B
Evidence Grade B
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42%
42% -- share of companies apprehensive about automation due to cost for companies surveyed about automated solutions (2026)
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Value
42%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
134
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Aberdeen
Primary
Tier C
http://www.westfaliausa.com/blog/common-misconceptions-of-using-automated-storage-and-retrieval-syst… ↗
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Common Misconceptions of Using Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
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Aberdeen
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Methodology
Aberdeen survey of 134 companies on perceptions of automated solutions
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companies surveyed about automated solutions: 42% share of companies apprehensive about automation due to cost. Source: Aberdeen (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/companies-apprehensive-automation-cost
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/companies-apprehensive-automation-cost" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>42%</strong> -- share of companies apprehensive about automation due to cost for companies surveyed about automated solutions<br><small>Source: Aberdeen (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/companies-apprehensive-automation-cost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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