Chapter 3: Warehouses for E-commerce — An Expanding Infrastructure Requirement

The following sections are included:

• Macro Trends in Urbanisation and New Mobility

• Increased Complexity in E-commerce Supply Chains

  • Storing of Products

  • Picking of Orders

  • Packaging of Orders

• Design Features of E-commerce Logistics Facilities

  • Modern Steel Structure Warehouses with Loading Docks

  • Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)

• Legacy Single- and Multi-Storey Warehouses

• Network Design and the Use of Forward Hubs

• Future Developments

• References