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AberdeenGroupReport_Warehousing Trends-Voice

The Aberdeen Group reports on voice trends in the warehouse

In November and December of 2011, Aberdeen surveyed 134 warehousing professionals for a benchmark report (Fulfillment Excellence and Dynamic Event Warehousing Come of Age) that explores the pressures these companies are facing and what plans they have for the coming months. This Sector Insight focuses on one specific segment of warehouse professionals - voice users. To learn more from this segment in December 2011 we sent out a detailed follow-on survey to obtain a larger sample of current voice users so we could compare them with their peers. Based on the new survey we obtained 65 qualified responses. This insight compares the 32 voices users to the remaining 33 companies. What can we learn from the 32 voice companies versus the others? How are the voice companies coping with present economic conditions, what capabilities do they have, and what technologies do they rely on to ensure efficient operations and provide value to their customers?

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