Warehouses for E-commerce — An Expanding Infrastructure Requirement

Chaik Ming Koh

Chapter 3 in Global Supply Chains in a Glocal World:The Impact of Covid-19 and Digitalisation, 2022, pp 51-67 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Macro Trends in Urbanisation and New MobilityIncreased Complexity in E-commerce Supply ChainsStoring of ProductsPicking of OrdersPackaging of OrdersDesign Features of E-commerce Logistics FacilitiesModern Steel Structure Warehouses with Loading DocksAutomated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)Legacy Single- and Multi-Storey WarehousesNetwork Design and the Use of Forward HubsFuture DevelopmentsReferences

Keywords: Global Supply Chains; Supply Chain Transformation; Digitalization; Supply Chain Disruption; Trade Flows; e-Commerce; Risk Management; Resilience; Covid-19; Coronavirus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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