“The biggest shift AI is bringing to warehousing and logistics isn’t just speed, it’s foresight. We’re no longer asking, ‘How fast can we process what’s arrived?’ but ‘How accurately can we prepare for what’s coming?’
In global retail, AI already predicts SKU-level demand with over 90% accuracy. But in re-commerce, the variables are more complex. You’re not just dealing with units, you’re dealing with uncertainty. Every incoming device is different. Different conditions, different repair effort, different resale value. Sometimes, with no resale value.
Now imagine an AI system that can estimate all of that, before the product even hits the warehouse. That’s where the industry is headed.
We’re talking about warehouses that don’t just move faster; they think ahead. They learn from past repairs, auto-allocate parts, balance technician workloads, and prioritize what gets fixed based on resale trends.
It’s not just automation. It’s intelligence. And for re-commerce, where speed and precision define profitability and liquidity of ageing devices, this could be the most important transformation of the decade.