From the course: Implementing Supply Chain Management
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Automation, robotics, and drones
From the course: Implementing Supply Chain Management
Automation, robotics, and drones
- There are really exciting innovations emerging in the world of machines. Some people call these advanced manufacturing and distribution technologies, but for me, it's really about creating an advanced supply chain. So let's take a look at how automation is changing supply chain management. With artificial intelligence sensors and wireless communications, we're now able to build machines that know what's happening around them and that can respond quickly. That's enabling more automation, which basically means we're replacing human workers with robots of one sort or another. Robots are now common in large factories and in distribution centers. In many cases, they can lift heavier loads than people and they can work extremely fast. They don't take vacations, they don't change shifts, and they don't take lunch breaks. So robots can increase your efficiency by evening out the flow of your supply chain processes. While some…
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