Merchandising & Inventory Management

Course code APSM 2204

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

Course outline View

This course builds on the courses in the first year of this program. Focus is on parts organization and structure processes in the automotive service industry and beyond. Students will learn inventory control procedures, warehouse storage procedures, and shipping, receiving, and distribution procedures. Students will practice checking and recording inventory and will use computerized inventory control systems. Students will learn to interpret reports issued for computerized control.

Prerequisites

What you will learn

  • Catalogs
    Trade abbreviations
    Serial numbers
    Product location
    Inventory procedures
    Inventory control systems
    Forms and tags
    Bar codes
    Record systems
    Record entry
    Stock classification
    Turn over analysis
    Inventory management
    Pricing structure
    Merchandising
    Parts department efficiency

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
70132 September 8, 2026
to December 17, 2026
Lecture VCC Broadway Building A See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule. All self-paced courses have on-campus tests. Off-site certified invigilation centres may be used at the student's expense.

Contact us

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Additional information

Methods of assessment may include a challenge exam, submission of a product or portfolio for review, or a practical demonstration. Please contact the Department for details.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial. Learn about VCC’s commitment to decolonization and Indigenization.