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Automation strategy and selection
Decide whether to automate, and with what, before a vendor decides for you. We compare technologies on your order profile, labor market and growth plan, including the option of not automating.
Book a scoping callWhen to call us
- Several integrators have proposed different technologies and you cannot compare them.
- Labor cost or availability is forcing the question.
- A board or parent company has asked for an automation roadmap.
How we approach it
- Profile orders, SKUs and volume to find where automation actually fits.
- Screen technologies against those profiles: cube and shuttle AS/RS, AMR and AGV fleets, conveyor and sortation, goods-to-person, pick-to-light.
- Size the shortlist and cost it with budgetary pricing.
- Score options with a weighted matrix your team helps set, then test the leader for sensitivity to volume and mix.
Questions
Do you have preferred vendors?
No. Highbay Advisory has no integrator, OEM or software affiliation and takes no referral fees. The recommendation is the product.
What if the answer is not to automate?
Then that is the recommendation, with the conditions that would change it. A good process on manual equipment often beats automation bought too early.
Can you review a technology we have already chosen?
Yes. A focused review of a single proposal against your data is often a two to three week engagement.
Talk it through
A scoping call costs nothing. You receive a written estimate before any work is billed.