Overview
FM Logistic is a leading provider of supply chain services, including warehousing and handling, transport, and co-packing. In support of the company’s mission to drive innovation in warehouse automation, they partnered with Phronesis to survey 100 companies across three sectors (FMCG, retail, and beauty ) in France, Poland and India, to better understand this market’s needs.
| The report, Warehouse Automation: a catalyst for business transformation, provides a holistic view of the automation industry across mature and developing markets. These insights enable FM Logistic to better understand how automation is leveraged by organizations that are managing or operating B2C warehouses (for e-commerce deliveries) and B2B warehouses (for storing finished products to be delivered to physical stores and sites).
It also presents a detailed review of the current extent of automation and its future, along with an in-depth analysis of the associated drivers and barriers, capital expenditure investment, and warehouse automation project ROI. The report found a robust shift towards fully automated processes in the future and significant variations in current automation levels for different warehouse processes. |
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Research Methodology
The survey was conducted with 100 respondents from across three sectors – FMCG (46), retail, including e-commerce (40), and beauty and luxury (14). The respondents were based in France (30), Poland (30) and India (40).
Phronesis deployed an integrated research methodology combining desk research, quantitative surveys, and in-depth expert discussions to gather the required insights and develop a detailed report. The surveyed companies were categorized as small, medium, and large-sized based on revenue, and survey respondents included professionals involved in the operations and management of e-commerce warehouses (used for e-commerce deliveries) and B2B warehouses (used for storing finished products to be delivered to physical stores).
