AS/RS
Business & Finance abbreviation · Logistics, Supply Chain & Trade
| Stands for | Automated storage and retrieval system |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
AS/RS stands for Automated storage and retrieval system, a logistics, supply chain & trade abbreviation.
Computer-controlled system that automatically places and retrieves loads from storage locations, using cranes, shuttles or robots, allowing dense, high-bay storage with few workers.
Example: The freezer warehouse uses an AS/RS so people rarely work in the cold.
Usage notes
AS/RS installations are capital-intensive but sharply reduce labor and floor space.
Related abbreviations
More logistics, supply chain & trade abbreviations
- 4PL – Fourth-party logistics
- AEO – Authorized Economic Operator
- AES – Automated Export System
- AGV – Automated guided vehicle
- AMR – Autonomous mobile robot
- AMS – Automated Manifest System
- ASN – Advance shipping notice
- ATA Carnet – ATA Carnet
- AWB – Air waybill
- BAF – Bunker adjustment factor
- BCO – Beneficial cargo owner
- BOL – Bill of lading