Adhish Luitel
Principal Analyst
Research Focus
Adhish Luitel, Principal Analyst at ABI Research, provides global supply chain management research coverage, including on fleet management, warehousing and fulfillment, retail technologies, and connected assets. He leads research on emerging areas such as telematics technologies, AI Video, aftermarket ADAS, autonomous trucks, material handling automation, and digital solutions implementation.
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Topics Covered
Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Insights
FourKites Announce Agentic AI Innovations—Is Targeted Applicability Crucial?
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7759
Platform Science Consolidates Trimble's Telematics Business: Clarity on Value Proposition Is Critical
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7737
Embracing Real-Time Visibility to Overcome Maritime Congestions Will be Key for Asia’s EV Industry
Insight | 1Q 2025 | IN-7695
As More Manufacturers Look into Reshoring, Efficient Supply Chains to Lower Overall Costs Will Be Important
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7535
Revolutionizing Warehousing and Yard Management through Inbound and Outbound Automation: Insights from MODEX
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7288
Innovations Required in Reverse Logistics as PepsiCo Feels the Impact of Quaker Recall
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7254
CES 2024: Key Highlights from A Supply Chain Lens
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7224
Generative AI Applications for Fleet Management: Game Changer or Just Another Fad?
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7147
As the Frozen Food Supply Chain Continues to Grow, Automated Reporting and Advanced Analytics Will Be Key
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7070
Samsara Redefining Its Fleet Management Portfolio with Enhanced Video Telematics Solutions
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7020
Increased Nearshoring and Reshoring Efforts Highlight the Need for Automation and Transportation Visibility
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6985
Can Amazon’s ML-Powered AWS Supply Chain Solution Achieve Widespread Adoption or Is It Too Narrow in Scope?
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6952
ProMat 2023—Showcased Yard Management Solutions and Device-Agnostic Platforms
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6906
U.S.-China Trade Close to a Record, Highlighting need for End-to-End Traceability
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6836
Can the US Supply Chain Handle Growing EV Demand?
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6779
Inceptio and Ambarella to Deliver SAE Level 3 as Industry Focuses on Making Autonomous Trucking Work at Scale
Insight | 3Q 2022 | IN-6608
Panasonic’s Supply Chain Management Arm Goes Public
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6581
MODEX 2022: Key Highlights and Lessons Learned
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6517
China-Europe Rail Routes: Global Supply Chain’s Latest Problem
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6496
Efficient Inventory Management with Digitization
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6420
Leveraging Indoor Traceability to Overcome Storage Hurdles
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6382
Real-Time Tracking Systems Key to Ease Supply Chain Disruptions
Insight | 4Q 2021 | IN-6339
Walmart and Amazon Set to Clash Over E-Commerce Offerings
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6287
Rising Robot Adoption for Warehouse Safety
Insight | 3Q 2021 | IN-6229
Retailers Rushing to Automate Operations
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6194
Grocery Chains Lead Automation Charge in Micro-Fulfillment
Insight | 2Q 2021 | IN-6162
Research
Last-Mile Delivery Solutions Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025
Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-2684
Last-Mile Delivery Solutions
Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-LMIM-23
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update: 1Q 2025
Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3650
Commercial Telematics Vendors
Competitive Ranking | 1Q 2025 | CA-1466
Fleet Management Trends
Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-FMMD-24
Commercial Video Telematics
Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-VTMD-24
Commercial Telematics, Video Monitoring, and Cold Chain Management: A Global Outlook Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025
Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3374
Cold Chain Monitoring
Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-CT-23
Connected Commercial Vehicles
Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-COMT-128
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Supply Chain: Fleet Management Solutions
Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3371
Air Cargo Data
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-MTMLAC-23
Rail Freight Data
Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-MTMLRF-23
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update: 3Q 2024
Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3334
Last-Mile Delivery Solutions
Market Data | 3Q 2024 | MD-LM-102
Last Mile Delivery Market Data Overview: 3Q 2024
Presentation | 3Q 2024 | PT-2765
Commercial Cold Chain Monitoring Solutions
Competitive Ranking | 3Q 2024 | CA-1464
