“For many organizations, automation will be a necessary step to improve productivity, but it is not a silver bullet. This research highlights serious blockers preventing many leaders from rolling out the technology. In any case, it must be implemented to address the specific needs of each individual business, rather than automation for its own sake.”

“Resilience comes from a well-equipped, motivated and safe workforce with transparent and extensive knowledge of their roles and processes. Investing in human-centred technology, and seeking out efficiency gains built around the human worker, can provide the stability warehouses are looking for. The findings in our survey confirm what has been self-evident to those in the warehousing and logistics industry for a few years. External factors are wreaking havoc on the ability of businesses to predict demand and prepare for new challenges. Organisations need to focus on building agile and efficient processes through data-driven insights into the internal workings of the shop floor. Building certainty in the warehouse protects from uncertainty outside of it.”

Although technology is an important pillar of organizational strategy, people remain essential on shopfloors and will continue to be so in the future. This belief drives everything we do.

This survey does what third-party consultants often do not – provide clear, transparent, data-based conclusions. There is an evident desire from workers to receive helpful data insights to improve their workflows. The solution is comprehensive in-house data insights, provided by bottom-up tech that creates valuable data landscapes from which points of inefficiency can be discovered.

A great product begins with a great idea, but not every idea you have is great. What makes ProGlove a great place to work is that we give our staff the liberty to experiment.

“I am excited to join ProGlove at this important point in the company's development. ProGlove has built an outstanding business and is ideally positioned to grow further. I look forward to bringing in new perspectives and supporting ProGlove’s strong team, which is committed to continuing the company's success story,”

[We] at ProGlove unify around a singular vision: the Human Digital Twin. We believe that human people remain indispensable in industry. We believe that people must benefit from technology, not the other way around.