Manufacturing Magazine August 2019 | Page 59

59 into play . In the B2B and B2C environment , we see returns levels of up to 50 % in some markets , maybe even higher . This is a huge inbound supply chain source where we can grant increased visibility , look at various trends and influence this in a positive way across the supply chain . All of that relies on using data to increasingly predict and manage the flow of goods .”
Technology will also play a greater role in driving health and safety standards across the factory floor , with new devices , such as co-bots undertaking heavy manual work , and humans will undertake “ the human parts of a job .”
“ As we develop our own technology , we ’ ll take what ’ s available and we ’ ll make that application work . We ’ ll do the same with our systems , integrating
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