The new realities of e-commerce and evolving customer ordering practices will force companies to change the way their warehouses are organized and operated. More facilities will perform annual reviews and analyze their inventory slotting approach. The continuing growth of SKUs and smaller e-commerce orders will force organizations to create more “mini-warehouse zones” within their existing physical structure.” (Honeywell, 2014)
a. Discuss the e-commerce trend impacted warehousing strategies in handling online transaction based on except above.
b. Explain the main warehouse activities that address the online transaction movement from product in to product out based on the above scenario.