Abstract:
Purpose: Major aim of this research was to identify the Role of technology in warehousing
practices in Pakistan and highlighting the factors which influence the warehouse operation or
practices. Warehouse is the main channel of any supply chain of the organizations.
Methodology/sample: The research study involved use of questionnaire to gather the data
from the respondents and also conducted the limited interviews of different warehouse
managers. The sample size is the 200 respondents who filled the questionnaire. The
respondents belong to the different companies’ warehouse operations, departmental stores.
To analyze the data, Factor analysis, SPSS were applied. Data are analyzing the factors
which affect the warehouse practices in Pakistani environment.
Findings: The analysis is extracted the Factors which are important for the role of
technology used in warehouses. Due to highly competitive business environment, companies
were looking for automated systems of warehousing which saves the time and labor cost. The
study extracted the two main factors of warehouse practices is the Inventory management
and the warehouse controlling system which was the key to get success in the business
operations.
Practical Implications: The outcomes of the study might help the companies to automate
their warehouse and get benefits of technologies. Technologies implementation is not big
issue, it has the huge initial cost of installations but also have the uncounted benefits.
Technologies provide the facilities to the operations and make efficient.
