Capacity Planning for Returns Warehouse Space Allocation
Returns need separate zones sized by category, not blended rates, to prevent reliability breakdowns.
Dara Okonkwo
Senior Correspondent
Dara Okonkwo spent a decade on the operations floor at a Midwest regional 3PL before transitioning to trade journalism, where she has covered warehouse automation and returns processing since 2014. Her reporting draws on firsthand knowledge of sortation systems, exception handling, and the human cost of high-volume returns seasons.
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Returns need separate zones sized by category, not blended rates, to prevent reliability breakdowns.