OWN THE FUTURE - PART 2: The distribution centre of the future: scale, flexibility and the need for automation

摘要

SCALE, FLEXIBILITY AND THE NEED FOR AUTOMATION Distributing warehouse capacity across multiple small centres within a city that directly interact with consumers does introduce the challenge of increased volatility on DC demand. At the same time, the aging population, labour shortages and new labour regulations will all require a higher level of automation inside these DC.