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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.31
…Center in Montreal last month. The company, which has offices in Berlin and Boston, has received recognition including the Deloitte 2022 Technology Fast 50m, the Report on Business Canada’s top growing company, and a Best Work Place for professional development. Editor's note: For more about Automate 2023, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.24
…automation, immediately. Industrial Equipment News A recent study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the manufacturing industry lost 1.4 million jobs since the COVID pandemic began. The manufacturing sector has recouped 63% of positions, and this loss has set the labor force back by more than a decade. Industrial Equipment News, IEN, shared the case study from Custom Rubber Corp on how the organization raised wages to combat labor shortage. Company culture and safety play a give rule, and Custom Rubber has been looking into investing in automation and other equipment. MHEDA Agility Conference 2021 The MHEDA Agility Conference hosted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.19
…for all parties.” According to a recent study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, more than 2.4 million jobs are expected to remain unfilled in the manufacturing space by 2028. In addition, 80% of manufacturers report a shortage of qualified applicants for skilled production positions, and the shortage could cost U.S. manufacturers 11% of their annual earnings. Manufacturing executives reported an average of 94 days to recruit engineering and research employees and 70 days to recruit skilled production workers. Automate Works! Theater Sessions on April 11: Workforce Urgency for Robotics in Manufacturing (10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) Dr. Stephen Catt,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.17
…248,039 firms in the manufacturing sector. Three-quarters of these firms have fewer than 20 employees. An industry report from Deloitte additionally warns the worker shortage will hurt revenue, production and could ultimately cost the US economy up to $1 trillion by 2030. Skilled technicians will be important at all organizations, regardless of scale, to keep US manufacturing open for business as automation and robotic work cells gain sophistication and penetrate this large manufacturing sector.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.11
…to a recent study by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte. “As an association comprised of many professionals involved in manufacturing throughout the world, ISA is innately aware of the vital role manufacturing plays in increasing technological innovation and driving global economic growth,” said Peggie W. Koon, Ph.D., ISA Interim Executive Director. “But to sustain strong manufacturing capabilities you must have a skilled, educated workforce.” Closing the skills gap, Koon says, will require a significant influx of talented young workers in all fields of engineering, including automation and control—particularly given that throngs of current manufacturing workers, part of the Baby Boomer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50
…said it serves applications such as assembly, pick and place, inspection, and machine tending. Earlier this month, Mecademic received Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Award. The award recognizes the achievements of Canadian technology companies, highlighting their commitment to innovation, continued resilience amid a global pandemic, strong leadership, and rapid revenue growth.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.49
…future of work in a highly automated world from Deloitte’s Kelly Monahan; the second was a panel discussion on selling an automation project to the C-suite; and the third a presentation on artificial intelligence, or AI, by George Babu, a co-founder of the robotics company Kindred (I’ll be featuring Kindred’s robotic putwall solution at a Gap facility in the November issue of Modern Materials Handling). I came away with three takeaways from the morning. Labor remains one of the most vexing issues for our industry: Monahan’s presentation wasn’t about the labor shortage facing just about every distribution center in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.35
…In a recent poll of 1,000 supply chain executives, Deloitte and MHI found that they anticipated that robotics and automation would be the biggest disruptive technologies in the industry over the next 10 years. The harsh truth While the current crop of mobile robots can reduce some labor, some time, and some costs, right now, the benefits have not been enough to justify the purchase of tens of thousands of such robots for some large corporations. In Walmart’s case, the benefits provided were not enough to justify the purchase of 1,000 robots, even though they were already ordered and announced.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.02
…technologies to drive superior performance. According to MHI and Deloitte, there are two primary well-known forces driving investments in technology in the supply chain and logistics industry: Customer demands and workforce shortage. More recent challenges, such as the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, have emerged creating an even more demanding environment. For these reasons, proper inventory management - accompanied by the ability to move inventory throughout the supply chain at a high velocity and lower cost - has become a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.97
…the U.S. economy $1 trillion by 2030, according to Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. With thousands of driving jobs unfilled, annual turnover often exceeding 90%, and challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the problem is only getting worse, said Phantom Auto. By decoupling labor from location, the company said it can increase labor access and retention, safety, productivity, and resilience. With Phantom, operators can tap into drivers from anywhere — connecting people who want to work with jobs that need to be filled. The teleoperations provider noted that the large orders from ArcBest and NFI, along with its existing commercial traction…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.89
…for industry. According to a survey last year by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, nearly 45% of manufacturing executives said they have turned down business opportunities because of a lack of workers. The study said that most workers prefer jobs in sectors such as retail, services, and technology, even as the amount viewing manufacturing as innovative has increased from 39% to 64%. If public-private partnerships present manufacturing as high-tech and invest in training, as Forbes recommended, that positive perception could spread. North America, Europe, South Korea, and Japan might not be able to compete with China in terms of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.79
…to a survey of 1,400 Manufacturing Day 2016 participants from across the country, sponsored by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte: ● 90% thought the Manufacturing Day activities were interesting and engaging ● 84% said that they were now more aware of manufacturing jobs in their communities ● 81% thought manufacturing provides careers that are interesting and rewarding ● 62% were more motivated to pursue a career in manufacturing For more information on Oakland County Manufacturing Day, visit OakGov.com/MFGDay. Other websites include ManufactureMyFuture.com, MfgDay.com and MITradeSchool.org. On social media, connect to the event using #MfgDay17 and #MfgOak.