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Warehouse management basics and the rise of pop-up warehouses in disruption

Logistics and fleets5 June 2020

This episode introduces warehouse management for people who are new to the subject, with the guest explaining the fundamentals in plain terms and assuming very little prior knowledge.

A large part of the conversation concerns pop-up warehouses: what they are, where the idea came from, and why they have become more important during a period of supply chain disruption. A software vendor was preparing an offer built around this concept, which prompted the discussion. The episode works as a practical primer on short-notice storage capacity and on how warehouse management systems can support it when normal logistics are under strain.

Key points

  • Warehouse management is explained from the ground up for newcomers
  • The origins and meaning of the pop-up warehouse concept are covered
  • Supply chain disruption makes flexible warehouse capacity more important than before

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