Surges in orders can overwhelm warehouse operations, leading to delays in picking processes. Additionally, the rush of peak seasons may cause errors, resulting in wrong items being shipped and lower customer satisfaction. Automation solutions can streamline processes by improving accuracy picking and bringing items to workstations. Therefore, warehouses save significant time, as workers no longer need to walk and manually pick items.

The higher workload may require companies to hire temporary or seasonal staff, which can be challenging and costly. By picking and storing items, ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems) reduces the need for workers to perform repetitive and strenuous tasks, leading to increased efficiency.

The need to have more inventory on hand can cause issues with finding adequate storage space, leading to overcrowding and inefficiencies. ACRs (Automated Case-handling Robots) can extend to heights of up to 12 m, therefore making use of vertical storage space, and significantly boosting storage density.