The Middle East logistics market is set to reach US$66.3bn by 2020, according to report by Swisslog Middle East, robotic, data-driven and flexible automated solutions provider
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Planning the warehouse of the future
The pace of change has never been as fast as it is today, with social and technology trends shaping the warehouse of the future. Alain Kaddoum, general manager at Swisslog Middle East, provides his insights to Technical Review Middle East about some of these trends that include the role of e-commerce in creating higher delivery expectations among consumers (e-retail revenues are projected to grow to US$4.88 trillion in 2021 according to one study by Statista), the growth of anticipatory logistics, 3D printing and customers using multiple channels for their shopping