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In essence, the warehousing is nothing more than supplying adequate protection for stored goods in a minimal amount of space. Therefore, the goal of any warehouse operator should be to protect the inventory in his or her care and at the same time use as little space as possible. Achieving this goal depends primarily on careful planning.
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From “Making Space Work Harder” by Richard E. Nelson, Pfizer Inc., in a paper prepared for the Warehousing Education Research Council.
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Ackerman, K.B. (1990). Space Planning. In: Practical Handbook of Warehousing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1194-3_15
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