how to use technology to reduce warehouse costs

why warehousing costs are going up and what you can do about it

Warehousing costs have been increasing. The explosive popularity of e-commerce, online shopping and the headaches of dealing with consumer expectations for fast fulfillment are only part of the story behind increasing costs. Uncertainty is another essential part of the story. U.S. trade disputes and threats of the imposition of tariffs on various countries have resulted in high levels of tension and uncertainty across supply chains around the world. At times both manufacturers and retailers hustled to forward-ship goods to beat tariff deadlines. Inventory levels have often been at unusually high levels during these periods with warehouses at record-setting capacity. American trade disputes for the past two years or so have caused companies to shuffle their arrangements…