Managing Robots Strategically

Article Abstract:

The robot revolution will be underway by 1995 and corporations must establish robot policies or be left behind. The primary use of robots now is in the automobile industry. Computers provide robots with intelligence and flexibility. Lifting and loading are among the tasks performed by robots. In Canada and the United States, companies fail to see robots as anything more than an engineering tool. Robots with cameras are able to select parts and perform inspections. They are used for sheep shearing in Australia. Robots must be included in business strategies. In this area the United States is lagging behind Japan. An Automatic Guided Vehicle System with robots will require cooperation between sales, engineering, accounting and manufacturing departments. The most recent robots have skills that go beyond physical labor to task that are professional. Robots which have human-like senses can cost millions of dollars. Companies are advised to set up technology planning task forces.

Business planning, Robotics industry, Outlook, Strategic Planning, Functional Capabilities, Applications, Japan, Australia, United States

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"Crossroads": A Solution to Managing Technological Change

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Many companies are trying to change from the mainframe environment to a small computer system without hurting the business operations. A manager must be able to run the shop and the staff while the changeover is taking place. Decentralization will affect a large computer staff so as to decrease personnel and costs over the long run. The problem is to keep the staff happy during the changeover so as not to lose them to immediate turnover.

Facilities management, Conversion, Conversion (Religion), Microcomputer, Facility Management, Management of EDP, Operation of Computer Systems

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Robots Unpinned

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Industrial robots will soon be equipped with gyroscopes and inertia positioning devices. Gyrosopes will help the robot to 'know' where it is at all times, thus increasing productivity. Automobile manufacturing currently uses navigational devices. Total spending on these guidance systems will be six billion dollars by 1990.

Manufacturing, Automatic guided vehicles, Trends

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