaches, among others.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
30. Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective
@coursera
Throughout the Year
Online

Professor of Operations Strategy and Management Science at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Bowon Kim instructs Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective. The course explores the fundamental principles of value creation and how activities that create value are coordinated. The course takes a dynamic approach and emphasizes long-term transformations rather than short-term solutions.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
31. Supply Chain Operations
@coursera
@RutgersU
Throughout the Year
Online

Supply Chain Operations is a course for people who want to understand supply chain management and ways to optimize operations within a complex network of firms. The course was created by Rutgers University and helps participants understand the core of Lean philosophy and Six Sigma methodology for process improvement. While this is intended to be an introductory course, participants should have a basic understanding of business concepts, a working knowledge of spreadsheets, and mastery of supply chain logistics.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
32. Supply Chain Operations Metrics and KPI’s
@udemy
Throughout the Year
Online

Supply Chain Operations Metrics and KPI’s is a course created by Operational Excellence Training. Participants will learn to create value, improve performance, and drive your supply chain management system’s success. Learn to refine strategy, define structure, manage processes, and measure performance as a result of taking this warehouse operations management course.
Cost to Attend: $179.99
33. Supply Chain Principles
@coursera
@GeorgiaTech
Throughout the Year
Online

Supply Chain Principles, created by Georgia Tech, is a course providing a solid understanding of supply chains and presenting a holistic approach to operations, including incorporating people, processes, and technology. The course is designed for a range of learners and includes a discussion of emerging and future trends in the supply chain.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
34. Supply Chain Sourcing
@coursera
@RutgersU
Throughout the Year
Online

Part of a broader supply chain management specialization, the supply chain sourcing course from Coursera was created by Rutgers University and is instructed by Dr. Rudolf Leuschner. Participants will master the supplier selection process and supplier segmentation. Gain the tools and techniques needed to locate the right vendors and maintain relationships with existing suppliers.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
35. Supply Chain Fundamentals: Warehousing Operations (Online)
@GeorgiaTech
Throughout the Year
Online

Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain Fundamentals: Warehousing Operations is an online professional education course to give entry-level and supervisory-level employees in warehouse operations a deeper understanding of the physical, technological, process, and safety considerations of warehouse and distribution operations. This self-paced course covers warehousing and its function, receiving goods at the warehouse, cutaway and restocking, picking and packing, shipping goods, safe and healthy working environments, inventory control, labor performance management, and an overview of supply chain principles.
Cost to Attend: $350
36. What is Supply Chain Operations?
@coursera
@RutgersU
Throughout the Year
Online

What is Supply Chain Operations? is the second of five courses in supply chain management from Coursera as created by Rutgers University. The course examines how operations is at the heart of product and service creation, efficient and effective manufacturing, and other critical business processes. Participants will apply essential process improvement tools and the Six Sigma methodology for process improvement.
Cost to Attend: FREE trial available

Online Warehouse Operations Courses

Please note, these online courses are listed alphabetically.
37. How to Plan and Manage Warehouse Operations, Second Edition
Throughout the Year
Online

FlexStudy is a self-study site offering quality online courses written and designed by the American Management Association. Authors James A. Tompkins, Jerry D. Smith, and Thomas P. Cullinane introduce participants to planning techniques for maximizing effective use of space, equipment, and labor. They also cover using your plan to better manage and evaluate your warehouse for maximum productivity.
Cost to Attend: $79.95
38. Introduction to Operations Management
@coursera
@Wharton
Throughout the Year
Online

Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton School, Christian Terwiesch instructs Introduction to Operations Management, a course that centers on analyzing and improving business processes for increasing productivity and delivering higher quality standards. Key topics include process analysis, bottlenecks, flows rates, and inventory levels, among others. Participants will be able to test their newfound skills in a real-world business challenge as part of the Wharton Business Foundations Specialization.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
39. Inventory Management – Using Inventory Models
@AlisonCourses
Throughout the Year
Online

Alison is a global leader in free online workplace skills training. Their Inventory Management – Using Inventory Models course is free of charge and requires three to four hours of effort. This is the fourth in the Applied Operations Management series of courses and helps participants determine order quantity to minimize inventory holding costs and ordering costs, while determining the frequency of ordering, to continue to keep customers happy.
Cost to Attend: FREE
40. Issues in Optimizing Operations
@UOPX
Throughout the Year
Online

University of Phoenix’s Issues in Optimizing Operations is a graduate course evaluating research on how businesses approach optimizing operations. Over the course of eight weeks, participants will explore adopting best practices, predicting successful quality management programs, and determining the role of project management. Warehouse operations professionals may take the course individually or as part of a degree or certificate program.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
41. Level 3 Qualification in Warehousing Operations
@IoSCM
Throughout the Year
Online

