Automation can help improve productivity without taking on more staff

Posted on 15 Mar 2018 by Jonny Williamson

This year's Annual Manufacturing Report assess the 'state of the UK manufacturing nation', exploring everything from Smart Factorys and Automation, to Government Policy and Skills.

The national debate over whether automation and digital technology will lead to widespread job losses has not been settled. The Made Smarter (Industrial Digitalisation) Review that fed into the government’s greenpaper consultations on industrial strategy suggested job displacement would occur, but that training people for the jobs of the future would even out the losses. The…

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