The rapid expansion of grocery e-commerce over the last year has turned attention to automated warehouses and micro-fulfillment centers. Automation is rapidly transforming grocery logistics. As new models emerge for picking and transporting product, retailers are gaining more efficient supply chains.

Sensor technology is playing a key role in deriving the benefits of automation. It provides the data that unlocks valuable information on a wide variety of business drivers—such as throughput, labor availability and asset performance.

Data collection is the beating heart of sensor technology. Analyzing it gives operators insights on how to improve operations. In this playbook, we explore the competitive advantages that using this data provides, such as:

• Better inventory management
• Improved productivity and reduced labor costs—key in an industry with tight margins
• Logistics assets tracking
• Real-time facility monitoring—bottlenecks and other variables with wide impact

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