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Ocado’s robots are changing the grocery industry
Bambi Majumdar Distribution & WarehousingOcado's robotic lab has generated a lot of interest in the food retail industry. The UK-based online grocer has set the stage for the future of grocery shopping with the robotic innovations in its automated fulfillment center.
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Demystifying mobility as a service
Lucy Wallwork Transportation Technology & AutomotiveMobility as a service (MaaS) could have emerged with a catchier name. But behind the obscure acronym, there lies an intriguing proposal. Projections for the future of transportation often focus on innovative new modes — whether that is driverless cars, Elon Musk's Hyperloop, futuristic hoverboards or personal jet packs. But the excitement around MaaS is the possibility it offers for integrating those modes — splicing public and private modes together into a personalized intermodal route for the individual user.
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The democratization of funding and the lure of startups
Dr. Sean Wise Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOnce upon a time, there were gatekeepers everywhere in the world. If you wanted to book a flight, you called a travel agent. If you wanted to buy shares in a publicly traded company, you called a stock broker. If you wanted money from your own bank account, you came in during banking hours and waited in line.
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Net neutrality is dead — Where do we go from here?
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyThe debate over net neutrality — the principle that all data is treated equally by internet service providers (ISPs) — is one that's been in the news for nearly 20 years and the administrations of four American presidents.
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Easing off the gas: Tesla trucks are here
Delany Martinez Distribution & WarehousingEven if you'd only gotten into the logistics game yesterday, you'd be hard-pressed to miss the dire warnings about the state of truck driver shortages in the industry. It's a perfect storm of job popularity flagging with the younger set, an older generation of drivers aging out and wages falling while expectations are on the rise.
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Survey: Healthcare jobs remain plentiful and pay well
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAccording to a 2017-2018 salary guide by Health eCareers, responses collected from nearly 20,000 healthcare job seekers collected between March 16 through June 8 suggest a downslide in annual pay for health IT professionals, but salaries otherwise for those in healthcare are still high. And these findings bode well for those in the healthcare field.
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How a single offshore wind farm could power the globe
Scott E. Rupp Waste Management & EnvironmentalCivilization has come so far in the last 200 years — from the Industrial Revolution to the rise in mass transportation, space travel to global flights and instant exchange of information via the world wide web — but there are still advancements that are beyond our reach.
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10 tips to create a safer workplace
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementProtecting workers should be a priority for every employer. This article lists 10 tips for employers who want to create a safer workplace.
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The era of talking highways: Do we need ‘smart’ infrastructure?
Lucy Wallwork Science & TechnologyThe term "smart" can cause a lot of confusion these days — the prefix is used liberally to make any new product sound cutting edge. But "smart" infrastructure is about interaction and communication, based on the logic of the Internet of Things (IoT), the fashionable concept of a network of devices connected to the internet, and the relationship between them. It's what happens when even your toaster is connected to the internet. But what does it mean for ordinary citizens?
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Automatic efficiency: How AI is redefining manufacturing
Delany Martinez ManufacturingArtificial intelligence has officially made the leap from science fiction plot device to cultural citizen, weaving into the fabric of daily life without much of a fanfare. In the private sector, its presence helps power internet searches and smart home devices, and is even starting to branch into vehicles.
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