Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Warehouses are the spaces between the start and the finish of a supply chain. In the past, supply chains were simpler, with warehouses an intermediary step for goods and little more. Over the past two decades supply chains have become more complex. They have moved from a produce and sell model to real-time response to customer demand. Warehouses have blossomed into distribution centres, where goods may be finished, picked and packed before they make their final journey to customer, as well as being stored. Warehouses increasingly handle the waste and customer returns delivered through reverse logistics. The industry has kept up by investing significantly in technology. This transformation has helped the industry grow steadily... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry SWOT Analysis Chapter
The industry is currently in a growth phase of its life cycle. Mature phases mark the point where an industries product and services have achieved widespread acceptance, which is where the industries low tech operators find themselves. The industry growth has been created by a shift in both technology and location. In the last decade warehouses have moved away from inner city, dock areas to new, large state-of-the-art facilities in semi-rural areas close to transport links.
These new facilities have been crammed with technology such as barcode scanners, RFID tracking systems, automated picking systems and voice operated picking systems. Operators are valuing adding by offering new services at warehouses, such as pick and packing... purchase to read more