Warehouses more complex and digital, but some simple solutions possible

Warehouses and distribution centres are becoming more complex, with the changes in customer expectations driven by e-commerce affecting the logistics industry, supply chain and logistics facilities company Industrial Logistic Systems MD Clayton Thomas has said. Some warehouses are being required to have about 600 000 stock keeping units (SKUs) that must be available at any time. A normal dry goods facility generally has 20 000 SKUs.

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