Inventory Management
The following are some of the growth markets for inventory management equipment and software:
- Healthcare facilities
- Pharmacies
- Clean rooms
- Point-of-use high value inventory management
Market trends and drivers that will affect inventory management will include:
- Continued shift toward applying equipment versus “bricks-and-mortar” capital spending
- Consumer demand for variety, availability, convenience, quality, and affordability
- Material handling and logistics being seen as strategic versus tactical activity
- Globalization and consolidation
- Emphasis on productivity improvements and production efficiencies
- Concurrence on which goods and information are moved along supply channels
- Mass customization and electronic commerce
- Shifts to outsourcing and offshoring
- Continued pressure to reduce inventories
SencorpWhite’s inventory management and AS/RS product lines are well-positioned to help companies meet these market drivers.