Current & Waves

Warehouse is a place in supply chain where goods sits until information moves them. The importance of warehouse can be ascertained by its origin. It is called necessity is the mother of invention. The warehouse is in fact the second best reason for making human civilize after agriculture. People gradually understood that the life of nomad can be quitted only when there is proper facility of storage. Gradually people worked on it and are continuously developing to make it more efficient and worthy. Current Scenario- India is no different. With civilization the country was pioneer in bringing the idea of storage facilities with various storage structures and techniques. But the development did not match the pace of requirement.  Currently the warehousing is growing at the rate of 10% while the market of warehouse is growing at 35%-40% per annum. The gap between two is very wide. The organized warehouse account for only 15% of total wareho...

Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.   (Unknown) A  warehouse  is a  commercial building  for storage of  goods . Warehouses are used by  manufacturers ,  importers ,  exporters ,  wholesalers ,  transport  businesses,  customs , etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns and villages(Source- Wikipedia). This is the simple definition of warehouse, but its importance and working system is not that plain. It helps all segments of market right from producer to consumer.  Farmers usually don't get the price which they should get. In lump sum we can say the return on investment part for farmers in most of the cases has been discouraging. Why does such problem occurs?  The main reason is glut of farm produce, which mismatches the demand and supply.  What could be the possible so...