Automation - Hitting the Sweet Spot

By James M. Apple, Jr.
July 2002, Modern Materials Handling Magazine

If you passed the test for “readiness for automation” in the January issue, and have been to PRO-MAT to see all of the options available to you, then now is the time to think about choosing the right “level of mechanization” for your operation.

Recently, I was asked to recall the most, and least successful applications of automation in a warehousing environment that I had seen. The reflection was an instructional process on what to do, and what to avoid.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

James M. Apple, Jr. is a Director in The Progress Group. Prior to co-founding The Progress Group in 1991, he was a Partner with Coopers & Lybrand's SysteCon division. During 1992-1995 he served as a Senior Systems Advisor with Vanderlande Industries, a major conveyor and systems provider in Europe.

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