💡 Large-scale warehouse automation can be a game changer, but it often requires investments that run into hundreds of millions. This scale of automation typically is ROI-justifiable only for big box retailers and massive distribution operations.
🚀 If you're a 3PL or a brand generating less than $100 million in revenue, there’s no need to go all-in on robotics. The best ROI often comes from smaller, targeted investments like:
• Optimizing your warehouse layout.
• Codifying the warehouse locations and equipments.
• Setting up efficient receiving and packing stations.
• Implementing a scan-based WMS.
• Strengthening operational SOPs.
• Instituting a training & re-training program.
🔍 Case in point: At Hopstack, we shaved 22 seconds per order by optimizing the pick, sort, and pack process for a luxury goods fulfillment operation. That 22-second savings compounded to 8,000 human hours saved over one million orders.
💼 In hindsight, it made the investment in warehouse setup and digitization through our platform a no-brainer, without resorting to full-scale robotic automation.
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