What’s new with material handling automation? And what’s pushing it to go to the next level? According to the two experts, John White and Mike Dunn, senior executives of the firm for consulting, Fortna – they are evidently considering a notable increase of users showing interest for material handling solutions which are automatic. Here are the trends that they recognized amongst their prospects and customers.
- Automation which are justified – Japan and Europe have outgunned the North America when you talk about automation, but this trend is changing with “justified automation” in the picture.
- Distribution which is multi-channel – There are now retailers which prefers and can handle store replenishment, distribution of wholesale and e-commerce all at once with a shared inventory.
- E-commerce outcomes – The boom of ecommerce is a double deal for most of the distributors of material handling solutions. For instance, with today’s situation they are trying to put their best foot forward to function well in a community, in which low priced shipping and freebies domineer.
- World-wide adaptation of automation– E-commerce is paving the way for the popularity of automation even outside the developed countries.