You may see many changes, because companies will want to find ways to save money as well as improve process owing to a struggling economy. Changing times means changing trends in the warehousing industry. Recent changes that have developed in the past year include several apparent trends that will affect the warehouse industry in the long term. We may see fewer warehouses, which may cause a higher demand on the warehouses that are currently in business. This means changes such as more frequent shipments verses fewer large shipments, little to no inventory because of improved WMS tracking and more efficient labor due to just in time shipping, which leads to picking and packing weekly which will replace the batch system.
Other services that may see a modification includes clients that will be looking for companies to handle more cross-docking action. Clients will be looking for customization of warehouse services that include on-demand packaging, compliance labeling, ticketing and tagging, palletization, and preparation of floor ready merchandizing. The faster the retailer gets the product to the sales room floor, the sooner the retailer makes their money.
Companies will want to concentrate on their core competencies, which may lead them to focus on third party warehouse facilities to handle the distribution aspect of the business. Finally, an important trend we will see is the enhanced automation of warehouse facilities leading to improved worker education in order to keep up with technological changes. Improved total operation leads to improved quality of the work force.
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