The success of automating at large scale in big warehouses relies on companies being willing and able to rethink their entire supply chains, says Jonas Swarttouw, vice president customer and business development for North America at NewCold.
The warehouse will see great growth in heterogeneous robot fleets over the next decade, says Dwight Klappich, a vice president and fellow at Gartner. The good news is that medium-sized companies can afford the technology.
OSHA investigations are currently underway at more than 10 Amazon locations, with pending inspections reportedly planned for dozens of other Amazon facilities.
As the warehousing sector looks to evolve and keep up with rising consumer demand, significant investments are needed in transformative warehouse robotics.