Steve Lewis, the president of GXO Direct, the shared services division of GXO Logistics, spoke at Blue Yonder’s ICON user conference. Blue Yonder is one of the world’s largest providers of supply ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper describes a simulation study that examines the influence of system size and labor flexibility on the performance effects of ...

Technological advances, particularly in machines that can perform complex tasks, have begun to dramatically change jobs and labor markets. A new study from the University of Chicago Booth School of ...

The Terminator Scenario: AI becomes sentient and overthrows humanity in a violent revolution. Machines are dangerous and our enemy. The Jetsons Scenario: AI exists in a state of total subservience to ...

Considering what automation has done for U.S. industry, and the fact that the U.S. currently has 70 million employed, it was strange to hear President George Meany at the A.F.L.-C.I.O. convention.

Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs and severe labor shortages, making it difficult to manage and harvest a vineyard while maintaining profitability. Growers are ...

Recent United Nations estimates indicate that approximately 21 million people around the world are trapped in forced labor situations, including about 1.5 million in North America. Many of these ...