Un almacén es un lugar o espacio físico para el almacenaje de bienes dentro de la cadena de suministro. Los almacenes son una infraestructura imprescindible para la actividad de todo tipo de agentes económicos (agricultores, ganaderos, mineros, industriales, transportistas, importadores, exportadores, comerciantes, intermediarios, consumidores finales, etc.) Constituyen una parte habitual de las explotaciones agrarias y ganaderas (en muchos casos formando parte de la vivienda rural tradicional o de construcciones peculiares), así como de fábricas, polígonos industriales e instalaciones industriales de todo tipo, y de los espacios dedicados al transporte (puertos, aeropuertos, instalaciones ferroviarias) y el comercio (centros comerciales, grandes superficies). También se denomina «almacén», especialmente en Hispanoamérica, al propio establecimiento de comercio minorista (tienda de ultramarinos).

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A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities, towns and villages. They usually have loading docks to load and unload goods from trucks. Sometimes warehouses are designed for the loading and unloading of goods directly from railways, airports, or seaports. They often have cranes and forklifts for moving goods, which are usually placed on ISO standard pallets loaded into pallet racks. Stored goods can include any raw materials, packing materials, spare parts, components, or finished goods associated with agriculture, manufacturing and production. In Indian English a warehouse may be referred to as a godown.

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