apprise consulting ltd
Cromer
Apprise Consulting Ltd is a supply chain and logistics consultancy and training
company. Apprise assists its clients to improve their warehousing and freight
operations through both consultancy and training.
The company provides both in person and online courses in Warehouse Management,
An Introduction to Warehousing and Freight Transport and Logistics Outsourcing.
The author of the courses, Gwynne Richards has over thirty-five years’
experience in warehouse management and logistics. He began his career with BRS a
forerunner of Exel Logistics which later became part of DHL. He then went on to
work for Dawson Group, Lane Group, Nedlloyd Districenters and DHL. Roles
included Business Development Manager, Regional Manager, National Sales Manager,
Customer Services and IT Manager.
He founded his own logistics consultancy and training company in 2003. Gwynne
works with companies through both training and consultancy to improve their
logistics operations, benchmark performance and decide whether to outsource or
not.
His three-day face to face course on Warehouse Management is sponsored by the
UKWA.
The online Warehouse Management course available here is endorsed by the
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. (see below)
He has recently co-written the Warehouse Manager’s Certificate of Professional
Competence course which is accredited by the CILT and operated by the United
Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA). He is a visiting lecturer in Supply
Chain at Warwick University.
He is the Course Director for the Diploma in Logistics Management which is
provided through North Kent Colledge and Lloyd’s Maritime Academy.
Gwynne has also lectured at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chulalongkorn
University in Bangkok and The Singapore Institute of Management.
He runs courses in the UK, India, Malaysia, China, UAE, Africa and The
Philippines.
He has also produced on-line courses in Warehouse Management, Freight transport
and warehousing and Logistics Outsourcing.
He is a Fellow of both the CILT and the ITOL. He is a Practising Associate of
the Academy of Experts.
His book on Warehouse Management published by Kogan Page has sold over 20,000
copies worldwide. A fifth edition will be launched in 2025. The book has been
translated into five other languages. A book on Logistics and Supply Chain tools
was published in July 2016. It is also in its fourth edition. He has also
co-authored a book on Logistics Outsourcing which was published in December
2019.
