The Automation Journey | A Podcast from Rocrich AGV Solutions

The One Question That Exposes a Bad Automation Vendor

Ask a vendor where their system has failed before, and you learn fast whether they are being straight with you. Adrian Kumar of DHL Supply Chain tells host Colin Hutchin

How to Stress-Test Your Automation Business Case Before the Board Signs Off

A former DHL executive who oversaw as many as 500 automation projects a year explains why so many warehouse automation business cases fall apart after go-live. You built

How to Stress-Test Your Automation Business Case Before the Board Signs Off

A former DHL executive who oversaw as many as 500 automation projects a year explains why so many warehouse automation business cases fall apart after go-live. Adrian Ku

How to Judge an Automation Vendor Before You Sign the Contract

The robot is the easy part. What happens around it decides whether your automation project works or ends up gathering dust in the corner. You've seen it happen: a compan

Manager of International Safety Standards: Why Listing Every AGV Standard on Your RFP Could Backfire

Mobile robot standards are multiplying faster than most operations teams can track them. Your RFP lists every AGV and AMR safety standard under the sun, but does anyone

Multi-Vendor Automation Projects: Where Things Go Wrong and How to Fix Them

Scope creep, vendor accountability gaps, and undertrained teams at go-live. Three of the most common and costly problems in complex automation deployments - and three tha

What It Really Takes to Deliver Complex Automation Projects - A Project Manager's View

Your automated system is installed. The vendor says it's ready. So why isn't it performing? Scope creep, vendor accountability gaps, and underperforming systems in the f

ANSI B56.5, R15.08, ISO 3691-4 - A Plain-English Guide to Automation Standards

Most automation buyers know they need to comply with standards. Very few know which ones apply, where the boundaries sit, or what happens when two standards conflict. Th

The Automation Standards Breakdown You'll Wish You'd Seen Sooner

Your automated vehicle meets every standard on paper. But is your facility actually ready to operate differently? In this episode, Colin sits down with Pat Davison, Dire

Why Most Automation Pilots Fail - And the Planning Mindset That Changes Everything

Most automation projects start in the wrong place. The technology gets chosen before the process gets redesigned. The pilot gets scoped too small to succeed. And by the t

Don't Pave the Cow Path: Choosing What to Automate for Maximum ROI

Most automation failures don't start with bad technology. They start with automating the wrong process. Troy Donnelly has spent nearly three decades designing, implement

What Happens When Your Vendor's Experts Move On to Their Next Project?

Integrated automation looks seamless on paper. Making it work is a different challenge entirely. In this excerpt from Episode 2 of The Automation Journey, Lina Alvarado,

The Gap Between Vendor Promises and Post-Implementation Reality

Vendor selection isn't about the slickest pitch. It's about who stays when the system breaks. You're planning a major warehouse automation project. Multiple vendors, int

How to Get Every Stakeholder Aligned on Automation Before the Project Begins

Getting everyone aligned on an automation initiative is one of the hardest parts of the process. In this short-form episode, host Colin Hutchings and Derrick Shannonhouse

Where the Automation Journey Begins: Turning Ambition into Action

How do you know when automation is actually the answer, and where on earth do you start? In the debut episode of The Automation Journey, host Colin Hutchings sits down w

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Mobile automation is messy. Brownfield constraints. Finance is pushing back on ROI. Safety sign-offs. Departments that need actually to work together. The Automation Jour