{"id":3303,"date":"2020-12-22T11:49:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T17:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/?p=3303"},"modified":"2021-03-26T13:46:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:46:27","slug":"the-rise-of-the-collaborative-superteam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/22\/the-rise-of-the-collaborative-superteam\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of the Collaborative Superteam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Why \u201cHumans + Automation + AI = The New Supply Chain Workforce\u201d is the optimal formula for operational success.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/48_superteam_400x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/48_superteam_400x258.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/48_superteam_400x258-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Sara Pearson Specter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple surveys have confirmed that\u2014as a result of COVID-19\u2014companies worldwide are accelerating their investments in digital technologies as a means to better anticipate and forestall future disruptions. KPMG\u2019s 2020 CEO Outlook, for example, found that 74% are digitizing operations to create a next-generation operating model, while 70% are creating new digital business models and revenue streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps most pivotal, however, is KPMG\u2019s finding that 66% of the respondents are creating a new workforce model built on automation and artificial intelligence (AI) designed to collaborate with human workers.<br>Leveraging intelligent technologies to help humans perform tasks more effectively remains controversial, however. On one side, some fear the loss of supply chain jobs to automated solutions, from order pickers and machinists to forecasting and procurement managers. Conversely, others say such solutions will relieve humans of the routine, mundane, boring, dirty and dangerous jobs that are already hard to fill, while simultaneously creating new, better paying jobs that add more value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither side is wrong, said Dana Stiffler, vice president and analyst with Gartner Research. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen automation replace humans for over a century; that\u2019s the story of the industrial revolution,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are definitely hourly roles in manufacturing and warehousing that are certainly at more risk than others. And now, more white-collar roles are as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gartner\u2019s view, Stiffler continued, is that technologies such as AI, machine learning (ML), and automation will not necessarily replace humans, but rather prompt a redefinition of roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we talk to leaders of big supply chain organizations, they\u2019re working to figure out which of these roles are redefined and what skills are required,\u201d she explained. \u201cThey\u2019re making every effort to transition as many employees as possible to new roles by giving them the tools, development and managerial support they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s an opinion shared by all of the experts who contributed their insights to this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Campbell, senior manager of strategic marketing and application development at MHI member Universal Robots, reported similar observations. \u201cI haven\u2019t talked to a plant manager in over a decade who\u2019s said, \u2018we\u2019re going to put some robots in and lay people off.\u2019 It\u2019s just not happening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campbell points to the generational shift in the workforce, noting that Baby Boomers are retiring at rates in excess of 10,000 a day\u2014which has had a significant impact on workforce availability in both manufacturing and warehousing. His manufacturing contacts have shared that, with the pandemic, more employees are electing to retire earlier, often at age 62, out of exposure concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFurther, the younger generations are absolutely not interested in work they perceive to be dull, dirty or dangerous,\u201d he added, noting that issue already challenged employers seeking to hire logistics and manufacturing workers before the pandemic. \u201cPre-COVID, there were more than half a million unfilled manufacturing jobs. Adding automation allows an operation to move skilled workers into higher value, higher margin tasks that keep them engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutions-digital.com\/mhiq\/0121_volume_9__issue_1\/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1646224#articleId1646224\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why \u201cHumans + Automation + AI = The New Supply Chain Workforce\u201d is the optimal formula for operational success. By Sara Pearson Specter Multiple surveys have confirmed that\u2014as a result of COVID-19\u2014companies worldwide are accelerating their investments in digital technologies as a means to better anticipate and forestall future disruptions. 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