Goods-to-Person Automation: The Basics | SupplyChainBrain

Goods-to-Person Automation: The Basics

Mark Dickinson, Executive Sales Manager, SSI Schäfer Systems International
December 8, 2014

Mark Dickinson, executive sales manager with SSI Schäfer Systems International, brings us up to date on the status of goods-to-person automation, while introducing the newer concept of matrix solutions in physical-distribution systems. [Run Time (Min.): 7:43]

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