Take the SMB Automation Quiz!

As operations get more complex, small and medium businesses need to be as agile, automated, and resilient as large companies. You need to increase collaboration between supply chain partners to ensure product quality, deploy automation throughout your facilities, and integrate new, connected technologies to stay competitive in the on-demand economy.

Take the SMB Automation Quiz to establish where to begin your automation journey. We’ll instantly deliver the most helpful content so you can understand what’s needed to achieve better visibility across the supply chain in real-time by digitizing and automating workflows.

1. What is top of mind when it comes to automation?

Optimizing the productivity and effectiveness of front-line workers Increasing operational efficiencies and customer satisfaction Gaining full supply-chain visibility and collaboration

2. How important is it to automate your operations?

Very important Important I have no choice

3. What operations in your organization could benefit from some modernization?

Inventory management Packing and shipping Omnichannel fulfillment

4. What are the expected benefits of improving digitization for your organization?

Minimize disruptions and potential product recalls Increase productivity and accuracy Actionable insights into staff activity and performance

5. What is your objective when connecting your company’s assets, data, and people?

To connect each operational area To get instant and complete supply chain visibility To automatically sense the location of assets and inventory

6. Are you concerned about evolving and modernizing your operations?

Yes, but ensuring full supply-chain visibility is the most important Yes, we need modernization to optimize people and resources Yes, inventory and asset visibility are critical

7. How can paper-based systems compromise your operations?

We need to operate with sharper insight, greater accuracy, and faster workflows to stay competitive We need to simplify processes and move workers from pen and paper to digital inventory management to avoid human errors We want to keep customers happy and the supply chain up and running; manually, it's almost impossible

8. What is the likely outcome if your organization doesn’t update its processes?

We won’t be able to offer a variety of delivery options and speeds We won’t be able to reach new levels of growth, productivity, and service We won’t be able to move materials quickly enough without full supply-chain visibility

9. What is your biggest fear about not implementing more modern technology?

Not meeting customer expectations and losing preference Losing business to larger or more automated smaller competitors Struggling to remain relevant in an increasingly digital economy

10. What do you look for in a technology provider?

One that helps us implement the whole solution from end to end One that is creative around solutions and keeps an eye out for the future while maintaining a realistic budget One that understands current workflows and offers strong post-sales services