Fast and error-free deliveries have now become an intrinsic part of customer satisfaction. With more than 79% supply chain professionals planning to automate their warehouses by 2027, the intralogistics landscape has changed. The critical question for businesses now is no longer "Should we automate?" but rather "Can we afford to delay automation?"
In this whitepaper, we explore the significant cost of not automating your warehouse associated with maintaining manual warehouse operations and explain why automation is essential for a sustainable edge in a rapidly evolving competitive landscape.
The modern logistics landscape presents newer challenges for warehouse operations like handling diverse SKUs with 100% accuracy, inventory tracking, and return handling. At the same time, businesses are facing immense pressure from labour shortages and rising costs for material and waste handling. Manual warehouses are struggling to keep pace and suffer from inefficiencies, safety risks, and increased operational costs.
The financial and operational cost of not automating your warehouse.
Real-world data and industry trends to make a case for automation.
How automation can enhance productivity, accuracy, and scalability.
The Hidden Cost of Not Automating Your Warehouse
Manual operations struggle to keep up with labor shortages, rising rental costs, and increasing demands for efficiency.
Automation Driven by Industry Trends
According to a report by LogisticsIQ, the warehouse automation market is projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11% to reach $41 billion by 2027. Adopting automation solutions, such as Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), and advanced sorting robots, is transforming operational practices.
The Benefits of Automation
Automation is not just a productivity enhancer; it’s a transformative force for warehouse efficiency, safety, and scalability.
Addverb offers innovative solutions to the challenges faced by modern warehouses. Whether you need fixed automation systems like Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) and pallet shuttles, flexible automation technologies such as Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and collaborative robots, or even software that can manage them all, Addverb provides a complete range of solutions to help transform your operations.
Choose automation as per your business priority: As a one-stop of fixed and flexible automation solutions, Addverb presents an equivocal view of the pros and cons of fixed and flexible automation solutions. Make a choice as per your business priority, which is not limited by possibilities.
Tailored Solutions: We provide customised solutions to meet your industry requirements.
Integrated Software: Advanced Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Warehouse Execution Systems (WES) that ensure seamless automation management and not let you stay dependent on external integration providers for troubleshooting.
Proven Results: Our solutions have enhanced productivity by more than 25% and reduced errors by up to 100%. Explore the case studies section of our website for more details
Download the whitepaper, “The True Cost of Not Automating Your Warehouse,” and learn how automation isn’t just a technological upgrade; it’s a strategic necessity. Prepare your business for a future focused on agility, resilience, and sustainability.