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Study Of Future Warehousing Needs

      Warehousing plays an important role in information technology, production, manufacture and supply industries. Every single industry needs some amount of warehousing. The large production and manufacturing units have large warehousing needs. Warehousing needs vary from industry to industry but every single industry needs it. More..

Warehousing in the EU is complex as different companies not only have to think about storing and distributing goods around the country but they have to also think about other countries in the EU. In addition, they have to receive goods that are imported from other countries.

The question of warehousing imported goods has been resolved with the aid of bonded warehouses run by Customs department of each country. Once all the fees and payments are made, the goods can be transported directly from the bonded warehouse to the end customer.

However, the problem arises when goods have to be stored and dispatched to all corners of the EU. Earlier companies only had to concentrate on Western Europe and they have managed to establish warehouses and distribution centers in strategic locations. However, with many Central and Eastern European countries now joining the EU, companies now have to cover larger areas to distribute goods. And, most companies do not want to spend money to shift warehouse locations from Western Europe to Central and Eastern Europe.

In addition, quality warehouses are scarce in these new markets and what are available are out-dated and old. That is why in the new logistics market of Central and Eastern Europe new warehousing and distribution facilities are be build.

As mentioned earlier, warehouses in the EU are located strategically so that lead time is decreases and all orders are processed as fast as humanly possible. Many of the warehouses in the EU have cross-docking facilities. Basically this means that the goods received are not stored. Rather the moment they are received, the goods are sorted out and then dispatched.

Warehousing in the EU is slowly turning from the storage model to the flow model. However, the flow model is still in its infancy and older warehousing operators are a little tentative about adopting it as it requires high amount of coordination between the warehouse and the entire supply chain, and this is not feasible for all industries.

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