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Tag Archives: technology
Super Capacitors, Batteries & The Electric Vehicle Revolution!
During a technological revolution, change happens quickly. Today, we’re flooded by tech revolutions. Ther are so many it’s difficult to sort them all out. Our power grid is slowly going sustainable, everyone is adding power storage, and vehicles are transitioning … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, capacitors, cars, Electric Vehicles, technology
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Is The Future Of Robotics… Just A Lot Of Garbage?
By now it’s common knowledge, robots are on the rise. There are robot checkouts in some stores, industrial robots in factories, and warehouse robots that ensure the prompt delivery of your Amazon orders. When the bugs are worked out in … Continue reading
Posted in Delivering Services, Employment, Improvement, Robots, Unique Ideas
Tagged employment, recycle, Robots, technology, trash
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Project Manager: The Best New Career For Operation Managers?
I recently read an article by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, “Re-Humanising Work and Organizations Through Projects“. Antonio raises an interesting point. Typical positions in operation have changed. Automation and management systems have taken over. Operations managers once had great latitude and followed their instincts, … Continue reading
Evolution of The Light Bulb and The Jobless Future
Human beings use technology. Our extensive use of technology is what defines being human. Humanity only has a written history of our early life because we invented the technology of writing. That written history often speaks about the rise and … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, Future, technology, unemployment, work
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MiFID II is Here And Layoffs Are On The Way
We’re now a full month into 2018. For a long time, we’ve been saying that MiFID is coming. Well, it’s here!. MiFID II is a huge set of regulations but the big change was supposed to be transparency in transactions. … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, technology, wall street
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Why Do We Need 11 Billion People?
If we ever have a contest for the “Golden Age of Man”, my vote is for the last 200 years. Ancient Greece would probably get more votes for inventing philosophy, Democracy, dramas and comedies, and classical architecture. Which is a … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, population, Robots, technology
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Intelligent Automation Inspires New Plans For Onshoring
(Previously published in Outsourcing Magazine, 11/4/2017) Offshoring and outsourcing don’t exist in a vacuum. These are processes that take advantage of and are influenced by technology, politics and the larger economy. Look at the last big round of … Continue reading
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Tagged cars, energy, Environment, pollution, Robots, technology
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High Tech Cars Fascinate Buyers and Save the World
You’ve heard that robots are taking over? It’s true! A lot of people are frightened about a “workless” future, but parts of the Robot Revolution will be useful. Like cars that can drive themselves. Just a couple of years ago, … Continue reading
Posted in cars, Decision Making, Improvement, Robots, Uncategorized
Tagged ai, economy, Robots, technology
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The Other Shoe Just Dropped
(Previously published in Outsourcing Magazine) For years, the outsourcing world has been buzzing about reshoring (or “backshoring” in Europe), taking the jobs we sent offshore years ago and bringing them back to the US and Europe. Low wages, cheap property, … Continue reading
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Tagged manufacturing, Offshore, outsourcing, reshore, Robot, technology
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The Evolution Of The Millenial
The Robot Revolution is on their heels and catching up! By the second decade of the 21st century, everyone can see that “change” is speeding up. By the third decade, a quick glance in the rearview mirror and all you … Continue reading
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Tagged ai, Artificial Intellegence, millenials, Robots, technology
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Niccolls AND Dimes 