[Report] Buying vs Building a Fleet Management System

Every robotics enthusiast’s dilemma: To buy or build a fleet management system?

In this report, Meili Robots dive into seven key considerations to discover the pros and cons of developing your own fleet management system as well as buying one from an external provider.

What is included

• A brief overview of the robotics market in 2021.
• The seven key considerations for buying or building a fleet management system, including an overview of the pros and cons.
• A discussion about data monitoring, connectivity, and developing a cloud-based backend.

More about the report

With robot adoption increasing at a steady rate, it is not surprising that robot fanatics are eager to build their own fleet manager. However, the big question remains: what is the smarter move; building your own system from scratch or buying an existing one?

As there clearly are benefits to either one of them, we will discuss seven key aspects to keep in mind when deciding to buy or build a fleet management system. These include the speed and costs of implementation and maintenance as well as system security, scalability and compatibility.

The report also dives into a number of challenges that almost everybody in the robotics industry faces: connectivity and data monitoring — i.e. bandwidth utilisation, the lack of robot-friendly data pipeline tools, data analytics, system and data security, and data regulations.

To buy or to build?

Get your free download of the report and find out which key factors you should keep in mind when deciding whether you should buy or build your fleet management system.

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