How intralogistics processes can develop into a competitive edge
Efficient intralogistics is a key factor in a company’s competitiveness. Which inovations allow for sound long-term investments? Find out at LogiMAT 2026, the International Trade Show for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management.
Tariffs, geopolitical conflicts, and attacks on container ships illustrate the growing volatility of once-stable supply chains. Companies must maintain alternative supply chains while realigning their warehouse and inventory management strategies. Concepts based on minimum inventories fall short today as the focus shifts to high-performance warehouses: Centralised logistics centres can efficiently supply local distribution points – as long as storage, picking, and intralogistical transports all run smoothly. This makes intralogistics a strategic link in the supply chain.
The manufacturing, retail, and service sectors are facing tremendous challenges: Digital transformation requires transparent data and integrated processes, AI is opening up new potential for optimisation, sustainability is defining expectations, and the shortage of skilled labour is increasing the pressure to automate. All this amid a general uncertainty surrounding new technologies and long-term investment strategies.
Automation and digital transformation projects often overshoot, despite the difficulty in accurately predicting how business will develop over years to come. An incremental approach with scalable systems and best-of-breed strategies makes more sense, making it possible for intralogistics to flexibly adapt to business trends and technological developments.
Today’s leading-edge solutions support this: Modular warehouse shuttle systems can be scaled to need, while AMRs and AGVs replace inflexible material handling systems, moving goods autonomously through the warehouse. Robots with sensors and machine vision handle picking and retrieving. Powerful software systems coordinate workflows, accelerate processes, and generate valuable data that can be used throughout the supply chain for populating shipping notices, forecasting, and AI-based analytics. This is how efficient intralogistical processes directly enhance competitiveness.
More than 1,600 exhibitors from around the world will be showcasing the tools and innovations that enable forward-looking intralogistics – at LogiMAT Stuttgart, Europe’s leading bellwether for long-term investments, March 24–26, 2026.
About LogiMAT
LogiMAT ranks as the world’s largest trade show for intralogistics solutions, offering a comprehensive market overview of technologies, products, and systems for optimising processes and cutting costs in intralogistics, plus a new program of presentations and live events each day – at the Messe Stuttgart convention centre, March 24–26, 2026.
More LogiMAT events:
- LogiMAT India: February 5–7, 2026 | Mumbai
- LogiMAT China: April 22–24, 2026 | Shenzhen
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