Tomeet the demand in Seattle, Prologis built the first multi-storydistribution building in the US, and more will certainlyappear.
CHICAGO—Need an item from a shelf that's 40 feet above thewarehouse floor? Just ask a picking robot in whatever language youwant. Multilingual voice controls, the Internet of Things andemerging technologies are adding new efficiencies to the modernwarehouse in a climate of rising costs, according to anew JLL report.
Even as operators introduce more warehouse technology, many arealso adding employee quality-of-life enhancements to counteractlabor shortages.
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