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According to the Material Handling & Logistics, robots are slashing U.S. wages and worsening pay inequality. That is certainly a provocative statement! According to new research by MIT's Daron Acemoglu and Boston University's Pascual Restrepo, one additional robot per thousand workers reduces the employment to population ratio from .18 percentage points to .34 percentage points and slashes wages from .25% to .5%.

admin2024-03-20T21:01:36-07:00April 19, 2017|Categories: Manufacturing, Robotics & Automation, Supply Chain Briefing|Tags: automation, manufacturing, people vs robots, robots, technology|

The Largest Newspaper Operations in the U.S. – the L.A. Times
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The Largest Newspaper Operations in the U.S. – the L.A. Times

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The Largest Newspaper Operations in the U.S. – the L.A. Times

Last week, I went on a fascinating tour of the L.A. Times operations. It was quite impressive - and massive. Did you know the L.A. Times has has the largest operation in the U.S.? They print for the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and others in addition to the L.A. Times.