The Institute of Supply Chain Management supports professional development in supply chain through UK-approved qualifications and membership. Their Level 3 Qualification in Warehouse Operations is for participants wishing to advance their career in warehousing and develop skills and knowledge to advance into a management role. The qualification is industry recognized around the world and is designed and developed by industry experts to ensure first-class study materials.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
42. Operations Management
@coursera
@Illinois_Alma
Throughout the Year
Online

Operations Management is a course focusing on the role of operations and the ways in which they are connected to other business functions. Learn and practice using decision-making frameworks and techniques while understanding the role of operations management and relating underlying principles to operations management frameworks and techniques. The course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible and fully-accredited online MBA.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
43. SAP Warehouse Management (WM) Training
@udemy
@primegem
Throughout the Year
Online

Samir Suryawanshi is an SAP Logistics Execution consultant who instructs the SAP Warehouse Management (WM) Training course for Udemy. The course has a 4.2/5-star rating from 623 ratings. The course is a video training course designed to serve as a step-by-step guide to explore SAP WM concepts, SAP WM organizational hierarchy, and the configuration steps needed to set up a warehouse.
Cost to Attend: Contact for registration cost
44. Warehouse Management Fundamentals
@udemy
Throughout the Year
Online

Created by Operational Excellence Training, Warehouse Management Fundamentals centers on storage and handling, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and maximized value in modern warehouses. The course includes eight hours of on-demand video, one supplemental resource, and full lifetime access. Participants will learn to improve warehouse procedures and examine the current challenges and future advances relating to warehouse management.
Cost to Attend: $189.99
45. Warehouse Management Online Course & Certificate
@TechnologyEd1
Throughout the Year
Online

A leading provider of instructor-led online courses in science, engineering, and technology management, Technology Ed offers the Warehouse Management Online Course & Certificate. The course covers warehouse functions, processes, organization, and operations. Participants also will learn to better analyze warehouse location, operation, management, controls, procedures, finance, security, cargo/materials handling, and productivity.
Cost to Attend: Course and Certificate – $295
46. Working Operations Management Problems
@udemy
Throughout the Year
Online

This warehouse operations course shows participants how to solve the problems encountered in typical undergraduate and graduate operations management courses. The course material also will help anyone preparing to take an APICS certification course, as it includes a video tutorial on each type of problem with no fewer than two examples of each type of problem. It includes nine hours of on-demand video, seven supplemental resources, and full lifetime access. Learn from more than 80 different tutorials and seven hours of content while covering forecasting, inventory management, aggregate planning, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, quality control, control charts, and more.
Cost to Attend: $19.99

Warehouse Operations Tutorials

Please note, these online courses are listed alphabetically.
47. Introduction to Warehousing – Operations Management
@BuyerAcademy
Online

Supply Chain Academy provides supply chain training for global companies. They present Introduction to Warehousing – Operations Management, a brief video tutorial. The tutorial explores the effects of warehouse operations management on company value. As the video explains, ensuring efficient operations increases revenue.
Cost: FREE
48. Warehouse Operations
@AAUP
Online

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) offers the AAUPWiki, a site for members and scholarly publishers to share their written knowledge and information. In this particular tutorial, Rick Stinchcomb of the University of Oklahoma Press presents Warehouse Operations, a tutorial providing an introduction to warehouse operations and covering Pareto’s Law, systems, the impacts of the organization and business software on warehouse operations, and much more.
Cost: FREE
49. Warehouse Space Planning 101 – Toyota
@ToyotaForklift
Online

Toyota Forklifts is celebrating 50 years of selling forklifts in the United States. They’re also helping warehouse professionals improve warehouse operations by sharing tips for space planning in this video tutorial, available on YouTube. As the video points out, failing to plan warehouse space wisely wastes both space and money. Toyota Forklifts recommends optimizing your warehouse by choosing the right storage system to maximize space usage, running racking long-ways in a rectangular warehouse, using all vertical space, and slotting pallets for maximum accessibility.
Cost: FREE
50. Warehousing and Inventory Management – Logistics Operational Guide
@logcluster
Online

Led by the World Food Programme (WFP), the Logistics Cluster provides logistics coordination for all humanitarians responding to emergencies. They also provide the Warehousing and Inventory Management – Logistics Operational Guide, a tutorial covering various types of warehouses, principles of warehouse and inventory management, and warehouse set-up procedures. This tutorial also includes warehouse operations challenges and best practices.
Cost: FREE