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by Patrick O Callaghan, CEO of Off-Site Engineering Solutions, a Dubai based Engineering Consultancy, specializing in advising on design and delivery of Off-Site, Modular…

Many Dubai residents are taking full advantage of the decline in rental rates. Whether you’re planning to upsize your home or save money by renegotiating your current rent with your landlord or moving to a cheaper home, it’s the ideal time to do so. But it isn’t always easy to figure out the most suitable option if you intend to save money on your annual rent. You have to consider a number of factors and crunch some number to make an informed decision. To make this decision easier for you, the experts at ServiceMarket, the UAE’s largest marketplace for moving services, have put together some guidelines

The pace of change has never been as fast as it is today, and those changes will ultimately influence the warehouse of the future. From demographic shifts to increasing urbanization, and from drones to 3D printing, social and technological changes will put pressure on supply chain and logistics managers to move goods closer to consumers and develop warehouses with the flexibility and speed to support local, faster delivery through multiple channels.

The goods that make their way through supply chains ultimately end up with consumers, and consumers not only drive demand but set expectations for delivery. By 2030, the omni-channel journey of a customer will move further, and the channels might be even more diverse than today. The global market for warehousing and logistics robotics reached nearly $2 billion in 2016 and is projected to exceed $22 billion by the end of 2021. It is without a doubt that those companies who invest in robotics and automation now will be better equipped to thrive in the coming years