The Institute said the implementation of warehouse robotics could enable businesses to optimise their operations, improve safety, and stay competitive in today’s fast-paced logistics landscape.

Mr Mark Amoamah, President of CILT, made the call in an interview with journalists at the opening of the 2025 Warehouse Operations Management and Safety Workshop convened by the Institute in Accra.

The workshop sought to equip participants with skills, knowledge and understanding of modern warehousing and inventory operations and introduced them to tools and insights needed to ensure efficient and cost-effective warehouse operations.

Mr Amoamah urged warehouse operation managers to prioritise efficiency and run lean operations to ensure effective monitoring and cut cost.

“We should be able to segregate; that is, to separate items of certain condition from toxins, from other materials, not to mix them so we do not expose those who work there to health problems,” he said.

Mr Amoamah said as part of the workshop, the participants would embark on field visits to observe some warehouses that had adopted warehouse robotics to learn from international best practices in warehouse operations.

“Some organisations have started using warehouse robotics in Ghana. That is the way to go. We will offer the necessary education on the technology and encourage other businesses to embrace it,” he said.

Mr Amoamah said the CILT would continue to promote professional development through the development of programmes to empower industry players to operate in accordance with international best practices.

CILT, which has five sections in the country, in Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani, Takoradi and Tema, was founded in 1965 and duly registered as a recognised professional body under the laws of Ghana.

It is part of the global CILT, with more than 54,000 membership, founded in 1919 in the United Kingdom and granted its Royal Charter in 1926.