Slashing product return times becomes a priority without conceding the value of the business. The position of transportation, planning, returns management, and warehouse optimization is critical to achieve this. Only this way will it be possible to manage returns quickly and efficiently. Automation in the reverse logistics supply chain helps in maximising asset utilisation and recovery. It also has the benefit of removing manual steps performed, which surely saves time, but also reduces the chance for errors. While not every step of a reverse logistics process can be automated, taking steps to automate the ones that can; will help improve accuracy and speed returns.