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A '''warehouse''' is a [[building]] for storing [[goods]]. It is usually a large hollow structure to allow for the storage of large items or for stacking smaller items. | A '''warehouse''' is a [[building]] for storing [[goods]]. It is usually a large hollow structure to allow for the storage of large items or for stacking smaller items. | ||
| − | In the [[19th | + | In the [[19th century|19th]] and early [[20th century|20th]] [[Century|centuries]] warehouses were generally multi-storied [[brick]] [[building]]s located close to a [[canal]] or railway facilities in the middle of [[City|cities]]. Very many such buildings have in recent decades been converted into 'loft [[apartment]]s' or other residential/leisure related uses. Warehouses now tend to be single-story 'big shed' type buildings covering a large area, and located at strategic points on the [[motorway]] / [[interstate]] network outside or on the periphery of cities. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Supply chain]] and [[Just in time|Just in Time]] distribution system | ||
| + | * '''Warehouse [[Store]]s:''' [[Wal-Mart]] and [[Costco]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Food distribution system]]:''' [[Transportation]] ([[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), warehousing (such as [[Amazon.com]], [[Costco]]), and [[retail]] facilities (such as [[Wal-Mart]]) which move [[food]] from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s. | ||
| + | * '''[[Food production system]]:''' Modern industrial big [[Agriculture|Agri-business]] versus [[Permaculture]] | ||
[[Category:Industry]] | [[Category:Industry]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Retail]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:46, January 8, 2020
A warehouse is a building for storing goods. It is usually a large hollow structure to allow for the storage of large items or for stacking smaller items.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries warehouses were generally multi-storied brick buildings located close to a canal or railway facilities in the middle of cities. Very many such buildings have in recent decades been converted into 'loft apartments' or other residential/leisure related uses. Warehouses now tend to be single-story 'big shed' type buildings covering a large area, and located at strategic points on the motorway / interstate network outside or on the periphery of cities.
See also
- Supply chain and Just in Time distribution system
- Warehouse Stores: Wal-Mart and Costco
- Food distribution system: Transportation (trucks, ships, railroad, and airplanes), warehousing (such as Amazon.com, Costco), and retail facilities (such as Wal-Mart) which move food from the food production system to consumers.
- Food production system: Modern industrial big Agri-business versus Permaculture