Warehousing systems
3 April 2012
Bryan Jones explains the role of automated warehousing within supply chain management and how organisations can gain competitive advantage via improved service and lower costs
The issue of automated warehousing is covered in the stores and inventory management syllabus and features in various contexts in examination questions. In the recent past, some students have addressed the issue as a stand-alone, specialist topic applicable to larger industrial situations. The principles and practice are, in fact, much closer to home, as customer-...