Thursday November 30, 2006 
Thursday November 30, 2006
Biow and I went to Ikea Tampines on its opening day today. It was Biow's idea actually. We arrived about 15 minutes before the hordes really descended on the place. There was a queue just to get in. There were policemen stationed around for crowd control.
My impression is that it is somewhat like a warehouse in disguise. They actually have wooden cargo pallets loaded with stocks. These are stacked on rows and rows of racks all the way up to a high ceiling.
From a peakoiler's perspective, I could write about the energy and resources to keep this running. But I can also imagine that it might be good to put the warehouse and retail in the same place. It saves on transportation. Inventory tracking should be easier. They no longer have to "check with the warehouse". The stock is either there, or it is not. As for whether we actually need the stuff they have to offer, that's something for the doomer-inclined to argue over.
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What I find interesting is the marriage of supply chain management and retailing into one. It reminds me of the stories behind Walmart's success in SCM and makes me wonder what tagging platform is Ikea using? RFID simply?
Posted by gecko on December 03, 2006 at 05:18 PM SGT #