ABSTRACT
From a supply chain management standpoint, automation removes errors their carbon-based counterparts are quick to create, and there is not constant training or re-training to improve work efficiency. Just as no man is an island, any artificial intelligence (AI) needs a human to coordinate everything from programming cycle time to maintenance schedules. In this capacity, automation actually can create more jobs in maintenance and engineering, not sacrifice them. In fact, college students looking to enter the supply chain sphere have a host of new vocational opportunities in their hands – the pneumatic arms of these new, hardworking machines as the technology continues to gain momentum. Since every company is concerned about quality or at least they should be, they might ask how managers can connect the dots to quality. AI that prevents cyber-attacks from crippling hardware in an automated truck is a part of the quality system, ensuring customers are receiving product quickly and safely.
