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Automated warehousing


‘SOLUTION AGNOSTIC’ APPROACH TO AUTOMATION‘SOLUTION AGNOSTIC’ APPROACH TO AUTOMATION


Freedom to integrate best-of- breed technology delivers the     


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ompetitive pressures on margins combined with ever greater expectations from customers on service, product choice and speed


of delivery, place a heavy and growing burden  intralogistics infrastructure.   dealing with constantly changing product  to leverage availability, service and costs   easily scalable technologies/solutions is considered essential in facilitating growth and securing future performance. Set against these high demands on performance, manual processes are becoming  escalating labour costs (Employer National Insurance Contributions rose from 13.8% to    


But how should SMEs best approach a transition to, or an upgrade in, warehouse automation? How do you ensure the most   


Two approaches   can be tempted to identify a technology that  manufacturer or vendor for advice. It may  solution is limited to the vendor’s portfolio of products, imposing a major constraint   integrate with new technologies. What’s missing here is independent   The best outcomes result from allowing


10 April 2025 | Automation


 the best possible solution, and then selecting   


approach, where an independent integrator is chosen that is free to select the most   with an independent integrator. Being independent means that recommendations relating to technology and potential suppliers are unbiased, and are not determined by the need to sell a proprietary  software capabilities can therefore bring together the very latest and most advanced  


 possible solutions to a range of warehouse   despatch.





   processing in recent years, bringing highly  within easy reach of SMEs. However, the  technical expertise an invaluable resource to tap in to.  forms of warehouse automation which can     


  dependency on labour.


 value to SMEs, Ferag’s ‘solution agnostic’ approach prioritises the needs of the  set – ensuring the selection of the right technologies for the best possible outcome.


What success looks like        as well as store replenishment. In another application, a prominent 3PL has been able  across multiple clients, scaling up or down   


 of versatile software. Ferag’s intelligent proprietary software, ferag.doWarehouse, has the power to connect, control and manage a whole world of smart warehouse    step into warehouse automation. More information on Ferag’s ‘solution agnostic’ integrated solutions is available via the website below, or search Ferag Solutions #perfectmatch


Ferag www.ferag.com/en


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