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Tomorrow’s Factories Will Need Better Processes, Not Just Better Robots

Harvard Business

But the reality is that any major leap forward on cost and efficiency will no longer be possible through automation alone, since most of the tasks that can be automated in an automotive factory have already been tackled. When a real Factory of the Future arrives, it will not look different because we have automated the processes we use today.

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IoT Disruptions in 3 Industries and What You Can Learn From Them

Tom Spencer

The massive benefits seen in Australia from the development of digital technology include increased living standards, shrinking distances through telecommunications, improved efficiency for businesses and government, as well as a larger workforce. These systems can broaden operational efficiencies and improve public and road safety.

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A Short History of Radio Explains the iPhone’s Success

Harvard Business

The iPhone roared into the marketplace 10 years ago today, and overwhelmed the wireless world. Wireless is the same, but without the cat. ” The interference problem was the stated premise, but the object of regulators’ desire — and of the interests they loved (or feared) most — was control over wireless markets.

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3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances

Harvard Business

And it’s not just low skilled, manual labor that’s at risk — “knowledge” work like operational analytics and marketing is also being taken over by sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms. But other changes are also afoot, changes that could allow the human dimension of work to become more important.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The event attended will explore the role of tech leaders in fostering positive transformations, addressing ways to bolster operations, tackle difficulties, and achieve concrete business outcomes. In particular, the discussions will focus on the need to adapt latest technological solutions to achieve operational effectiveness.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

With data analytics provided by Microsoft Azure and an informational infrastructure developed collaboratively by Industrial Scientific and Cisco, operators now have a dashboard to remotely monitor the people, equipment, and air quality in the mine in real time. The reason? These groups must work together. Not so cool.

ROI 71
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Robot Truck Convoy Tests in Nevada; Driverless Trucks Before Cars, and Before the End of the Decade

MishTalk

Moreover, driverless truck convoys will be safer and more fuel efficient than human-driven trucks. " The fuel savings witnessed by trucks in a platoon has a significant impact on the operating profits of the operator, not to mention the environmental impact of reduced CO2 and emissions.” It now seems very likely, if not a given.