The logistics industry is in the grips of a disruptive labor shortage. Along with the truck driver shortage, reliable warehouse workers are also hard to find and keep, and wages continue to rise.

Warehouse automation, mechanization and robotics can be part of the answer to the warehouse labor shortage, but they can’t be universally applied. We need to assess automated solutions in the context of key operational characteristics to ensure investments will have a proper return.

Source: https://www.kanelogistics.com/blog/warehouse-automation-and-robotics-a-practical-perspective