The Manufacturing Automation Opportunity
Manufacturing automation — the use of technology to perform specific production tasks with minimal or no human intervention — represents one of the most significant capital investment decisions that manufacturers face: the investment that can dramatically reduce labour costs, improve quality...
The Automation Decision Framework
Manufacturing automation investments — from simple conveyor systems to sophisticated robotic cells and autonomous guided vehicles — require a capital investment that must be justified by the operational improvements the automation delivers. The automation decision framework that most reliably produces positive...