Walmart continues growing its next-generation fulfillment center infrastructure.
The discount colossus has completed renovations to a retrofitted regional distribution center in Palestine, Texas, transforming it into a high-tech automation center. This multi-million-dollar investment to the 1.2-million-sq.-ft. facility is part of a broader initiative to renovate all 42 of Walmart’s RDCs with automated technology.
Regional distribution centers are a strategic part of Walmart’s broader supply chain network and help keep its more than 4,700 stores stocked. This new technology investment uses a combination of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software systems, robotics and automation to sort, store, retrieve and pack merchandise onto pallets which […]
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