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Looking at data from the Future of Jobs Report 2018 by the World Economic Forum, it’s plain to see the future looks bright for the bots.
Back in 1976 Blue Oyster Cult told us Don’t fear the Reaper –
Be it Sydney, Shanghai, or San Francisco…. wherever you are on the planet, not a day passes without some media buzz around automation, from AI to robotics. Increasingly, businesses of all sizes are looking at how they can take advantage of automation within their own operations, in an effort to drive revenue and reduce cost.
And so, with all the gifts unwrapped and the holidays behind us, the world has emerged blinking into the bright light of January.
With some 13 days ‘til Christmas, as I sit here thinking of automated order processing, my mind turns to Santa, reindeer and Santa’s helpers…
In our last blog post, I focussed on the first process in the order to cash cycle: Order Entry.
What do we want? A faster order to cash cycle!When do we want it? Now! Yesterday!
Picture this ……
Having grown up in a family involved in manufacturing, school holidays were invariably spent working around the foundry, machine shop, polishing shop and pick & pack - where you quickly got to understand process and work centre constraints.