Introduction of mechanized warehouses

Document Type : Scientific Paper

Abstract

Warehouse is the link between producer and consumer, and in the support cycle, warehousing is one of the main logistics activities. Warehouses are divided into two general categories of manual and mechanized warehouses from different perspectives and in terms of human or machine activity. In this article, we have tried to briefly describe the history of mechanized warehouses and then briefly describe the necessity of its use, goals, performance and main activities.

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  • Receive Date: 20 October 2002
  • Revise Date: 05 November 2002
  • Accept Date: 19 November 2002
  • Publish Date: 21 December 2002