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providing workers with an opportunity to upskill (39 per cent) and by reducing the reliance on physical picking activity, flexibility within the business is increased providing relief for overworked staff (40 per cent). Another benefit is more options for job sharing and part time working, attracting a more diverse resource pool, which could help to address the recruitment shortfall. Surprisingly, many companies are holding
back when it comes to the adoption of automation due to over-estimating how long it would take to roll-out automation within their business. While companies that are using AMRs confirm the entire project takes approximately 20 months, those that have not yet embarked on a project expect it to take 25 per cent longer at 33 months – a timeline that is potentially deterring investment. Further, 38 per cent of companies worry about
the lack of trained staff to maintain the automated systems and the amount of downtime required to upgrade, however, AMR acquisition comes with a Service Level Agreement and support that ensures companies simply do not need dedicated AMR maintenance staff. it is also widely recognised that avoiding business disruption is vital and so systems are carefully tested and run in tandem ensuring automation is achievable with minimal disruption and upheaval.
ConClusion After 18 months of extraordinary global upheaval, businesses of every size are refocusing, rebuilding and adapting to new challenges. Although only one in ten organisations are using AMRs currently, awareness of its benefits is growing rapidly and businesses are beginning to embrace automation whether through choice or necessity. So, what does the future of intralogistics
automation look like? Statistics show that 68 per cent of companies plan to invest in the next six to 12 months and the general consensus is that automation is an integral part of our future with 73 per cent stating that intralogistics automation is critical to business success. Clearly, we are moving into a new phase of accelerated automation where humans and robots work together for the better.
Guidance Automation
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