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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Plan and prepare safety stock levels
  2. Maintain safety stock levels
  3. Review safety stock system

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards

applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures

communicating and working effectively with others

completing relevant documentation

implementing contingency plans

modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments

monitoring and prioritising work activities in terms of planned schedule

reading, interpreting and following relevant instructions, procedures, information and signs.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

definitions of commonly used terminology such as lead time, lead time demand, forecast, demand history, order cycle

principles, purpose and location of controls, monitoring devices and systems

procedures for identifying problems with the safety stock system in use

procedures for operating electronic communications equipment

relevant sections of national and state/territory regulatory requirements and codes of practice

requirements for completing relevant documentation including commonly used methods to estimate required safety stock levels

steps involved in planning work activities

typical problems that can occur and related action that should be taken.