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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the distribution environment
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of distribution operations, and of distribution
facilities and equipment.
Classification
Retail, Distribution, and Sales > Distribution
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Distribution facilities refer to workplaces where the primary focus is on storage and
distribution of stock.
Logistics refer to the process of managing the movement and storage of goods and
materials from their source to the point of ultimate consumption.
Supply chain includes all activities from the purchase of raw materials to the delivery of
finished goods to consumers.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
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Evidence requirements
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1.1
Components of distribution
are defined and their applications described.
Demonstrate knowledge of distribution operations.
Range
1.2
Terms used in distribution are defined and their applications described.
Range
1.3
purchasing, logistics, supply chain, transport, receipt of inwards
goods, movement, storage, picking, issue, dispatch, labelling,
record keeping, quarantine, returns, disposal, cataloguing.
may include but are not limited to - last in first out (LIFO), first in
first out (FIFO), just in time, lead time, paid on delivery (POD), free
on board (FOB), outsourced, less container load (LCL), manifest,
consignor, consignee, vendor, intermediate bulk container (IBC).
The term customer service is defined in terms of internal and/or external
customers.
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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A selected product’s supply chain is traced from raw material to the customer.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of distribution facilities and equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Types of distribution facilities are identified and similarities and differences are
described.
Range
2.2
Goods are identified according to type and the storage requirements are
described for each.
Range
2.3
may include but are not limited to - operations store, ancillary
store, dispatch warehouse, retail distribution centre, seasonal
store, wholesale store, dangerous goods store, bond store,
quarantine store, distribution store, outsourced warehouse,
government warehouse, public storage.
types of goods and/or materials may include but are not limited to solid, liquid, gas, soft, rigid, heavy, high/low value, dangerous,
perishable, edible, vulnerable, items of difficult shape, bond
storage;
evidence is required for four types of goods.
Equipment used to handle goods is identified and described.
Range
may include but is not limited to - conveyors, forklifts, forkhoists,
hoists, pneumatic systems, pumps, hoses, valves;
evidence is required for four types of goods.
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Range
land, sea, air;
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required for four types of goods.
2.4
Equipment used to transport goods is identified and described.
2.5
Systems used to control distribution operations are identified and described.
Range
manual system, computerised inventory management system.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 19580 have been
replaced by unit standard 28497.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 June 1993
31 December 2016
Review
2
29 July 2002
31 December 2016
Review
3
16 April 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0225
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
ServiceIQ
SSB Code 9068
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016