Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.37
…there are less employer-funded training including programs like apprenticeships. Government programs will have to fill the gap through direct programming or investments in partnership programs with third-party vendors. “We know workforce development works,” stated Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. “For me, it is really about scale and quite frankly the bandwidth of organizations within our network. We will never be able to fully meet the needs of all of the people who so desperately want to work and who need the additional skills. It’s not a question of will people be successful; it’s a question of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.12
…autonomous driving companies to work with suppliers or the government to develop or validate the autonomous system.” Castignani has given several talks on simulation-based autonomous car development. “The reality is, we’re entering uncharted territories, a new continent we didn’t plan to uncover,” he says. Known for its simulation software, MSC is now part of Hexagon, a Sweden-headquartered company with offerings for the manufacturing, automotive and infrastructure industries, among others. The acquisitions of MSC Software and VIRES VTD in 2017, and AutonomouStuff this year complement Hexagon’s domain expertise in metrology sensors, GPS software, smart city and positioning intelligence software. The company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.11
…the COVID-19 global pandemic, is mounting pressure on societies, government and health care systems to innovate bolder, more patient-specific solutions more quickly than in the past. This push for heightened design innovation is tempered by the reality of skyrocketing development and clinical trial costs, which can make the journey of launching new devices increasingly unsustainable. That’s where simulation and modeling come into play. The technologies are already helping medical device manufacturers explore more design possibilities virtually, at less cost than building physical prototypes. New simulation modalities and multiphysics capabilities, coupled with the accessibility of high-performance cloud computing horsepower are also…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.65
…sustainable supply chain operation is both growing and inevitable. Government policies and customer awareness elevate the need and benefits of purpose-driven responsible supply chain practices. It also creates a positive influence on an organization’s brand, reputation, customer satisfaction and loyalty. Warehouse operations certainly have a fair share obligation to devise ways to reduce carbon footprint and waste of resources through efficiency and innovation. The pandemic is not expected to displace the long-term importance of environment friendly logistics operations. Higher labor costs and skill level. The low unemployment rate, expansion of e-commerce and an aging workforce have contributed to a strained…
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…some shippers to run budget overruns like the federal government. Welcome to the state of truckload transportation in 2018. “Solid industrial production and broad-based economic growth have been strong and steady thus far in 2018,” says Jim Gattoni, president and CEO of Landstar. “These conditions have led to tremendous overall demand for truckload services, resulting in a tight capacity market made tighter by the impact of the electronic logging device mandate.” As the adjacent chart indicates, TL revenue per loaded mile (excluding fuel surcharges, which are rising as well) jumped a whopping 9.9% in the first quarter of 2018 compared…