
自動化への投資
自動化に逆らうという選択肢はもはやありません。そのため、世界の経営幹部の関心は、ROI(投資収益率)の問題から三つの基本的な問題に移っています。すなわち、どのようなロボット工学と自動化を進めるすべきか、自動化はどのようにして自社の事業をより強固にできるか、そして、自動化、自律化、およびそれら成功に向けてどのようにビジネスの準備を進めれば良いか?という問題です。
自動化に逆らうという選択肢はもはやありません。そのため、世界の経営幹部の関心は、ROI(投資収益率)の問題から三つの基本的な問題に移っています。すなわち、どのようなロボット工学と自動化を進めるすべきか、自動化はどのようにして自社の事業をより強固にできるか、そして、自動化、自律化、およびそれら成功に向けてどのようにビジネスの準備を進めれば良いか?という問題です。
Lizzie Thomas presents her case for designing improved, sustainable drug delivery product design. Currently, the approach is dominated at the outset by patient-centricity. This focus means that wider, more long-term implications simply aren’t considered early enough.
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Contrary to popular belief, robots don’t tend to steal jobs, most businesses only look to automate when they can’t find people willing to do the low paid, highly repetitive, dirty and even dangerous tasks that are a good fit for robots.
There’s far more to the disruptive power of 5G than fast speeds for mobile broadband services. It’s time to broaden the focus to emerging network architecture that offers unprecedented levels of operational connectivity and flexibility.
Aidong Xu joins PassW0rd with Peter Warren, who looks at AI chip development, the arms race of the 21st century and the high-tech bedrock of a brave new world.