35年前,1美元中就有80美分被用于产品的生产方面。制造厂家使用技术来应对这方面的挑战,迅速地降低了生产成本。今天,仓储和分销业务抢过了这把交椅,占了成本中的大头。仓储和分销是每项业务的组成部分,他们的功能是使产品和材料得到缓冲、储存、分拣、堆放、装卸和发运。如同产品的制造一样,技术已经给仓储和分销业务环境提供了降低成本和提高生产率的途径。但是,许多生产厂家在采用这些给他们带来利润的方法时,行动 Thirty-five years ago, 80 cents of the $ 1 was spent on product production. Manufacturers use technology to meet these challenges and quickly reduce their production costs. Today, the storage and distribution business grabbed the top spot, accounting for the bulk of the cost. Warehousing and distribution are part of every business and their function is to buffer, store, sort, stack, handle and ship products and materials. As with the manufacture of products, technology has provided a way for the warehousing and distribution business environment to reduce costs and increase productivity. However, many manufacturers take these steps when it comes to making them profitable