Successful Warehouse Automation a Matter of Due Diligence
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
With the current state of the labor market—and the ever-increasing need for efficiency in operations—questions about making warehouse automation successful abound. Plenty of folks are feeling pressured, yet are still on the fence about what to do, how to do it and even when.
As Matt Kulp puts it, the answer to those questions is the same as “the answer to most questions: It depends.” Choosing, implementing and scaling the right solution depends on your business and your situation. The best bet may be to make a move now. But it’s also important to move with diligence to help prevent scrambling, frustration and lack of expected benefits later on.
“If you’re a fast-growing company, the answer might be to invest as soon as possible, because you can be more confident in realizing the sales to justify it, and you’ll continue growing,” said Kulp, who is EVP of MHI’s Solutions Community and managing partner at MHI member St. Onge Company. “The argument against that is, ‘Well, let’s wait until business settles down, because whatever we buy might not be applicable in the near future, since business changes so much.’ If you’re in a stable business, that might be the easiest, because you have an understanding of what your growth will be, and you can project that out. You can run the straightforward return on investment calculations….
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