With each passing year, the use of technology in manufacturing continues to grow, and blue-collar job requirements become more sophisticated, further widening the skills gap. Today’s age of smart manufacturing and distribution relies more and more on high-tech systems, sensors, feedback loops, and continuous automation. While some machining and distribution work is still manual, equipment
Walmart Inc.’s robot army is growing. The world’s largest retailer will add shelf-scanning robots to 650 more U.S. stores by the end of the summer, bringing its fleet to 1,000. The six-foot-tall Bossa Nova devices, equipped with 15 cameras each, roam aisles and send alerts to store employees’ handheld devices when items are out of
While it is almost a given that a company’s procurement decisions can contribute to poverty alleviation and inclusive growth around the world, a new group is actually doing something about it. The Global Impact Sourcing Challenge (GISC) is the first business network to specifically focus on escalating impact sourcing as a way to increase employment and