Cold Chain Monitoring Applications for the Food & Beverage Supply Chain
Report | 2Q 2024 | AN-5553
Cold Chain Monitoring Market Data Overview: 2Q 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3213
Cold Chain Monitoring
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-CCTM-23
Supply Chain Management and Logistics, Quarterly Update: 2Q 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-3186
Building A Digital Strategy For FSMA And Food Traceability Compliance
Whitepaper | 2Q 2024 | WP-199
Fleet Management: Market Size, Vehicle Sales, and Technologies Penetration
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-FMMD-23
Commercial Telematics and Fleet Management Market Data Overview: 2Q 2024
Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-2666
Connected Commercial Vehicles
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-COMT-127
Food Value Chain & Regulations in North America and Europe
Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2663
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update: 1Q 2024
Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-3134
Commercial Telematics
Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-COMT-126
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update: 4Q 2023
Presentation | 4Q 2023 | PT-2791
Commercial Video Telematics
Market Data | 4Q 2023 | MD-VTMD-23
Commercial Video Telematics
Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2023 | CA-1421
Commercial Video Telematics for Road Freight Transportation and Fleets
Report | 4Q 2023 | AN-5777
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update: 3Q 2023
Presentation | 3Q 2023 | PT-2766
Multimodal Logistics
Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-MTML-102
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update – 2Q 2023
Presentation | 2Q 2023 | PT-2730
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Quarterly Update: Q1 2023
Presentation | 1Q 2023 | PT-2685
Road Freight Transportation Technology Trends
Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5678
Smart Warehousing
Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-SMWH-102
The 6G Ambient IoT Opportunity for Supply Chain
Whitepaper | 4Q 2022 | WP-1014
Digital Transformation of the Retail Supply Chain
Report | 4Q 2022 | AN-5554
Hot Tech Innovators: Transport, Logistics, and Supply Chain 2Q 2022
Presentation | 3Q 2022 | PT-2439
Seaport Digital Transformation
Report | 2Q 2022 | AN-5550
Multimodal Logistics Market Data
Market Data | 1Q 2022 | MD-MTML-101
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Software
Report | 4Q 2021 | AN-5529
Warehouse Management System: Competitive Ranking
Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2021 | CA-1342
Smart Warehousing
Market Data | 3Q 2021 | MD-SMWH-101
Modern Fulfillment Trends: Warehouse Robotics, Handheld Devices and Wearables
Report | 3Q 2021 | AN-5498
Adhish Luitel In The News
Global Railcar IoT Digitization revenues to exceed US $20B by 2032
American Journal of Transportation (2025-01-23)
“The global railcar telematics market is driven by the increasing demand for efficient, safe, and cost-effective transportation systems. This expansion can be attributed to advancements in digitalization and the integration of IoT technologies due to heightened emphasis on real-time data analytics...
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Cambridge startup Pickle Robot seeks to automate the dreary work of unloading trucks
The Boston Globe (2025-01-2)
Adhish Luitel, principal analyst in supply chain management at ABI Research, thinks Pickle needs to hurry up. Luitel says that rival firms, including the Japanese company Mujin, are ahead in developing systems that can both load and unload trucks.“I do think it’s a problem for them,” said Luitel....
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Operational efficiency fuelling cold food chain track and trace market
Future IoT (2024-08-5)
“Retailers are taking numerous initiatives such as streamlining last-mile delivery processes, employing cold chain telematics solutions in refrigerated trucks and containers, and adopting traceability solutions like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Ambient Internet of Things (IoT),”...
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Cold Food Chain Track-and-Trace Revenues to Surpass $7B: Study
Food Logistics (2024-08-3)
In fact, cold food chain track-and-trace revenues are expected to surpass $7 billion worldwide in 2032, according to research from ABI Research. These revenues will consist of hardware sales and recurring monthly Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) revenues. “Retailers are taking numerous initiatives such...
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Food cold chain track and trace revenues to surpass USD7bn
Industry Sourcing.com (2024-08-2)
The adoption of cold chain telematics solutions for refrigerated trucks and containers in the food and beverage industry is set to grow extensively over the coming years. Regulatory compliance and food waste reduction are the biggest drivers of solutions implementation in this space. According to...
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Track and trace revenues to surpass $7 billion in 2032, ABI says
Supply Chain XChange (2024-08-2)
“Retailers are taking numerous initiatives such as streamlining last-mile delivery processes, employing cold chain telematics solutions in refrigerated trucks and containers, and adopting traceability solutions like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Ambient Internet of Things (IoT). The...
