“Social Loafing” in Human-Robot Teams
Adrian Gonzalez
November 29, 2023
Does social loafing, defined as reduced individual effort on a task performed in a team compared to a task performed alone, occur in human–robot teams?
Will Robots Take Your Supply Chain Job?
Adrian Gonzalez
February 16, 2022
As a recent Talking Logistics blog post highlighted, every day, every month, every year, there are more and more robots being used in supply chain
Robots in the Warehouse: A Question of When
Adrian Gonzalez
January 31, 2022
Every day, every month, every year, there are more robots in the warehouse. Last week, for example, DHL Supply Chain announced “a $15 million investment
Robots Will Take Your Job, Not Mine
Adrian Gonzalez
January 15, 2020
In a recent Wall Street Journal article (“The High Cost of Impeding Automation“), Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey from Oxford University writes that “history tells us
Three Ways Material Handling Equipment Is Changing with Rise of E-Commerce
Russell Wells
April 25, 2019
As online sales become increasingly popular, the growth of e-commerce has impacted every part of the supply chain, and material handling equipment (MHE) and fleet services are no different. With more and more brands looking to develop their e-commerce capabilities, their needs for moving and handling inventory are shifting as well.
This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 1, 2019)
Adrian Gonzalez
February 1, 2019
I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell
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