Description: This PRW Automation Readiness Study was a joint market research initiative that was conducted by the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and HK Systems. Research information was collected through interviews with PRW providers, vendors and firms that service the public refrigerated warehouse (PRW) industry as well as media organizations that cover this industry. The purpose of the study was to clarify what benefits automation can bring to the PRW cold storage industry and summarize what the PRW industry needs to ready itself to adopt such solutions.