This statistic depicts the share of warehousing and distribution center providers investing in materials handling equipment and information systems solutions over the next 12 months in the United States between 2019 and 2022, broken down by investment area. During the 2022 survey, 60 percent of respondents reported they were investing in new equipment and/or equipment upgrades.
Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States planning to invest in materials handling over the next 12 months from 2019 to 2022, by investment area
readers of Logistics Management and Modern Materials Handling.
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
2019 baseline: 246
2020 baseline: 145
2021 baseline:129
Original question: 'In which areas will you be investing over the next 12 months?'
* Warehouse management systems, warehouse control systems, enterprise resource planning systems, customer relationship management systems etc.
** Third-party logistics.
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Logistics Management. (March 2, 2022). Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States planning to invest in materials handling over the next 12 months from 2019 to 2022, by investment area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/931188/warehouse-materials-handling-investment-areas-united-states/
Logistics Management. "Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States planning to invest in materials handling over the next 12 months from 2019 to 2022, by investment area." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/931188/warehouse-materials-handling-investment-areas-united-states/
Logistics Management. (2022). Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States planning to invest in materials handling over the next 12 months from 2019 to 2022, by investment area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/931188/warehouse-materials-handling-investment-areas-united-states/
Logistics Management. "Share of Warehouse and Distribution Center Operators in The United States Planning to Invest in Materials Handling over The next 12 Months from 2019 to 2022, by Investment Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/931188/warehouse-materials-handling-investment-areas-united-states/
Logistics Management, Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States planning to invest in materials handling over the next 12 months from 2019 to 2022, by investment area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/931188/warehouse-materials-handling-investment-areas-united-states/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of warehouse and distribution center operators in the United States planning to invest in materials handling over the next 12 months from 2019 to 2022, by investment area [Graph], Logistics Management, March 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/931188/warehouse-materials-handling-investment-areas-united-states/
