The employment report released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics may add to the concern that supply chain professionals will be replaced by automation in the future.
According to Ken Cotrill, a writer with the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL), that day may be closer than we think.
He notes that robots have been an integral part of the industrial landscape for many years. Advances in the technology are now making these units more flexible and versatile. The upshot from a supply chain perspective is that the new generation of factory robots makes production systems more agile and helps companies to compete in fast-changing markets.
This article appears in the Winter 2014 issue of Supply Chain Frontiers, the newsletter of the MIT Global SCALE Network.
Read more here
SC
MR
More Robotics
- NextGen Supply Chain Conference unveils agenda focused on AI, execution and the future of leadership
- Beyond the hype: Building flexible and scalable supply chains in a VUCA world
- Technology isn’t strategy
- Wayfair executive to share lessons from building a tech-driven delivery network in NextGen Keynote
- The real reason supply chain tech ROI falls short
- DHL Supply Chain bets on data foundations, robotics, and agentic AI to drive growth
- More Robotics
Latest Resources
Explore
Software & Technology News
- NextGen Supply Chain Conference unveils agenda focused on AI, execution and the future of leadership
- From fragmented negotiations to coordinated negotiation performance: an AI-enabled approach
- Beyond the hype: Building flexible and scalable supply chains in a VUCA world
- Managing human and AI teams across the supply chain
- The AI-empowered supply chain leader
- Technology isn’t strategy
- More Software & Technology
Latest Software & Technology Resources
About the Author
Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor
Patrick is a widely-published writer and editor specializing in international trade, global logistics, and supply chain management. He is based in San Francisco, where he provides a Pacific Rim perspective on industry trends and forecasts. He may be reached at his downtown office: [email protected].
Follow SCMR on social media.
@SupplyChainManagementReview on Facebook
@SCMR on Twitter
SCMR on Linkedin
Subscribe
Supply Chain Management Review delivers the best industry content.
Editors’ Picks
