Under current tight trading conditions, retailers and manufacturers are coming under increasing pressure to be price competitive and this is creating a focus of attention on efficiency within the warehouse, along with the attendant issue of'cost to serve'. In order to deliver operational improvement, management is looking to best practice for guidance.rnA recent Aberdeen report entitled Agile Logistics: Transforming the Distribution Centre revealed that 97% of 150 participants plan to improve warehouse operations in the next 24 months, with 56% of best-in-class companies planning to improve warehouse operation over the next 12 months.
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