Warehouse managers have more robotics options than ever for automating their warehouse’s product transport and order fulfillment. With labor shortages and the need for faster throughput, technologies like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) both aim to drive efficiency and productivity.
I know you’re in the thick of peak season at your warehouse now, or shortly will be with Black Friday approaching.
Every warehouse has a boogeyman and for many managers, it’s automation. They picture giant scary robots gobbling up jobs, crushing workers, and wreaking all kinds of havoc. But most automation fears are as light as a feather, not stiff as a board. Allow me to bust the top 9 warehouse automation fears with some cold, hard facts.
Warehouse, supply chain, and fulfillment center managers deal with multiple headaches on a daily basis — rising order volumes, lowering numbers of people to hire, demands for next-day delivery, budget constraints, and the inability to move to a new facility to gain more space.
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