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, 14 percent of respondents reported they were investing in automated guided vehicles.
Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States investing in materials handling between 2015 and 2018, by type
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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Logistics Management. (March 1, 2018). Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States investing in materials handling between 2015 and 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/931125/warehouse-materials-handling-expenditure-by-investment-united-states/
Logistics Management. "Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States investing in materials handling between 2015 and 2018, by type." Chart. March 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/931125/warehouse-materials-handling-expenditure-by-investment-united-states/
Logistics Management. (2018). Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States investing in materials handling between 2015 and 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/931125/warehouse-materials-handling-expenditure-by-investment-united-states/
Logistics Management. "Share of Warehouse and Distribution Center Operators in The United States Investing in Materials Handling between 2015 and 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/931125/warehouse-materials-handling-expenditure-by-investment-united-states/
Logistics Management, Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States investing in materials handling between 2015 and 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/931125/warehouse-materials-handling-expenditure-by-investment-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States investing in materials handling between 2015 and 2018, by type [Graph], Logistics Management, March 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/931125/warehouse-materials-handling-expenditure-by-investment-united-states/
