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The Manufacturing Value Chain Guide

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Share If you’re looking for opportunities to improve operations and increase your competitive advantage, analyzing the manufacturing value chain is a good place to start. Every manufacturing activity is composed of a chain of linked steps, and each one should be adding value. What is a value chain?

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IFR says harnessing AI in robotics can make work better

Robotics Business Review

And in warehousing and logistics — a sector whose growth is outstripping the labor supply, thanks to the explosion of e-commerce and online shopping — AI-enabled robots learn to recognize different objects and know how to pick and pack them at high speed. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from the IFR’s blog.

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