Today, diversity is a reality at every level in corporate America. Unfortunately, the complexities of the changing workforce have led some to resort to silence rather than voicing their difference of opinions."Diversity efforts can silence open and honest communication," McLaurin says. "That's ...
Let’s face it, labor costs are rising, turnover is high, and the available workforce isn’t keeping up with the required manpower to run at maximum capacity. This is only compounded during peak seasons when everyone needs to scramble for part-time employees to meet consumer demand. AMRs a...
Recent statistics and reports indicate that considerable size of workforce in various industries is aged around and above 60 years. Although the physical capacities are generally depleting with ageing, the physical demands of work in most jobs are not changing. Moreover, enhanced risks of the aged...
in turn, causing stress for staff, and putting unprecedented pressure on managers). Other sectors have struggled to survive, fuelling huge anxiety amongst their workforce; while unemployment fell to 4.5% in the three months to August, it is still higher than pre-Covid ...
s container handling equipment is used for intermodal and industrial handling. The company had a total workforce of around 5,702 employees as of 2016 with operations in Finland, the US, Malaysia, Sweden, China, Poland, Spain, India, and the Netherlands. Kalmar has a strong presence in Europe...
The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in the number of warehouses and shipping/receiving facilities. In order to save on time and costs, many of these facilities are located near transportation hubs. However, this can create a challenge when it comes to finding a workforce who live...
9.The Changing Workplace— The trend away from traditional manufacturing jobs, the aging workforce and globalization will continue, resulting in a need for an increased investment in training and the development of new labor pools such as veterans and the disabled. ...
by enabling manual tasks which normally require two or more operators to be done by a single employee. With TAWI vacuum lifting, all operators can carry out any process safely and efficiently. The result is a more flexible workforce, ready to adapt to any change needed – and just in time...
Instead, aided by good transportation infrastructure and a workforce that can handle new technologies, home soil offers new production draws. According to the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), the U.S. textile industry invested $22.8 billion in new plants and equ...
The unavailability of technical expertise and a skilled workforce to handle system operations may hinder the adoption and implementation of automated solutions in various industries. Attractive Opportunities in the Automated Material Handling Equipment Market Asia Pacific Rising demand for Automated Material ...