Warehouse management: Industry report on warehouse operations
Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 9/1/2009
Even in the best of times, successful warehouse management is a balancing act between competing objectives like space utilization vs. organizational flexibility, picking speed vs. accuracy, and increased throughput vs. decreased labor costs. Recent economic conditions have intensified the challenge, with increased scrutiny of capital expenditures and more demanding requirements on return on investment (ROI).
A new warehousing study from Aberdeen Group (www.aberdeen.com) entitled "Warehouse Operations: Increase Responsiveness Through Automation," examines which processes and technologies best-in-class companies are using to achieve ideal results.
