KEITH FISHER , PRESIDENT OF WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION , HONEYWELL Keith Fisher
“Automated sorting equipment is enabling companies to offset labour shortages ”
KEITH FISHER , PRESIDENT OF WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION , HONEYWELL Keith Fisher
TITLE : PRESIDENT , WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION
COMPANY : HONEYWELL INDUSTRY : IT
Honeywell IT solutions can be found across all industries . It has 110,000 employees worldwide , including 19,000 engineers and scientists . Prior to his current post , Fisher spent 19 years with Honeywell Aerospace . shared warehousing , or they are outsourcing logistics to third-party providers ( 3PLs ).
There is also increasing pressure on governments to help businesses react to new consumption trends , by investing in infrastructure to support the growth of logistics and warehousing industries .
These are serious operational and infrastructure problems , but there is another , much more immediate and pressing , warehouse problem : labour shortages .
Keith Fisher is President of Warehouse Automation for Honeywell , the US multinational business that specialises in aerospace , building technologies , performance materials and technologies , as well as safety and productivity solutions
Fisher says the labour shortage is the most pressing challenge being faced by warehouse operators , especially across