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Until AI Can Solve this One Simple Task, I Wouldn’t Worry About It

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Experts have recently warned about the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the destruction of 400 million jobs by 2030. For example, as a picker is moving through the warehouse, their scan gun will read, “go to location XB312 and pick three cases!” This article showed the role eight different technologies play.

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The Plant-Based Meat Supply Chain

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One report I saw indicated that the market for plant-based protein and lab-created meat alternatives could be worth as much as $85 billion by 2030. For example, in an article I read, companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods can produce about 1 million pounds of meat alternatives in about 68,000 square feet.

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Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry

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percent from 2023 to 2030. One example is UPS Healthcare developing a system and opening facilities to move medicines safely. For instance, a recent Forbes article shared that 60 percent of consumers now order delivery or pickup at least once a week, with takeout predicted to rise to 21 percent of restaurant industry sales by 2025.

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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

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That number has since increased to 80,000 and may reach 160,000 by 2030 , according to the ATA. For example, PlusDrive is one of several commercially-available autonomous trucking solutions already in use. By 2018, ATA was reporting a shortage of 60,800 drivers industrywide.

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3 Forward-Thinking Ways to Increase Warehouse Safety for the Future

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“More optimistic predictions of the value created by the IIoT range as high as $15 trillion of global GDP by 2030,” says Accenture. For example, the video showcases a forklift “malfunction detected” and instructs the operator to “proceed to the maintenance area.” How is your organization considering safety for the future?

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10 Ideas for More Efficient & Productive Warehouse Operations

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As noted in an Occupational Health & Safety article , solutions such as pallet racking can lead to safer working conditions as well as increased efficiency in the warehouse. Automated storage and retrieval systems can, for example, increase picking accuracy while yielding better inventory control.

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To end malnutrition, the private sector needs to be at the table

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is an example of how when these sectors do align; the result is good for business and good for people. The Good Food Logo in Zambia is an example of this, where nutritious products are given a special label, encouraging sales of healthy products and consumer education. Food fortification?—?when And that’s the bottom line.