Retailers using automation to reduce labor costs
Source: Retailers looking to save on labor costs turn to automation $15 per hour minimum wage, $4 to 5$ hour in benefits adds up while the costs of automation fall…
Self Order Kiosks at McDonald’s
Spotted by me, recently: As labor and benefits costs rise – and tech costs fall – we will see much more of this. McDonald’s is adding self order kiosks and…
How Steve Ballmer, with help from Stephen Elop, largely destroyed Nokia
The former CEO says Microsoft got into the mobile device market too late Source: Steve Ballmer Says Smartphones Broke His Relationship With Bill Gates – Bloomberg
Amazon uses 45,000 robots in its warehouses
Amazon uses 45,000 small robots at about one-third of its U.S. warehouses to automate order processing. The robots look like bread boxes on wheels, lifting modular shelves stuffed with products…
Industrial automation will lead to autonomous/no workers factories
“You will see completely lights out factories for manufacturing,” said Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco Systems’ IoT and Collaboration Technology Group. “You’re going to see…
Procter & Gamble reduces number of factories, increases automation and robotics
Ultimately, it means P&G’s signature products, such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers, will be made in fewer, but larger manufacturing plants, and ones with more robots and automation that…
The role of the CIO in the future
With high tech readily available “off the shelf” and probably from an outsourced cloud service, what is the role of the CIO in 10 or 15 years? A world where…
What do we call someone who creates software?
Sample titles used: Computer scientist Software developer Software engineer Engineer Computer Engineer Development engineer Web developer Mobile applications developer (and specialties like Android apps or iOS apps developer) Front end…
Why on-the-job training has mostly vanished
Is On-the-Job Training Still Worth It for Companies? – Businessweek. The relationship between employers and employees is such that jobs are rarely long lasting anymore. As a result, employers do…
US GAO’s full report on HealthCare.gov management failures
Here is the full report: Ineffective Planning and Oversight Practices Underscore the Need for Improved Contract Management (PDF) I do not have time to read it just now but look…