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Track and trace revenues to surpass $7 billion in 2032, ABI says
DC Velocity (2024-08-2)
“Retailers are taking numerous initiatives such as streamlining last-mile delivery processes, employing cold chain telematics solutions in refrigerated trucks and containers, and adopting traceability solutions like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Ambient Internet of Things (IoT). The...
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Cold Chain Telematics Market to Grow $2.5B by 2032
Food Logistics (2024-06-11)
“Innovations in cold chain telematics have revolutionized the supply chain landscape by providing real-time monitoring and enhanced data analytics. This has led to increased adoptions in the food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries as supply chains look to ensure product integrity...
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Cold chain tech revenue projected to exceed AU$10 billion
Food Processing (2024-04-11)
“Beyond regulatory compliance, food waste mitigation is also a key enabler for cold chain monitoring growth in the food industry. Between 7% and 15% of all foods spoil during transport, especially imported produce. The recent rise in food imports into the United States and Canada from Mexico and...
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Food cold chain track and trace technology revenues set to exceed US$7 billion amid growing regulatory scrutiny on food supply chains
American Journal of Transportation (2024-04-10)
“For cold chain management to be effective, it must be enabled by technological solutions, which are critical for maintaining the quality and safety of food products. The need for real-time monitoring across the food supply chain has been exacerbated due to the regulatory compliance requirements in...
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Food safety and waste mitigation drive demand for smart containers
Future IoT (2024-04-10)
ABI Research projects that worldwide revenues from food cold chain track and trace operations will surpass US$7 billion by 2032, encompassing hardware sales and recurring SaaS subscriptions. “For cold chain management to be effective, it must be enabled by technological solutions, which are critical...
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Cold Chain Track-and-Trace Technology to Exceed $7B
Food Logistics (2024-04-9)
“For cold chain management to be effective, it must be enabled by technological solutions, which are critical for maintaining the quality and safety of food products. The need for real-time monitoring across the food supply chain has been exacerbated due to the regulatory compliance requirements in...
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Video Telematics to Improve Commercial Vehicle Road Safety
Supply Chain & Demand Executive (2023-10-25)
“The advancement of dash cams surround view cameras in terms of capabilities has led to increased use cases to enable driver safety and, in turn, increased adoption in commercial fleets. Regulatory initiatives in North America, Europe, and China are also bringing more tech into commercial fleets,”...
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Shoring up the Supply Chain
The Peggy Smedley Show (2023-10-19)
Peggy Smedley and Adhish Luitel, senior analyst, ABI Research, talk about what it means to shore up the supply chain. He says it varies, but the simplest way to shore up the supply chain would be to reshape a supply chain to improve resilience.
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Make Supply Chain Resiliency the Cornerstone of Your Risk Preparation Program
Industry Week (2023-09-19)
“Managing day-to-day as well as looking out for things that could happen five or 10 years from now, that’s key,” says Adhish Luitel, senior analyst that leads the Supply Chain Management & Logistics Research practice at ABI Research. A company supply chain “needs to evolve over time, improve over...
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2023 Holiday Sales Outlook Not Making Merchants Merry
E Commerce Times (2023-08-22)
Adhish Luitel, senior analyst for supply chain management and logistics at ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, noted that retailers are now much better equipped to handle holiday shortages. “The state of the global economy has definitely forced them to make adjustments to their...
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Research suggests tsunami of automation set to hit ports
Riviera News (2023-08-15)
Now ABI Research expects AGV seaport deployments worldwide to have a compounded annual growth rate of 26% from 2022 to 2030 and to exceed 370,000 global deployments by 2027. “Automation improves port operations’ reliability, consistency and workplace security. Also, from an environmental...
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Seaport automation set to surge
Inside Logistics (2023-08-10)
According to ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, AGV seaport deployments worldwide will have a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 26 percent from 2022 to 2030. This will include over 370,000 global deployments by 2027.
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Seaports to Deploy Over 370,000 AGVs by 2030
Material Handling & Logistics (2023-08-10)
According to ABI Research AGV seaport deployments worldwide will have a CAGR of over 26% from 2022 to 2030 and exceed 370,000 global deployments by 2027. “Automation improves port operations' reliability, consistency, and workplace security. explains Adhish Luitel, Supply Chain Management &...
