Automation, robots and AI: The rise of the supply chain machines
Complex global supply chains are increasingly relying on automation, robots and A.I. to reduce waste, lower cost, and, most importantly, boost innovation Not a day goes by without a headline about Uber’s autonomous vehicles or players in the shipping and logistics space like DHL or Clearpath announcing drones and warehouse robots. These modern marvels along with new information technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are steadily transforming global supply chains. They’re producing streams of real-time data and insights that will reface how supply chains are designed and managed. While these supply chain robots aren’t really here to put humans out of work, in addition to the step change improvement in supply chain operations and management, they’ll also help to reduce much of drudgery that…
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