When it comes to warehouse automation, do you favor new technology or \u201cproven\u201d technology for your operation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understandably, a lot of people lean toward \u201cproven\u201d technology as emerging technology is by nature unproven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Making the leap to robotics technology in a fulfillment or distribution operation, for example, raises all sorts of legitimate concerns like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Truth is, no matter how promising a new technology may be, for many the inherent risk to embracing it will carry with it a stigma that keeps them from adopting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until it\u2019s \u201cproven,\u201d that is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So for many the answer will be a simple one: When new technology becomes \u201cproven\u201d technology then it will be acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there is a problem with that logic. It takes years for a new technology to be proven. And given the pace of change in technology, choosing the \u201cproven\u201d solution will put the adopter years behind on the innovation curve \u2014 and keep them there as long as they embrace that logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, by the time a new technology is truly a \u201cproven\u201d technology, it is synonymous with the status quo, which means those who favor \u201cproven\u201d technology essentially favor embracing the status quo \u2014 a position that has forced hundreds of businesses into bankruptcy over the past decade, while technology marches on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not quite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s true that choosing new technologies is risky because they\u2019re unproven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it\u2019s equally true that limiting your supply chain to \u201cproven\u201d technology is risky because it allows the competition to move years ahead in its pursuit of efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the choice between them need not be black and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At MSI Automate, we believe that the way to bridge the gap between the two extremes created by favoring either new or \u201cproven\u201d technology is to blend the technologies in ways that capitalize on the strengths each technology brings to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only does this mitigate the associated risks of emerging and \u201cproven\u201d technologies, it embraces the proven production efficiencies of all the available technologies in the market and integrates them into solutions that best fit each client\u2019s unique production requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through an iterative process of solution development<\/a> and computer simulation modeling<\/a>, we test the variations and combinations of new and \u201cproven\u201d technologies which best tackle each client\u2019s challenges and then prove them out and financially justify them as part of our automation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Innovations in automation technology<\/a> have and will continue to spur new and more efficient approaches to warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution processes. Companies that find the right balance between extremes will be the ones that turn their process into a technological edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re considering enhancing your technological edge, let us know what you want to accomplish, and we\u2019ll show you how you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION<\/a><\/p>\n
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