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Seaports Experience Uptick in AGV Deployment to Alleviate Congestion
Food Logistics (2023-08-9)
In fact, AGV seaport deployments worldwide will have a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 26% from 2022-2030 and exceed 370,000 global deployments by 2027, according to new ABI Research. “Automation improves port operations' reliability, consistency, and workplace security. Also, from an...
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Seaports rush to adopt AGVs to tackle global container congestion
CSMP's Supply Chain Quarterly (2023-08-9)
Seaports are rapidly turning to automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in their search for more productive automation to transport containers and loads to and from ships, according to a study from analyst firm ABI Research. But to gain the full benefits of the investment, facilities must also apply change...
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Seaports to deploy over 370,000 autonomous guided vehicles by 2030 to alleviate congestion
American Journal of Transportation (2023-08-9)
The maritime industry has drastically surged its automation efforts in the wake of global seaport congestion. In addition to solutions such as gantries, automated port gates, and stacking cranes, autonomous horizontal transport modes such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) that transport containers...
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Click & Collect is Here to Stay: Retailers Embrace Automated Tech
Retail Today (2023-06-21)
A report from ABI Research predicts we’ll see more automated in-store technologies in the coming year, as businesses look to enhance operations and streamline their supply chain. “Beyond enabling rapid fulfillment/restocking or automated inventory management, these technologies also provide...
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Congestion, Bottlenecks, Rail Strikes Will Continue to Challenge Supply Chains in 2023
Food Logistics (2022-12-19)
Adhish Luitel, senior analyst at ABI Research, details why rail strikes, staffing complexities, congestion and bottlenecks will continue to challenge supply chains in the New Year.
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The State of a “Normal” Supply Chain
Food Logistics (2022-12-7)
“Although port congestion (mostly on the West Coast ports) [is] easing, labor strikes definitely aren’t helping. Rail strikes (especially in the U.S.) will cause an added amount of pressure on the trucking industry. And due to the staffing complexities in trucking, we will see more congestion and...
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Small, cute and nimble: Last-mile robots could soon become a delivery force
Modern Shipper (2022-06-23)
The warehouse robotics market is booming, but so too is the robotic delivery market. According to data from ABI Research, worldwide robotic last-mile delivery revenues will surpass $70 million this year. But that is just a drop in the bucket compared to the growth expected in the market. The firm’s...
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Worldwide installations of automated guided vehicles at seaport to exceed 150,000
Robotics and Automation News (2022-06-19)
According to ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, worldwide AGV deployments in seaports will have a compound annual growth rate of over 26 percent from 2022 to 2027 and exceed 150,000 global deployments by 2027. This will occur as global outbound freight volume crosses 13,000 million...
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150,000-Plus AGVs to be Deployed in Seaports by 2027
Food Logistics (2022-05-11)
Worldwide automated guided vehicles (AGV) deployments in seaports will have a CAGR of over 26% from 2022-2027 and exceed 150,000 global deployments by 2027, according to ABI Research, all thanks to global port congestion issues and other supply chain bottlenecks in the maritime industry. “Automation...
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O’Hare bolstered by cargo boom despite labor shortage, supply chain turmoil
Crain's Chicago Business (2022-05-4)
“The few record years of air cargo,” says Adhish Luitel, supply chain management analyst at ABI Research, “caused a lot of congestion and operational issues. This most likely isn’t a temporary thing.”
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US Shoppers Spent $1.7T Online During Pandemic, Another Trillion Forecast for 2022
E-Commerce Times (2022-03-16)
The grocery category also benefited from several improvements in user experience, platform options and faster delivery times, explained Adhish Luitel, supply chain management and logistics principal analyst at ABI Research. What’s more, he continued, with inflation, consumers are eating out less. “I...
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Revenues from WMS sales to grow more than 20 percent
Inside Logistics (2022-01-4)
Investments in warehouse management systems are surging as a result of the boom in e-commerce. Global investment in Warehouse Management System (WMS) platforms surged from US$2.3 billion in 2019 to over $2.5 billion in 2020, showing an eight percent year-over-year growth, according to a new study by...
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Software and platforms to redefine warehouse management services
Future CIO (2021-12-7)
ABI Research forecasts worldwide WMS market revenues will have a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 23% from 2021 to 2030 and exceed US$10 billion in revenues by 2030. Adhish Luitel “Companies are starting to combine the value of multiple hardware and software solutions. Productivity...
