Warehouse automation is a very broad term and means different things to different organisations.
Warehouse automation involves the use of technology to perform as many warehousing tasks as possible. Rather than assigning error-prone humans to retrieve, sort and ship goods, warehouses are deploying technology to take over. Although humans are still needed to oversee and help with tasks such as pac king, the slowest and most laborious tasks are delegated to machines that work faster, work longer and create fewer errors.
As businesses grow their warehouses and inventory expands but often the sys...