Warehouse Automation Implementation Environment: Case of Central Warehouse Management in Mali, West Africa

The implementation of warehouse automation has proven to be an effective way to increase productivity and inventory accuracy, lower labour costs, and improve safety in the warehouse environment. This study aims to investigate the barriers that trigger the success factor of warehouse automation implementation. This study offers a unique and modern warehouse automation environment model as a solution for complete implementation in warehouse automation operations. The study was conducted in Mali, West Africa. A total of 100 responses were collected among warehouse managers through an online Microsoft Forms survey. Smart PLS version 4.0 software was used to analyze the data. Keywords: Automation, Environment, Implementation, Warehous