Is 2022 the Year that Warehouses Will Fully and Finally Embrace Automation?

Is 2022 the Year that Warehouses Will Fully and Finally Embrace Automation?

This IDC Market Perspective provides insight into rethinking warehouse automation. As staffing shortages and supply chain challenges continue, businesses are acknowledging the need for digital transformation and warehouse automation is an adequate option for warehouse and logistics operations.According to Roderick Gaines, research director, Warehousing, Inventory, and Order Management at IDC, "Warehouse automation is becoming a more appealing alternative for organizations looking to improve warehouse and supply chain processes. Furthermore, warehouse technologies are improving and new opportunities to boost efficiency and productivity are becoming more complex. Warehouse automation has become a far more viable option for organizations as Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), and equipment have become more advanced."

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