ASRS FundamentalsWhat an ASRS system is and how it works
What an ASRS system is, which four layers it is built from, what types exist and how it differs from a warehouse with conventional racking and forklifts.
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ASRS FundamentalsInvestment & ROIHow much does it cost to automate a warehouse in 2026
Understand warehouse automation costs and compare processes, racking and robotics. Scope, investment, maintenance and free quotations from STOKA.
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Technical comparisonsStacker crane vs shuttle: which is right for your operation
Stacker crane or pallet shuttle for pallets: throughput, density and 10-year TCO compared, so you choose the right automation for your warehouse profile.
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Tax benefitsRIMI 2026: how the new regime funds your automation
How RIMI (Law 27.802) funds warehouse automation: depreciation in two equal annual installments and VAT recovery in three fiscal periods instead of six.
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Technical comparisonsAGV vs AMR: the differences and when to use each in your warehouse
AGV or AMR for internal transport in your warehouse: navigation, flexibility, cost and TCO compared, plus when a mixed fleet maximizes operational ROI.
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Logistics softwareWMS vs WCS: what each software does in an automated warehouse
What WMS and WCS each do in an automated warehouse: inventory and order management vs real-time equipment control, and why an ASRS always needs both layers.
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ASRS FundamentalsWhat a stacker crane is and how it works in an automated warehouse
What a stacker crane is, what its parts do and how it works: the pallet type, the miniload for cases, what load capacity depends on, and when it fits.
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Software and TechnologyWhat a WMS Is and Why It Is the Brain of the Automated Warehouse
What a WMS does and when your ERP is not enough: real-time inventory, FIFO/FEFO, full traceability, and the 500-position threshold for a dedicated system.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow to gain warehouse space: the volume you already have and are not using
Why a conventional warehouse wastes volume, what each way out costs, and when rearranging solves the problem before buying any equipment at all.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow to reduce logistics costs: where the money goes and how to recover it
Concrete strategies to lower storage and logistics costs — labor, errors, space and energy — and how automation reduces the cost of every order.
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Operaciones y eficienciaMy warehouse has no more space: what to do first, and in what order
Your warehouse is at its limit. What to measure before deciding, in what order to try the steps that cost no equipment, and when the problem is volume.
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Operaciones y eficienciaWhen not to automate a warehouse
The five cases where STOKA advises against automating: low clear height, few positions, uneven goods, a layout about to change, and plain disorder.
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Fundamentos ASRSWhat is smart logistics (and why Logistics 4.0 changes the rules)
What smart logistics and Logistics 4.0 are, how a smart warehouse works and which technologies make it possible. A clear guide with real examples.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow many pallets fit in 1,000 m² of warehouse
How to work out how many pallets fit in 1,000 m², why the answer depends on clear height and aisle width, and how to run the numbers with your data.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow to use the height of the warehouse you already have
A conventional warehouse wastes most of its volume. What your real clear height is, how it translates into capacity and what else the job takes.
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Fundamentos ASRSWhat storage density is
Storage density is how many positions fit per square metre. How it is calculated, what limits it and how far it can actually be multiplied in practice.
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Inversión y ROIRent another warehouse or densify the one you already have
What each path costs using the published Buenos Aires rent figures, why rent never ends, and the four cases in which densifying is not enough for you.
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Inversión y ROIWhat a square metre of warehouse costs in Argentina
Industrial rents by corridor, Greater Buenos Aires vacancy and what building a facility costs, each one with its source and date so that they can be compared.
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Inversión y ROIBuild a new warehouse or densify the one you already have
What building costs per m², how long each path really takes, and why construction time is the variable most often underestimated when making the decision.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow much space the aisles in your warehouse take up
Why the forklift aisle repeats between every pair of racks, how to measure what it is costing you in floor area today, and which systems reduce or remove it.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow to measure the real occupancy of a warehouse
Apparent and real occupancy are not the same thing. The three figures to pull, how to calculate them from the floor plan, and what decision each one unlocks.
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Operaciones y eficienciaWhat you can do depending on the state of your warehouse
Four scenarios sorted by clear height and floor condition, with what actually makes sense in each one. None of them ends in nothing being possible.
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Operaciones y eficienciaOrder picking methods compared: which one fits your warehouse
Discrete, batch, zone and wave picking compared: which method fits your lines per order, active SKUs and rotation profile, and when to change nothing.
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Operaciones y eficienciaWave picking: what it is, how to build a wave and when it fits
How a picking wave is built, what it really solves against transport cut-offs, and when waves create workload peaks and queues at the shipping dock.
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Operaciones y eficienciaGoods to person vs person to goods: what actually changes
What changes when goods travel to the operator instead of the operator travelling to the goods: routes, floor space, ergonomics, investment and when not to.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow many picking lines per hour is normal in a warehouse
There is no benchmark that fits your warehouse. Here is how to build your own picking lines per hour baseline, price it and read the trend over time.
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Operaciones y eficienciaPicking errors: how to measure them and how to reduce them
What counts as a picking error, the four families, how the rate is calculated, where each one is detected and which causes are fixed without buying anything.
