DC TECHNOLOGY
strategicinsight
Too many companies buy warehouse equipment
and technology based on a “best case” scenario.
Using an “engineered” approach to evaluating
the return on investment will provide a more
accurate picture of cost and productivity benefits.
A better way
to calculate
equipment ROI
This story first appeared in the
Quarter 2/2012 edition of CSCMP’s
TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
center environment have progressed more in the past 10 years than they did in
the previous 30 years, and new options are emerging virtually every day. Today,
companies that operate warehouses and distribution centers can choose from
a vast array of advanced technologies and equipment solutions that promise to
deliver attractive productivity benefits. These new technologies—from auto-
matic pallet-wrapping machines to remotely controlled material handling
equipment, and everything in between—can deliver tangible benefits, but most
require substantial financial investments.
