Robots & Demographics
According to Industry Week and Moody's Investor Service, there could be a significant upside to robots with the near-term demographic time bomb in Japan and Germany.
The L.A. Times & Automation
I toured the Los Angeles Times last week and was impressed with the automation. Although newspapers seems like an old business, it was impressive in pure size and volume with minimal people.
Are Robots Good or Bad?
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%.
Manufacturers Upbeat But Worry About Skills Gap
According to Industry Week, the Fed's survey of the economy expressed optimism; however, it also noted that labor markets are tightening. Since I'm also embarking on refrehsing my 2013 Skills Gap research report, thus far, I've noted the same concerns for high-skilled positions. I hear far less conversation about [...]
Technologies Transforming Supply Chains
Modern marvels and new information technologies are transforming supply chains.
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.
Systems Strategies to Kick Off the New Year
It seems like a great time to share what is important as we head into a new year, new quarter or even new day. There is always opportunity to take that critical step towards success.
Data Migration
Remember to give data migration your focus as it will have a profound impact on whether you'll be able to leverage your system for success.
Interested in Growth? Beef Up Systems & Project Management
There are countless reasons to consider implementing a new system, upgrading your system or further leveraging your system to support growth.
The Brave New World of the Automated Warehouse
Manufacturing and Supply Chain Expert, Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, president of LMA Consulting Group Inc was quoted in the American Journal of Transportation on the need for warehouses to now service both retail stores and customers - so called 'omni-channel retailing'. #### There is a revolution taking place [...]