As COVID-19 so starkly illustrates, supply chain automation is not proof against a slump in demand. But it’s become clear automated demand chains have helped maintain market activity, and could protect our economies in future crises Sami Mahroum. Photo: World Economic Forum Until the coronavirus struck, we took comfort in the belief that automated supply chains provided insurance against human fallibility.
But the stark fact is that automation has done little to prevent widespread disruption during the pandemic. In car manufacturing, despite high levels of automation, companies have shut down plants and laid off thousands of staff .
In the first […]
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