When most operations leaders think about warehouse infrastructure, racking often gets treated as an afterthought - basic steel structures to hold inventory until the "real" automation arrives.

What are the most common ASRS implementation mistakes? It's a question that keeps CFOs and engineering managers awake at night—and for good reason.

For years, medium-sized manufacturers and distributors have watched from the sidelines as Fortune 500 companies deployed massive automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). The assumption was simple: warehouse automation is a luxury reserved for operations with unlimited budgets and warehouse footprints measured in acres, not square feet.