•Assortment warehouse stocks product combinations in anticipation of customer orders.
•Assortment represents multiple products from different manufacturers or special assortments as specified by the customers.
¨For instance, a wholesaler of athletic clothing would stock products from number of clothing suppliers so that the customers can be offered assortments.
¨Wholesalers would create a specific uniform for the team including shirts, pants, and shoes.
•Advantages of Assortment warehouses
-Improves services by reducing the number of suppliers that customer must deal with.
-The combined assortments allow large shipment quantities leading to reduced transportation costs.
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