Having both automated vehicles and human-operated forklifts within the same facility can cause problems if they're not properly managed, says Nicola Tomatis, CEO of Bluebotics.

Customer expectations for uptime, reliability, and service quality are higher than ever. At the same time, organizations are managing increasingly complex assets, aging infrastructure, and growing pressure to improve efficiency and profitability.

Warehouses today face a harsh reality: structural volatility is the new normal. Rising costs, labor shortages, and data overload are exposing the fragility of outdated models. This guide outlines a new framework built on four actionable tenets designed to transform your operations from reactive to resilient.

The next decade will bring a fundamental shift in material movement as facilities evolve into autonomous logistics networks.

Today, every manual lift, restack and repalletizing step adds cost, risk and delay — all while increasing physical strain on a workforce that is already stretched thin. 

We'e rapidly entering an era where robots don;t simply operate with human commands from static maps and point-to-point instructions; they do so autonomously — and with each other.

Modern-day sortation technologies — including hardware, software and data— at middle-mile cross-docks give retailers and shippers the tools to transcend the “transportation-only” mindset.

When considering warehouse automation, the choice comes down to one big question: Is it worth the investment?

Some technologies are becoming absolutely essential in warehouse operations, boosting productivity, reducing errors and improving visibility throughout your operation. Here are five of them.

Sarah Clang, vice president operations with RG Barry Brands, describes her experience of attending ProMat for the first time, and gives recommendations on the best warehouse automation systems.