Advanced World-Class Storeroom Principles

Day 1

• Welcome and orientation
• Where have we been?
• Types of inventory
• Functions of inventory control (MRO)
• What parts to store and how many
• VED approach to prioritize stores
• Storeroom activities & security
• Storeroom layout & flow
• Parts numbering
• Part types
• Storeroom accuracy
• KPIs/best practices
• Efficient Storeroom Practices
• Inventory management
• Carrying costs
• Min/Max levels
• Reorder point

Day 2

• ABC Analysis
• Cycle counting
• Calculating EOQ
• Stock control
• Visual controls
• Access control – security
• 5S
• Environmental & safety
• Lighting
• Vending machines- point of use
• Care for spares
• Part ID technology

Day 3

• Budgeting
• Kitting
• Stores Stock Committee
• Root Cause Analysis
• Reliability Block Diagrams
• RAM Analysis
• Reliability metrics
• Life Cycle Costs
• Maintenance Work Management
• Process guides
• SMRP best practices

Registration Date/Time:
11/3/2026 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 11/3/2026  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 11/4/2026  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 11/5/2026  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions before registering. 

This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and access to the Canvas course website.

Digital materials for this course will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided a few days before the course. Please watch the email address that you provided during registration for release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses. 

• Program Director

  Jon Wellik

This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.

Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.

Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials.  Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

• Request Purchase Order information from registration@cerc.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email registration@cerc.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.