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The Race to Automation and Visibility
Supply & Demand Chain Executive (2021-11-14)
“E-commerce has seen aggressive growth over the past several years, even before the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Adhish Luitel, an industry analyst with ABI Research. “The pandemic triggered an extraordinary increase in demand for online orders. Suppliers are finding it increasingly challenging to keep...
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Robotics supply helping hand to speedy order fulfilment
Financial Times (2021-11-14)
Adhish Luitel, an analyst at ABI Research, says another area of huge growth is in micro-fulfilment centres that use robots on rails, like those used by online retailer Ocado or AutoStore, its Norwegian competitor, which was recently listed in Oslo.
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Retail, Manufacturing and Logistics Forecast to Boost RFID Use in 2022
RFID Journal (2021-11-4)
Ongoing disruptions in the supply chain—including port congestions, delayed shipments and a lack of warehouse workforce—have further highlighted the need for real-time traceability, says Adhish Luitel, an industry analyst with global technology intelligence firm ABI Research.
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New wave of robots changes logistics job descriptions
DC Velocity (2021-11-2)
“As the shift toward robotics occurs with busier warehouses, manual workflows can be automated or workflows that have traditionally been carried out by highly specialized and inflexible machines could soon be carried out by robots that can be moved and retrained as needed,” Adhish Luitel, industry...
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ThomasNet: What spot shortage do you predict next?
ThomasNet (2021-10-20)
Medical facilities are short on a range of supplies, and this could only get worse. Shortages of masks and gloves from the early days of the pandemic have spread to many other medical items in the United States and Europe, from exam tables and heart defibrillators to crutches and IV poles. —Adhish...
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive: Warehouse Automation to Continue Booming
Supply & Demand Chain Executive (2021-09-23)
“Productivity technologies can achieve far greater return on investment if correctly combined with other technologies. For example, by combining location tracking data with a voice solution, warehouses using a Warehouse Execution System (WES) platform can optimize workflows by minimizing distance...
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Modern Materials Handling: Analyst projection: over half million mobile robots to be shipped to warehouses in 2030
Modern Materials Handling (2021-09-23)
The supply chain industry has surged its warehouse automation efforts considering the e-commerce boom and labor scarcities, according to tech advisory firm ABI Research. In addition to solutions such as headphone-enabled voice-picking, mobile robots are proving to be the most prevalent...
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Material Handling & Logistics: By 2030 Warehouse Robots Market to Hit $51 Billion
Material Handling & Logistics (2021-08-24)
Fueled by labor shortages and increased order volume, automation in the warehouse continues to increase. In addition to technology solutions such as Augmented Reality (AR) powered smart glasses and handheld devices with enhanced capabilities, autonomous, collaborative, and mobile robots are proving...
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Supply Chain Management Review: Analyst study: Revenues from warehouse robotics to top $51 billion by 2030
Supply Chain Management Review (2021-08-19)
Worldwide commercial robot revenue in warehouses will have a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 23% from 2021 to 2030 and exceed US $51 billion by 2030, according to a new report by ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm. The warehousing industry has ramped up its automation...
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Robotics & Automation News: Revenues from robotics in warehouses to exceed $51 billion by 2030
Robotics & Automation News (2021-08-19)
n addition to technology solutions such as augmented reality powered smart glasses and handheld devices with enhanced capabilities, autonomous, collaborative, and mobile robots are proving to be the most popular and fastest-growing productivity-enhancing solution in the warehouse workspace....
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Supply and Demand Chain Executive: Evolving E-Commerce Fulfillment Operations Expand Commercial Robotics Market
Supply and Demand Chain Executive (2021-08-18)
Augmented reality (AR)-powered smart glasses and handheld devices with enhanced capabilities as well as autonomous, collaborative and mobile robots are becoming the fastest-growing warehousing solution, projected to exceed $51 billion by 2030, according to ABI Research. “Mobile robots are at the...
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The Boston Globe: Walmart signs on with local robot maker to automate distribution centers
The Boston Globe (2021-07-15)
Adhish Luitel, a supply chain analyst with ABI Research, said there’s growing demand for warehouse automation, largely because warehouse jobs are so unappealing to humans. “You just can’t find workers anymore,” said Luitel. The trend is also being driven by the surge in online shopping spawned by...
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