There are two kinds of logistics centers in apparel & shoes industry: regional warehouse and central warehouse. The mode of regional warehouse is that the factory sends apparel & shoes to the regional warehouse and then from the regional warehouse to each store. The central warehouse model is equivalent to sending all factory apparel & shoes to the central warehouse (distribution center) and then from the central warehouse (distribution center) to the national store.

Regional warehouse is a traditional concept, previously affected by transportation, information, and local related policy factors, the market is divided by region. Now the business of enterprises is constantly improving, the efficiency of distribution center will become the bottleneck of market expansion, from each factory to each regional warehouse, and then from each regional warehouse to each store, relatively long time. Each area of the regional warehouse is basically independent, for apparel & shoes enterprises, the marketing department is relatively difficult to grasp the various regions and stores of goods sales and feedback popular factors.

Central Warehouse

The central warehouse is to send all factory apparel & shoes to the central distribution center, and then to the all stores, convenient unified management, unified delivery. the central warehouse is convenient for the marketing department to grasp the popular factors in various regions and stores, including the color number, specifications, etc. of apparel & shoes, which is more convenient or flexible to do replenishment and shop strategy.

What factors prompted more and more apparel & shoes enterprises to choose to use automation equipment or automation systems in storage?

1.Rising cost of land
2.Construction costs are also rising
3.Labour costs increased, personnel stability decreased, recruitment difficulties. It is difficult for young people in warehousing to work in the same position for a long time, which is a large hidden cost for enterprises;
4.The main purpose of choosing automated warehousing is to improve the efficiency and accuracy of distribution and to occupy more markets faster and more timely