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Reusable Packaging Optimizes Supply Chain Automation

As the shift to automation grows in result of the COVID-19 pandemic, RPA outlines the specific uses and benefits of reusable packaging within the supply chain.

Custom totes for a customer’s highly automated processes from SSI Schaefer.
Custom totes for a customer’s highly automated processes from SSI Schaefer.

The latest Inner Loop article from the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), states that while the connection between automation and reusables has been proven over time, the two are now poised to reach new heights with market forces accelerating the rate of automation uptake.

The article notes that in an RPA survey immediately preceding the Covid-19 pandemic, a majority of respondents (81%) were optimistic that the demand for reusables would increase over the next five years due to the growing automation trend. Then, the pandemic even further accelerated the shift to online shopping and automation projects. Warehouse space shortages, labor availability, and the need for inventory accuracy and rapid execution has been further factors in this increase.

Results of an RPA survey immediately preceding the Covid-19 pandemic.Results of an RPA survey immediately preceding the Covid-19 pandemic.MarketsandMarkets estimates the market for logistics sector automation to reach $88.9 billion by 2026, up from $48.4 billion in 2020 and boasting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.6% during the forecast period.

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