Mr Shah feels that the demand of the warehouses has increased with a focus on Make In India, Implementation of GST, Growth of E-Commerce and Infrastructure status for Logistics Industry, demand for Large, modern and state of art warehousing space has increased multifold. He feels that the growth seen in Logistics sector has been just tip of an iceberg. A lot of international giants are yet to open their shop and expand their network. Industry must get ready for the requirements & Challenges.

He feels that in order to reduce warehousing cost, It is utmost important to have practically maintenance free warehouse space. The major maintenance item has been leakages. Roof leakages, primarily happen through Turbo vents and sky light. Louvers, if not detailed and installed properly, can also be a major source of leakage through the sides. One should ensure that the item must be installed properly while erection and proper detailing during engineering must be done. Ventilation in the warehouse is another important aspect, many do not realize. Proper calculation of no's of air changes in the warehouse can make occupants life much comfortable. Also, most economical span would depend upon wind load at location and total collateral load requirements, but typically, the span between vary 20m to 30m are optimum.

Also, now many warehouse owners have started giving importance to IGBC rating and are considering many parameters to be met in order to get Green Building Certification. Typically, water conservation, Energy conservation, Material conservation, Indoor environment quality, and Innovative design are some of the major objectives to achieve Green Building Certification.

As per him the biggest advantage of using steel warehouse buildings is that these buildings are cost effective, Faster Construction than any other construction methodology and, takes less maintenance. However, he suggests that typically, quarterly audit of the building should be done to ensure good health of the building. An audit shall include checking of any leakage locations, damaged sheets if any, damaged paint areas and tightening of bolts are some of important items need to be covered to increase the life span of the building

Major projects executed by Mr. Shah include warehouse building for Ikea at the Indospace Logistics Park at Chakan with over 3 lac Sq. Ft. warehousing space under a single roof with all the state of art facilities. Also the Largest G+1 warehouse building in India at Indospace logistics park , Chakan with total construction area of approx. 3.5 Lac Sq. Ft.

Interarch delivered Cold Storage Building for Kool Solution Pvt Ltd at Taloja in Navi Mumbai spread over an area of 5300 Sq.M. The scope of work included design, engineering, fabrication, supply and erection of the Pre-Engineered building.

Mr. Navin Garg, group chief project officer at LNB Group and overlooks verticals of project management of the entire group. Mr. Garg is a civil engineering graduate from National Institute of Engineering Mysore & MBA in Finance from DAVV Indore. He has 29 years of rich experience and has worked as head of projects in different companies. As per him, there is a big market for new warehouses in India, especially for Agri commodities and ecommerce companies due to tax benefits and huge demand of products from across the country. The States with maximum warehousing requirements are in South India and North West regions.

He feels that PEB building is ideal for warehouse construction, as they provide optimized design which maximizes the storage inside the building and are completed in fixed time schedule without any delays. As per him warehouse users should consider installing seamless sheeting for the roof of the warehouse buildings as it provides a leak proof roof without any special maintenance. The benefit of steel buildings is that it helps in reducing timelines. Recent example is the completion of warehouse buildings in just 7 months spread over an area of 1,00,000 Sq. Ft. in Ratlam & Dewas.

According to Mr Gargt proper time must be given while designing the building and special focus should be given to parameters like wind speed, direction of the wind, height of building, openings for ventilation and calculation of air changes during the design stage. As per him, the ideal clear span required for an economical warehouse building is 30 M.



He feels the simple warehouses are getting upgraded from just warehouse buildings to modern logistic centers, where there are requirement for other development like security room, Admin Block, Guest House and utility structure, separate packaging area and proper norms has to be followed to ensure smooth flow of product from the time it enters the facility. For development of 5000 MT capacity of warehouse, minimum land required is around 2.5 to 3 acres to simplify the warehousing operations. On focusing Building maintenance, he suggest to do timely painting of structure, cleaning of the pipe system for proper drainage of water and zero accumulation of water on sheeting.

Interarch caters to some of the most diverse steel building construction projects in India ranging from clients like Indospace Logistics, Sunset Real Estate, Safexpress, Central India Logistics Ltd, Avalon Warehousing Corporation, Container Corporation of India Ltd and many more. Interarch efficient warehouses can be customized to any shape or size with clear height up to 40 m and clear span up to 120 m possible.

Artificial intelligence is expanding rapidly into fulfillment and distribution centers at a time when online orders are rising and quick deliveries are a must. From manufacturing to order processing and placement, the customer experience has improved a hundredfold since the implementation of artificial super intelligence systems. Using automated systems in a warehouse has several advantages; robotics is becoming a part of fulfillment operations more quickly than originally expected. Nearly 40,000 robots were shipped to warehouses in 2016, but market intelligence firm Tractica predicts that amount will jump to 620,000 in four years.

Robotic technology comes in varying levels of sophistication and aren’t as far-fetched as some people would think. Some are limited to unloading or pallet stacking while others are capable of picking orders and delivering them to workers. AI is more noticeable in the latter because they are able to maneuver across the warehouse floor with limited human interaction and can self-adjust depending on their surroundings.

Not surprisingly, Amazon operates the largest line of industrial robotics with 45,000 deployed throughout its fulfillment centers, but this technology is not out of reach for midsize companies.

Men’s fashion retailer Bonobos and its partnering fulfillment center use robotic technology to quickly find items to package and ship. An item can be found as soon as an order is placed boosting productivity by 800 percent.

Marche International de Rungis is located in the principal market of Paris, in the community of Rungis, in the southern suburbs. It is the largest wholesale food market in the world.

The central market of Paris was located in the centre of the city, in a 10-hectare area named Les Halles. It became too small to accommodate all of the business demand, and, in 1969, the market was transferred to the suburbs.

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