Gartner® Research Predicts Over 75% of Companies Will Adopt Warehouse Automation By 2027

GreyOrange was recognized in the categories of Multiagent Orchestration (MAO) Platforms, Mobile Robotics Goods-to-Person (GSP) Systems and Mobile Sortation Robots

According to the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Supply Chain Execution Technologies report, “By 2027, over 75% of companies will have adopted some form of cyber-physical automation within their warehouse operations.” The report further mentions that, “As companies expand their use of robotics, most will eventually have heterogeneous fleets of robots from different vendors performing various tasks, which will require standardized software that can easily integrate to a variety of agents and robot platforms. These solutions will assign work to the right robots based on the characteristics of immediate and prioritized tasks and communicate with other types of automation (agents) like door or elevator controls.”

This report offers detailed insights into the future needs of end-users.

GreyOrange is recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner report for:

• Multiagent Orchestration (MAO) Platforms
• Mobile Robotics Goods-to-Person (G2P) Systems
• Mobile Sortation Robots

This Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2023 report includes:

• Forward-looking need and functionality of the multiagent orchestration platform within the supply chain industry
• Importance of mapping out work situations, including robot communication with other agents like doors and elevators to move about within warehouses effortlessly

“As robot fleets expand, companies will have to transition management practices from a focus on people to a focus on automation design, which will drive the need for these types of solutions. As robots assume more responsibility for process execution, the process changes can be dramatic. Work assignment processes, which were largely built for people, will need to be completely redesigned. As robotic fleets become more heterogeneous, coordinating work between robot platforms becomes more difficult while important.”

– Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2023

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