HOW TO CALCULATE THE TRUE ROI OF WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION

The rising costs of order fulfillment, the tremendous growth of eCommerce, and the challenges associated with finding labor have left warehouses struggling to keep up with demands. In order to offset some of these challenges, many companies are taking a closer look at automation to meet their material handling needs.

While there is no denying the many benefits that robotic automated solutions offer warehouse operations, at the end of the day it is all about the return on investment (ROI). Many automated systems require large capital investments, and operations managers may find it difficult to justify these investments to executives for approval.