After attending this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of operating a cold storage warehouse and the growth of the cold chain industry.

2. Define and learn what is cold storage and its purpose.

3. Define and understand the special considerations in selecting the types of cold storage facilities.

4. Learn the various cold storage designs, layouts and optimization.

5. Define and understand the key considerations for operating an effective cold storage facility.

6. Understand safety aspects in cold storage facility.

7. Be aware of the challenges and best practices in cold chain logistics industry.

I. Introduction
A. Importance of operating a cold storage warehouse
B. Growth of cold storage industry
C. Cold chain industry in the Philippines
D. Cold chain management – What is cold chain?
E. Components of the cold chain
F. Definition of cold storage warehouse and its purpose
G. Options for cold storage operations

II. Storage classifications based on storage conditions
A. Specific considerations in selecting the types of cold storage
B. Types of cold storage facilities
C. Cold storage classifications based on storage conditions

III. Cold storage warehouse layout, design and space optimization

IV. Five (5) key considerations for operating an effective cold storage facility

V. The warehouse process
A. Definition of warehouse
B. Three (3) major operations involved in cold storage warehousing activities
- Inbound activities
- Process activities 
- Outbound activities

VI. Materials handling systems in cold storage warehouse

VII. Safety in cold storage warehouse.

VIII.Challenges impacting cold storage warehouse management as well as best practices in the cold chain logistics industry.

Mr. Ramon R. Guevara, CPM, DSM has more than 50 years of working experience in purchasing and supply management. He held various managerial and executive positions in the areas of purchasing, inventory management, warehousing, customer service, transportation and logistics operations. He is currently an international lecturer on supply management in Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Hongkong. He is also a lecturer/facilitator and supply management consultant for the Philippine Institute for Supply Management (PISM).

Prior to this, he worked with Filoil Refinery Corporation (now Petron Corporation), San Miguel Corporation, General Motors Corporation, and the U.S. Federal Government. He was also Senior Manager – Materials Management Division of the International Rice Research Institute. Further, he was a management lecturer at Mapua Institute of Technology.  Mr. Guevara is a former President of the Philippine Institute for Supply Management.

He received various awards, such as: Gawad Sinop by the Society of Fellows in Supply Management: and Most Outstanding Purchasing and Materials Management Practitioner of the year by PISM.

Mr. Guevara is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) from the Institute for Supply Management, Michigan, USA. He earned a Masters degree in Business Administration from Mapua Graduate School.