Walmart’s build-up of e-commerce fulfillment capacity is about more than physical infrastructure. Technology played an important role in the creation of the pop-up e-commerce distribution centers, Executive Vice President at Walmart Global Tech Srini Venkatesan wrote in a LinkedIn post.
“Our Multi-Channel Sourcing Engine (MCSE) scans the entirety of our fulfillment network in less than a second and will assign orders to these eDCs when it determines they offer the fastest and most efficient option to fulfill the order,” wrote Venkatesan.
Venkatesan also credited improved pick times for popular SKUs and warehouse management technology for enabling e-commerce fulfillment from distribution centers.
Source: Retail Dive
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