readers of Logistics Management and Modern Materials Handling in January 2018.
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
Number of respondents prior to 2018 survey not stated by the source.
Limited to the percentage of overall respondents who reported they are proceeding with investments for the relevant year.
* Warehouse management systems, Enterprise Resource Planning etc.
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Warehouse materials handling expenditure by investment U.S. 2015-2018
This statistic depicts the share of warehouse and distribution center operators spending on materials handling equipment, technologies, services and solutions in the United States between 2015 and 2018, broken down by investment type. During the 2018 survey, ** percent of respondents reported they were investing in automated guided vehicles.
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