Warehousing operations is big business. It is a $141B business in the US alone and accounts for 10% of all logistics costs [1]. Estimates suggest picking items from shelves represents 65% of those costs, or $92B (Figure 1) [2]. The process is […]
Aramex is using technology to enable post offices to compete with global courier giants, but is the approach feasible and sustainable?
In the UK, an online dedicated grocery store founded in 2005, disrupted an industry generating £179B annually . The Institute of Grocery Distribution estimates that by 2019 sales from convenience stores, discounters and the internet will overtake superstores and hypermarkets for the first time . How is this happening?
Amazon leverages its superior warehousing and product innovation to drive prices down and purchases up.
Amazon has been successful in developing a sophisticated, high-tech network of fulfillment centers, which they make accessible to third party sellers
Warehouse giant Costco is effectively leveraging its operating model to sustain a business advantage and drive growth.
