How Humans and Robots Will Work Side-by-Side in the Supply Chain - Supply Chain 24/7

Merril Douglas paints a picture of a time in the near future when robots and humans will work side-by-side to help companies gain speed, increase accuracy, cut costs, and handle the grunt work. E-commerce sales continue to climb, forcing retailers to pick up the pace in their fulfillment and distribution centers," Douglas writes. "But these days, it's hard to find workers to keep product moving in any kind of warehouse e-commerce or otherwise." We're already seeing examples of robots being designed to take over the supply chain's least attractive tasks. "In some cases, robotic systems do this work entirely on their own, freeing humans for more complex functions," Douglas points out. "In other instances, bots collaborate with humans.