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Operaciones y eficienciaPick to light: what it is and when it pays off
How the light and confirm logic works, which operations pick to light suits, when it does not pay off and what has to be in order before installing it.
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Operaciones y eficienciaCycle counting: counting without stopping the operation
What cycle counting is, how it differs from the annual count, how to build a plan by item criticality and who counts. No equipment investment needed.
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Operaciones y eficienciaInventory accuracy: how it is really measured
Accuracy by unit, by item and by location: three numbers from the same warehouse. How the rate is calculated and what actually counts as a discrepancy.
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Operaciones y eficienciaFIFO and FEFO: when to use each and how to guarantee it
The difference between FIFO and FEFO, which goods each rule fits, which systems guarantee it by geometry, and when the rule holds on its own without one.
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Operaciones y eficienciaBatch traceability: what it requires and how to sustain it
What batch traceability requires in food, pharma and chemicals, which data to capture at every step, and which part of it genuinely needs software.
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Software y tecnologíaWMS versus ERP: what each one does in the warehouse
The ERP knows how much stock you have; the WMS knows where it is and who moved it. What each solves, where they overlap and when you do not need a WMS.
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Beneficios fiscalesVAT refund on capital goods: how it works
How the VAT tax credit arises when you buy capital goods, why it can end up frozen on your balance and which routes exist to recover it in Argentina.
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Beneficios fiscalesCapital goods leasing for warehouse automation
What leasing is, how it differs from a loan and from an outright purchase, how it affects cash flow, and what to watch on VAT and the purchase option.
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Beneficios fiscalesImport duties and NCM: what imported equipment pays
What the NCM is, why the tariff classification of each component decides what you pay when importing a warehouse system, and the role of Decreto 513/2025.
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Beneficios fiscalesKit 4.0: what it is and which projects qualify
What Argentina Kit 4.0 support program is, how the grant works, which warehouse projects usually fit, what paperwork it asks for and why you apply first.
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Inversión y ROIHow to calculate the payback of an automation project properly
The full payback calculation: floor space released, rent and construction avoided, labour cost, errors and stockouts, against the real total project cost.
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Inversión y ROITen year TCO: the real cost of a warehouse
What goes into the total cost of ownership of a warehouse over ten years, how manual compares with automated, and when the manual warehouse wins outright.
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Operaciones y eficienciaWhat gets checked in a warehouse before automating
The full list of what STOKA surveys before proposing equipment: structure, floor, utilities, temperature, access points and how goods actually move each day.
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Operaciones y eficienciaClear height: what it is and how to measure it properly
Clear height is not ridge height. What exactly gets measured, at how many points, what to do with obstructions and what happens if you have less height.
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Operaciones y eficienciaFloor flatness: what gets checked and why
Equipment working at height amplifies any unevenness below. What gets surveyed, with what instruments, who signs it off and what if the floor falls short.
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Operaciones y eficienciaFloor load capacity: what gets checked
Kilos per square metre cannot be estimated by eye. What documentation is sought, what happens if it does not exist, who signs it off and the alternatives.
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Operaciones y eficienciaElectrical supply: what gets checked before automating
What gets surveyed in a warehouse electrical system before automating: available power, switchboard, service entry, earthing, power quality and backup.
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Fundamentos ASRSTemperature and cold storage: what each system withstands
How cold each automated system can work in, what changes inside a freezer, and what gets checked first: real temperature, door cycles, humidity, transition.
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Operaciones y eficienciaInstallation timelines: what each stage takes
Installation takes 3 to 4 months from the purchase order. Which stages exist, in what order, what depends on the client, and how to install without stopping.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHow to choose a storage system
The right order of questions for choosing a storage system: what your operation moves, what the building limits and which family actually fits.
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Fundamentos ASRSManual, semi-automated or automated: which one fits you
The three levels of warehouse automation, with real examples: what changes in investment, flexibility, staffing and how much error you can absorb.
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Inversión y ROIAutomating in stages without stopping the operation
How to split an automation project into stages that each stand on their own, how to choose the first one and what to define before the work starts.
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Operaciones y eficienciaHazardous goods storage: what changes inside the warehouse
What changes in a hazardous goods warehouse: GHS classification, segregation, ventilation, spill containment, and when automation genuinely helps.
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Fundamentos ASRSExplosive atmospheres: what it means for equipment to be ATEX
What an explosive atmosphere is, who carries out the hazardous area classification, and why ATEX equipment is specified after that study and never before.
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Operaciones y eficienciaSegregating incompatible substances in the warehouse
What makes two substances incompatible, how segregation works by distance, barrier, zone and location, and why it usually fails on the put-away.
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Operaciones y eficienciaFlammable goods storage: what gets verified
What gets surveyed in a warehouse holding flammables: classification, ventilation, spills, ignition, electrical supply and traceability, and who signs off.
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Tools & references
Space recovery calculator
Enter your area, clear height and what you pay per m², and estimate how many meters you could free up by densifying vertically.
ASRS glossary
More than 60 technical automation and logistics terms with plain definitions.
System comparator
Answer 5 questions about your operation and get the most suitable technical recommendation.