On par with evolving technology, increased competition, and a burgeoning market, the material handling industry has undergone significant changes over the past few years. Especially with the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the global supply chain, the material handling industry has witnessed a surge of technological advancements to keep up with the ever-increasing consumer demands.
From next-gen conveyor belts to driverless forklifts to autonomous vehicles, there is a multitude of automation-based equipment across all stages of the supply chain. To cite an example, autonomous trucks are bringing payback by fully automating select workflows, thus freeing up operators’ time and allowing them to focus on more value-added tasks. In addition, the material handling industry is also advocating the use of big data to drive improvements in aggregating supply chain data across businesses to identify best practices that maximize efficiency and compress shipping times.
Keeping in mind all the recent trends shaping the future of material handling industry, there is a need for a thorough understanding of the pertinent technologies and equipment that will help anticipate and mitigate the supply chain and inventory management challenges in the coming days. Hence, with a broad understanding of novel developments in the material handling solutions space, a distinguished panel of selectors comprising CEO’s CIOs, VCs, and the editorial board of Logistics Tech Outlook, has compiled a list of the top material handling solution providers that are enabling organizations to prove grounds for the next generation of material handling.
We present to you Logistic Tech Outlook’s “Top 10 Material Handling System Services Companies - 2022.”